In the past few years, people’s attention to home health and safety has increased, and the green consumer boom has promoted the development of environmentally friendly furniture. However, at the same time, the market under the banner of ‘environmental protection’ products dazzles people, many of them hanging sheep’s heads to sell the meat of unscrupulous businessmen. Buy is always not selling fine, consumers, after all, are not an insider, it is very difficult to see the business fanfare in a real situation. So, is there no way to identify real environmental products in a simple and clear way?
- Look: look at the material, look for signs. In the purchase of furniture, pay attention to checking whether the furniture is made of solid wood, or man-made panels, generally solid wood furniture to the possibility of indoor pollution is small. In addition, to see whether the furniture is on the national recognition of the ‘green product’ logo. Where there is this mark of furniture, can be assured that the purchase and use.
- Smell: Be careful of irritating odours. In the selection of furniture, be sure to open the furniture, and smell whether there is a strong irritating odour inside, which is the most effective way to determine whether the furniture is environmentally friendly. If the irritating odour is very large, proving that the furniture used in the plate contains a lot of free formaldehyde, will pollute the indoor air, hazardous to health.
- Ask: to understand the strength of the manufacturer. In bargaining with the sales staff, do not forget to ask whether the furniture is in line with the relevant national environmental regulations, whether there are relevant certificates and so on. In addition, you can learn about the furniture manufacturers, generally well-known brands, the strength of the large manufacturers of furniture, and less pollution problems.
- Cut: feel the furniture in mind. Touch the edges of the furniture is tight, whether the water content of the material is too high. Because the tight edges will be free of formaldehyde confined within the plate, it will not pollute the indoor air; and the water content is too high furniture not only quality problems but also increase the rate of formaldehyde release. In addition, if the purchase of furniture has caused pollution to the indoor air, in addition to paying attention to indoor ventilation, you can also buy some ‘formaldehyde adsorbent’ to eliminate the furniture released into the air formaldehyde.
