Question from Dawn   I don't know what stores in the Pittsburgh area carry non or low toxic reclining furniture and I need to buy some for the new home we plan to be in fairly soon. Lisa’s Answer   I am not familiar with local stores in your area.  You can...

Question from Elle   I am looking at the play mat with the link below (the website includes some safety reports): https://wunderkids.ca/products/alzipmat Inner: High Density Polyethylene FoamCover: Polyurethane Leather The company states that it is the only...

There are hundreds of portable indoor air purifiers on the market.  Finding the best one for your needs can be a daunting task.  Most air purifiers, particularly inexpensive models, only filter particulate matter but do nothing to remove gases, VOCs and odor.  If your...

Question from Irene   Hello, with people making do it yourself masks, I have seen that Blue Shop Towels are being recommended as they are considered to block small particles more effectively than any cotton, even if doubled. My concern though is whether they...

Question from Ruthe   I've been hearing some people are using waterproofing sprays on their homemade masks to prevent contraction and/or spread of COVID. This seems like a really bad idea to me - actually using it to breathe through.  Is there any way to safely...

Question from Audrey   Are there any nontoxic recipes to make a disinfectant for the coronavirus? I am allergic to alcohol and many scents so  I usually use white vinegar and sometimes tea tree oil, but I have heard they are not strong enough to kill this virus....

According to Consumer Reports, there is not yet direct evidence that air filtration works to reduce transmission of the novel coronavirus but there is evidence from the SARS virus, which is similar, that air purifiers might help. HEPA filters have the ability to...

Question from Jason   Kinda in a bind here im a guy looking for non toxic sneakers for running and working out in that are seemingly comfortable. However none of the mainstream brands have a shoe good enough imo thats non toxic. I found a couple off of debs older...

Question from Doodie I just bought a Turapur pitcher, I like it but I taste chlorine in every sip.  What is your assessment on this pitcher? Secondly, I bought a Life Ionizer 3 yrs or more ago......it is an under the sink filtering system with its own spout of...

Question from Sandy I stumbled on your web page from 2012 when searching for Spot-X. I really want to buy more but it seems the maker discontinued. I learned it was made of juglans regia shell. Have you found a replacement item you could recommend to me?   Lisa’s...