How to avoid toxins (flame retardants, ao) in your bedroom

Furnishings in the bedroom equally contain chemicals, such as flame retardants and stain repellents. Most foam bed mattresses, synthetic curtains, upholstery or carpets almost invariably have stain repellents and flame-retardants.

Even the clothes you keep in your bedroom, when dry-cleaned, emit toxic chemicals!

For safety in the bedroom avoid:

1. Soft furnishings with chemical finishes such as stain repellents and flame-retardants.
2. Buying clothes that can only be dry-cleaned if possible, as well as sending your clothes for dry-cleaning too frequently.
3. Try not to keep too many electrical and electronic appliances in your bedroom such as computers, TVs and hi-fi systems at the same time.

If you've just redecorated your home, or moved into a newly decorated one, airing it before you live in it will dilute the chemicals during their most potent stage. However, high levels of VOCs will outgas for months and in many cases, will continue to outgas for years.