(Please note many of these products are too toxic for those with MCS – always get a sample!)
Making Your Environment Safe, Chapter Four of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide 2nd Ed. by Pamela Reed Gibson PhD DOWNLOAD http://www.chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org/pdf/gibson-multiple-chemical-sensitivity-survival-guide-excerpt.pdf
Creating a Toxic Free Home http://www.care.com/housekeeping-creating-a-toxin-free-home-p1017-q14637.html
Heating and Cooling for MCS http://www.eiwellspring.org/HeatingAndCooling.htm
Pesticide Action Network http://www.panna.org/starting-home/home
The Bug Stops Here http://www.thebestcontrol.com/bugstop/
Auro Usa http://www.aurousa.com/
Old Milk Paint Company http://www.milkpaint.com/
AMF http://www.afmsafecoat.com/
Hardwood. Pine reeks of its own chemicals. (Plants are chemical slurries.)
Books
Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living by Annie Berthold-Bond (a woman with MCS)
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide 2nd Ed. by Pamela Reed Gibson PhD
Your Home, Your Health and Well Being by David Rousseau (Author), W. J. Rea (Author), Jean Enwright (Author)
Living Well With Multiple Chemical Sensitivity by Lisa Bradford
Understanding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Causes, Effects, Personal Experiences and Resources by Els Valkenburg
Appliances
Check for solar cookers!
Living Without A Fridge http://www.outyourbackdoor.com/OYB8/fridge.html
Zeer Pots to Cool Food http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/296/1/Cooling-food-without-electricity.html
5 Easy Ways to Preserve Food without Electricity http://modernhomesteading.ca/blog/living-without-a-refrigerator-5-easy-ways-to-preserve-food-without-electricity
Lehman’s Laundry and more! https://www.lehmans.com
Furniture & Bedding
(Please get samples!)
The Futon Shop (organic cotton, wool, natural latex, coconut husk, mattresses, sofas, cribs, pillows, etc; great customer service at San Francisco store) https://www.thefutonshop.com
The Clean Bedroom http://www.thecleanbedroom.com/
Furnature http://www.furnature.com/
Abundant Earth http://www.abundantearth.com/
Sheperd’s Dream http://www.shepherdsdream.ca/
Wool Bed Company Organic Cotton http://www.surroundewe.com/Products.asp?d=0&ID=30
Organic Grace http://organicgrace.com/
LifeKind https://www.lifekind.com/index.php/
Rawganique http://www.rawganique.com/index.htm (towels as well; also hemp shower curtains and rugs; now has EU organic untreated linen)
Coyuchi http://www.coyuchi.com/ (towels in natural as well; also organic cotton and linen shower curtains; also rugs)
Organic Pet Beds https://www.thefutonshop.com/organic-furniture/organic-dog-beds/
Books
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide 2nd Ed. by Pamela Reed Gibson PhD
Living Well With Multiple Chemical Sensitivity by Lisa Bradford
Understanding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Causes, Effects, Personal Experiences and Resources by Els Valkenburg
(this book section may be redundant with the above book section?)
Air Purifiers
(Before buying, read Air Purifiers http://planetthrive.com/2009/07/air-purifiers/)
E L Foust Co Inc http://www.foustco.com/
Austin Air http://austinair.com/
NIKKEN http://www.nikken.com/
IQ Air http://www.iqair.com/
Top Ten Plants for Removing Indoor Toxins http://eartheasy.com/blog/2009/05/the-top-10-plants-for-removing-indoor-toxins/
Clean Air Gardening http://www.cleanairgardening.com/houseplants.html
Moso Bags http://mosonatural.com/
Water Filters
Berkey http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/ With ceramic filters
Yoga/Exercise Mats
Rawganique http://www.rawganique.com/index.htm
The Futon Shop https://www.thefutonshop.com/wool-shiki-futon-folding-mattress/
