Eco-friendly building materials | Who are the biggest victims of formaldehyde in home furnishings?

It is well known that non-environmentally friendly wood-based panels are a major source of formaldehyde in home furnishings. Formaldehyde is not only highly reactive but also highly toxic, easily binding to human proteins and inducing various diseases, including cancer. So, who are the biggest victims of formaldehyde? Environmentally friendly wood-based panels point out that anyone can potentially be harmed by formaldehyde, but the biggest victims are primarily the following three groups:

01. The effects of formaldehyde on children

Formaldehyde is a common irritant that can trigger respiratory diseases. Children's airways are relatively narrow, their airway mucosal epithelium is delicate, and the submucosa is rich in blood vessels and connective tissue. Their immune barrier function is also weak. Long-term exposure to formaldehyde-polluted environments can easily lead to asthma. When formaldehyde levels reach 0.6 mg/m³, it can also cause pulmonary edema and sepsis in children.

02. The effects of formaldehyde on the elderly

As the physical functions and resistance of the elderly decline, formaldehyde can easily enter their bodies. Excessive formaldehyde levels can not only cause respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, pharyngitis, and pneumonia in the elderly, but also induce hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and cerebral hemorrhage. In the case of frail individuals, it may even be life-threatening. Formaldehyde can be considered the number one killer of the health of the elderly.

03. The effects of formaldehyde on pregnant women

Formaldehyde poses a particularly high risk to pregnant women because they are physically weak and have poor immunity, and the fetus's immune system is not fully developed. If a pregnant woman inhales excessive amounts of formaldehyde over a long period of time, it can directly affect the fetus's development and health through the placenta, leading to risks such as ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, premature birth, fetal malformations, toxoplasmosis, and anencephaly.

Compared to physically strong men with robust immune systems, children, the elderly, and pregnant women are the biggest victims of formaldehyde exceeding safe levels, and it can even be fatal. How can we reduce the harm of formaldehyde to family members? Choosing environmentally friendly building materials for home decoration is key.

Environmentally friendly building materials: Buy with confidence, use with peace of mind

I. Direct sourcing from the base, ecological logs

We have established multiple branded log sourcing bases both domestically and internationally, carefully selecting large-diameter logs from natural oxygen-rich forest areas. This results in more environmentally friendly base materials with more uniform material, denser structure, stronger nail-holding power, and more stable moisture content. This lays a solid foundation for producing engineered wood products with lower formaldehyde content and higher environmental standards from the source of the base materials.

II. Genuine soybean gum, 100% formaldehyde-free.

A team of experts has successfully developed plant-based soybean adhesive, which is 100% formaldehyde-free, releases formaldehyde almost zero, and has a solid content of 38%-42%. Its environmental friendliness, bonding properties, flowability, and water resistance all meet the quality standards for adhesives used in engineered wood products, allowing consumers to completely avoid the harm of formaldehyde, benzene, and other harmful substances.

In engineered wood products, in addition to formaldehyde in the glue, the wood itself also contains trace amounts of formaldehyde. In order to manufacture more environmentally friendly boards, environmentally friendly boards use ecological logs as the base for board making and plant-based soybean glue as the core competitiveness, constantly setting new environmental standards for products. The soybean glue boards produced are known for their high environmental protection and high quality, allowing consumers to truly buy with confidence and use with peace of mind.