Limit furniture pollution
Furniture pollutes your indoor air!
THE furniture that you find in stores are not all made of the same material and for the same quality/price ratio. For example, there is solid wood furniture or, much more affordable, that based on reconstituted wood panels (chipboard, plywood, etc.), that is, furniture made from sawdust or sawmill waste.
This second category of products presents mixtures of glue, lacquer and solvents responsible for the emanation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) which degrade air quality and may impact your health!
31 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) identified in your interior furniture
During an expert assessment, the National Agency for Health Safety more precisely identified 31 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from furniture products and classified as priority (i.e. extremely dangerous), including formaldehyde , one of the most toxic. Other products, such as paints, resins or varnishes that you use to embellish your furniture, further increase the concentration of VOCs in your home... For significantly degraded air quality, without you even realizing it!
Please note: New furniture releases a lot more VOCs during the first few weeks after its manufacture. Even if you are eager to unpack your new furniture, we recommend that you leave it for a while in a well-ventilated place, such as a garage or balcony.
Furniture, pollution and effects on your health
Generally speaking, VOCs emitted into the air of your home by your furniture are toxic and can cause throat or nose irritation, but also more serious respiratory pathologies (inflammations, allergies, asthma) .
In the event of long-term exposure, these can also cause serious diseases directly affecting the bronchi (chronic obstructive bronchopathology, etc.).
Limit air pollution from furniture
Most major home furniture manufacturers offer products made from engineered wood panels or plywood. In this context, Be careful when choosing and maintaining your furniture:
- Prefer solid wood. This raw material also emits formaldehyde, but at a much lower concentration than reconstituted wood.
- To glaze your wood, use a hard oil or natural resin.
- Use paints that produce the least formaldehyde by opting for European environmental labels.
In addition, our air purifier captures VOCs and purifies the air in your home. He acts directly on improving air quality, whatever the polluting agents, including those contained in the furniture and their components.
In short, It is much better to purchase furniture made from raw, untreated wood . If this type of purchase proves impossible, Remember to air regularly , especially the rooms in which new furniture has been installed. Keep in mind that using our air purifier can help you depollute the air in your home thanks to its ability to capture VOCs.
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OUR Airpurlabs air purifier effectively reduces effects of pollution on your furniture and rapidly improves the indoor air quality . Eco-friendly and environmentally friendly air purifier , this small pad protects your health from volatile organic compounds emanating from your furniture such as the formaldehyde . Due to its mode of air filtration by adsorption , Airpurlabs uses a process air purification unique to capture the indoor air pollutants .
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Good news!
- Please note that since 2010, home decoration products (varnishes, paints) have listed their VOC emission index in indoor air, ranging from A+ to C. You can therefore choose the least harmful products to embellish your furniture.
- However, we will have to wait until January 2020 for the labeling of the concentration of VOCs to be effective for furniture.