Safe Products
Safe Products Sources and Information
Please note that Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is not a static illness, and a product that may be safe for one person, may not be safe for another. Always try new products with caution. The Canary Report is not affiliated with any of the companies in this list, nor with any other companies, and receives absolutely no compensation from the purchase of any of these products. Most of the items on this list come from suggestions from members of our community as products they have used with success. The links are posted for informational purposes only. The Canary Report is not responsible for the content of external websites, and the listing does not infer endorsement. Please read our Disclaimer.
Air Filters
- Air Filters: Choosing Portable Equipment… Plus (This excellent article is written for schools, but much of the information is transferable to other building types such as day cares, homes and offices.)
- Air Purifiers (Great info page here)
- Foust auto air purifier
Building Materials
- Advanced Foil Systems (Aluma-Foil for encapsulating and sealing off things like doors, cabinets, walls, bed frames, and so forth)
- Safe Building Solutions (Info on green building materials with attention to Indoor Air Quality)
- Safer Construction Tips for the Environmentally Sensitive (Planet Thrive)
Caulk
- AFM Safecoat
- Ecobond
- Silicone aquarium glue
Cleaning Supplies
- Eartheasy Non-Toxic Home Cleaning (Recipes for non-toxic household cleaning products)
- Guide to Less Toxic Household Cleaners
Clothing, Textiles and Shoes
- Janice’s
- Lotus Organics (clothing retailer with tons of info on safe fabrics and clothing)
- Multnomah Leather Shop (clogs made with vegetable-tanned leather free of chromate tanning processes)
- Natural Clothing Company
Food
- Bob’s Red Mill: Bob’s is best known for their whole grains, but of special interest to people with MCS is their aluminum-free baking soda in foil pouches– the foil keeps the baking soda free of fragrance contamination
- Organic Consumers Association
- Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides (Environmental Working Group), excellent tips on buying fruits and veggies
General Goods and Information
- Frontier Natural Products Co-Op: Organic and Natural Products
- Guide to Less Toxic Products (Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia)
- National Geographic Green Guide for Everyday Living
- Nirvana Safe Haven
- Refreshingly Free (Fragrance Free products from cosmetics to masks to cleaning products)
- Tau Topics
Masks and Respirators
- 3M™ Disposable Half Face Respirator 4279
- 3M™ Organic Vapor/Acid Gas Respirators 5000 Series
- 3M™ Particulate Respirator 8293, P100 20/cs
- 3M™ 7000 series Half Face Respirator
- Allergy Relief
- American Environmental Health Foundation
- Enviro Safety Products
- I Can Breathe! Masks
- MSA North America
- National Allergy
- NEEDS
- NIOSH-approved combination gas/vapor removing and particulate filtering (link does not infer product materials are safe for people with MCS)
- NIOSH-approved particulate filtering facepiece respirators (link does not infer product materials are safe for people with MCS)
- Respro
- Sandy DenBraber
Personal Care Products
- See The Canary Report’s Personal Care Products resource page
- Guide to Less Toxic Cosmetics and Personal Care Products (Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia)
- Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database (Environmental Working Group), this is the bible for cosmetic shopping
- USDA Certified Organic Body Care Products (list compiled by Organic Consumers Association)
Televisions
- Panasonic flat screen LED LCD combination (sample model)
Toys and Baby Care
- Consumer Guide for Toxic Chemicals in Toys (Healthytoys.org)
- Guide to Less Toxic Baby Care (Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia)
Vacuums
Water Filters
- Aquasmart (their shower filter takes out chloramines as well)
- Environmental Working Group’s water filter buying guide.
The Canary Report is not affiliated with any of the companies in this list, nor with any other companies, and receives absolutely no compensation from the purchase of any of these products. Most of the items on this list come from suggestions from members of our community as products they have used with success. The above links are posted for informational purposes only. The Canary Report is not responsible for the content of external websites, and the listing does not infer endorsement. Please read our Disclaimer.
