Question from Rick We hired a painter to redo our master bedroom with BM low VOC paint and after 5 weeks it still smells. We've tried a number of things to clear it, but nothing works. I recently read that heating the room to 85-90 as a Bakeout for a couple days might...

Question from Linda I live in San Francisco and am putting in about 50, 3" x 10" x 24 feet beams to cantilever a deck under our house. Its treated with ACQ-A and I'm wondering if the pesticides will off gas into our home, through the floorboards. They will reach under...

Question from Kathleen Any recommendations or warnings about OTC and custom-made (by dentist) bite guards?  I know to avoid phthalates (hence methyl acrylate), formalhehyde, and BPA.  No one seems to even report BPB.  And I'm guessing there's a bunch of other yucky...

Question from Stacy 1) Does PET plastic containers offgas? I have the plastic in my car and can get hot. 2) What do you think of the Wetbrush materials? It says nylon66 (which is fine) but what about the epoxy tips? Lisa’s Answer PET does offgass but minimally as...

Question from James My house uses city water i cant afford the pure effect whole home filter at the moment but i was wondering is their another way i can wash my clothes safely without worrying about any vocs,chemcicals getting in my clothes especially the organic...

The other day one of my consulting clients asked me a question about the plastics used to make telephones. In the process of researching this, I came across this article: http://www.telephonecollecting.org/Bobs%20phones/Pages/Essays/Plastics.htm It gives the materials...

Question from Jade My young daughter accidentally cracked my bathroom porcelain sink. It’s a very small crack so I would like to repair it over having it replaced but the products I’m finding are all very toxic. I suffer from Environmental Sensitivity Illness so a...

Question from Liberty Looking for your opinion for safety on the LifeProof Vinyl Plank Flooring, which claims to be both phthalate-free and formaldehyde-free, and Cali LVP flooring, which is supposed to be no voc odor free vinyl flooring. Lisa’s Answer Check out The...

Question from Maggie Typically we have used fiberglass insulation. Son is building a Tiny house and researching a good insulation I'm finding very mixed information...alot of it depending on what they are trying to sell. although hard at time to differentiate the...

Question from Tricia Hi - thanks so much for this service.  I've been  searching for eco/health friendly outdoor gear and recently came across Teflon EcoElite as a new waterproof coating.  Have you heard about this or know anything about it? Seems to have won some...