Are you looking for Non-Toxic shower curtains or PVC-Free Shower Curtain Alternatives? Your shower curtain or, more specifically, your plastic liner, is likely toxic. Most are made from PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and off-gas dangerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like toluene and xylene (Read: PVC? OMG). No other plastic contains or releases as many dangerous chemicals… Read More
PVC dangers
PVC: THE POISON PLASTIC! Get Safer Supplies & Back to School Guides
We’ve discussed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) here before (PVC? OMG) and the inherent health dangers associated with exposure to it. PVC, also referred to as vinyl, is found everywhere today. Look at any child’s playroom or open their school backpack and you’ll find a plastic explosion of products designed to educate and entertain children…but, at what… Read More
PVC? OMG.
PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, was once deemed a great innovation; a discovery that simplified the way we lived. Things that seemed a figment of our imagination could suddenly be made out of a miracle plastic to expedite our daily routines. Plastic molding became the norm as merchandise, almost seemingly essential to sustain life itself, churned… Read More