Formaldehyde & Cancer
Renovation nightmares instead of dream homes.
Is Your Furniture Slowly Killing You? Beware of New Furniture Smell.
Are you planning of renovating your home? A new kitchen cabinet, walk-in wardrobe with large storage compartment, TV cabinet, wooden partition, divider and etc?
But before you start on such a project, did you consider how these wooden cabinetry and furniture may impact of your indoor air quality?
Formaldehyde Gas and Your Health
Source of Formaldehyde
Material used to build those cabinets and furniture (chipboard, MDF Board, Plywood, Block-board & etc.) may continue to off-gassing Formaldehyde gas.
Formaldehyde gas is classified as carcinogenic to human. Long term exposure to high level of Formaldehyde over a long period of time will have greater chance of getting sore or throat cancer.
Symptoms of Formaldehyde Pollution
"New furniture smell" is often caused by chemical released from engineered board used to make the product.
Due to the excessive interior decoration and the lack of appropriate regulation and control strategy, sometimes the cancer risk caused by formaldehyde is 10 to 50 times greater than the acceptable level in many office and houses.
The health effects of formaldehyde have been evaluated by several working groups. The main acute effects, which have been reported after exposure to gaseous formaldehyde are odor perception and irritation of the eyes, nose and throat.
In addition, depending on the concentration, discomfort, sneezing, coughing, and nausea have been observed. Generally, symptoms are subject to adaptation.
We Have The Solution.
The best way to avoid formaldehyde pollution from your carpentry product is to avoid using materials that contain high levels of formaldehyde. However, when it comes to wooden material with low formaldehyde contains, not many options are available. The material cost is also expensive.
In our efforts to make "Non-Toxic Furniture" available and affordable, we have try on many products and technology. After going through a numerous failure, in 2016, we found the the best options, and introduce "Grafton" to Malaysia. At the same year, we seal the sole distributorship with Grafton Inc., Japan.
Up to 2021, with the combination of Grafton products and know-how technique from our Freshome service crew, we have helped many client live the healthy indoor environment. Interior design company, carpenter, and cabinet maker are starting to use our products to make their furniture healthier.
What we offer?
🔹 Products to transform engineered woods into super low formaldehyde emission standard.
🔹Products to transform ceiling and curtain into functional surface which works continuously to adsorb and decompose air borne formaldehyde gas.
🔹Service to measure formaldehyde concentration in your building.
🔹Services to treat indoor with formaldehyde pollution.