We loved the size, colour, cuteness and functionality. And IKEA is a great store that uses sustainable materials to create their products and most of their products are very safe for you and the environment.
However.
We found out it was stuffed with polyurethane which is supposedly bad?
This was Keith's email to me yesterday:
Our couch is:
"Seat cushions filled with high-resilient polyurethane foam and polyester fiber wadding provide great seating comfort."
But the problem is:
"Avoid furniture cushions and mattresses made from polyurethane foam/plastic as well as any fabric with acrylic, polyester or polyvinyl chloride, all of which can be toxic to the respiratory system. Polyurethane foam, which can cause bronchitis, coughing, and skin and eye irritations, may also release toluene diisocyanate, which can produce severe lung problems."
Hmmm...
K
We're definitely still going to look at IKEA furniture, because they really do have great initiatives on a lot of their other items. Also going to look more into this couch and polyurethane foam before we make our decision, still may buy it!
Did they mention anything about toxic flame retardants?
ReplyDeleteSo sorry! Didn't see this comment until today...
ReplyDeleteIKEA is phasing out flame retardants (http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/06/ikea-phasing-out-toxic-flame-retardants-in-furniture/) so yay!
The poopy part is they still use polyurethane foam which is pretty bad stuff. We're hoping that now after two years, the couch has been able to breathe most of it out so we can too.