Eco Friendly Zero VOC Wood Stains

As part of our remodeling, we need to stain a new door and some replacement wood flooring, to fix damaged areas.  Our contractor usually uses Minwax products.  The normal one they use has 500 g/L of VOC. Even their low voc versions contain a maximum VOC of 250 g/L.  Way too high. We went looking for something more ECO friendly with zero or low VOCs for better indoor air quality.

We found Bioshield Aqua Resin Wood Colors #33 that is a solvent-free water-based, Zero VOC, low-drip, resilient wood stain finish for interior and exterior applications. Colors are limited but you can always mix them. It is available at several ECO oriented stores in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Moving from 500 g/L to Zero VOC is a huge improvement.

We are trying to stain and air out items in the garage or outdoors to further reduce indoor emissions.  It took about 3 days for the smell to go away.

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5. Improving Indoor Air Quality – VOC eating Plants – Hepa Air Filters
6. Consumer Reports Indoor Paint Review
7. Green Bed Sheets and Eco Friendly Bedding
8. Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency – Wood Stoves, Pellet Stoves, Fireplace Inserts

Posted on September 30th, 2008
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