Best Non-Toxic Shower Curtains In 2018
when you know better you do better and a non-toxic shower curtain is an easy fix that you can control, unlike so many of the toxins in our environment that you can’t.AS PART OF AN ONGOING campaign against polyvinyl chloride, a Virginia-based environmental advocacy group today called on manufacturers and retailers to phase out its use in shower curtains. To buttress its case, the group, the Center for Health, Environment and Justice, released the results of a small study indicating that PVC-containing shower curtains are capable of emitting scores of volatile organic compounds, as well as phthalates, lead, and other potentially harmful materials, into people’s bathrooms. A previous study, conducted by Environmental Protection Agency researchers, also found that plastic shower curtains can emit toxic compounds into the air.
So what makes many shower curtains, especially the liners, toxic. Many curtains and liners are made out of PVC. You may recognize this from the fresh smell that comes from the curtain when first unpacking it. it’s deceiving really, something that can smell like fresh water can really be so toxic. Really though, you can’t bottle fresh! Not all PVC smells like this, however. No matter the smell, PVC, especially in the form of a shower curtain, is bad. According to the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)”(Healthy Child Healthy World). It also causes reproductive damage, it irritates the nasal passages and the lungs, and it can cause headaches, among other things. One fact about vinyl chloride I find extra scary is this: An excess of spontaneous abortions has been reported among spouses of workers who had been exposed to vinyl chloride (Hazardous Substance fact Sheet). Yes, I realize this wasn’t from exposure in the shower, but the fact is that if it can do this much damage secondhand, it’s not safe to have around in an area where it’s used daily, especially in a shower, because the chemicals used to make PVC are released under warm and moist conditions, thus making a shower a dangerous place for these already hazardous compounds.
Many people are under the false assumption that EVA or PEVA liners are safe. While they are better than PVC, as they are made from chloride-free vinyl, they are still made from petroleum and contain chemicals, like plasticizes, that are used to make it pliable.
If you are looking for something on the more affordable side, especially if you are looking to make a quick change, a nylon shower curtain is the way to go. This is the one I have This is the one I have. I was a little wary upon purchase, as I got it to double as a liner and as a curtain and I wasn’t sure if it would leak, being made of a light fabric, but we’ve had it for five months now and there has been no leakage and no mold, to boot. It’s really more liner material, as it’s nothing decorative, but right now I don’t have time to make the bathroom pretty, so it serves us just fine as both.
Top 10 selling shower curtain in 2018
1) Sunflowers by Van Gogh Printed Water Resistant Fabric Shower Curtain2) Creative Home Ideas Ombre Waffle Weave Shower Curtain w/ 12 Color
3) Windsor Home Springtime Printed Shower Curtain with Buttonhole
4) Mainstays Tropical Leaf Vinyl Shower Curtain
5) InterDesign Marigold Shower Curtain
6) Bohemian Stripe Shower Curtain
7) Polyester Fabric Shower Curtain Liner in Tangerine
8) Lexington Fabric Shower Curtain
9) NFL San Francisco 49ers Decorative Bath Collection - Shower Curtain
10) NFL Shower Curtain, Bills
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