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Eco-friendly alternatives to toxic vinyl shower curtains

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Post Score: 0#1 Jun 16, 2008 at 12:16 pm 

greenyourdecor

In the last few days in the news, a study has been highly publicized that shows vinyl shower curtains contain toxins that can make people sick. Here are some alternatives to the toxic vinyl curtains.

 

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Edited by greenyourdecor - Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:37:37 GMT
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Post Score: 0#2 Jun 16, 2008 at 12:29 pm 

nitedreamer

Also- from the showering wiki- The cheapest alternative is a polyethylene vinyl acetate (PEVA) liner, which is as durable as PVC but without the hormone-disrupting, asthma-inducing phthalates.  If you want to splurge, get a hemp shower curtain, which is PVC free and resists mildew.  Replacement curtains can be cheap- Ikea sells a Näckten PEVA shower curtain for $1.79 (www.ikea.com); hemp shower curtains are available for $84.95 (www.greenfeet.com).

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Post Score: 0#3 Jun 24, 2008 at 9:16 am 

herodrx1

It seems that EVERYTHING can make you sick anymore.  I'm glad that there are more alternatives out there now.  Shower curtains would never have occured to me.

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