Formaldehyde free carpet

[Floorist]

For some reason I got a notification of this thread and had never posted on it before.

[SunnyKayak]

Originally Posted by Floorist

If you read up on it, there is no formaldehyde in carpet. Hasn't been for many years. I don't know where people get these ideas. Except that DR Oz said on his show that it had it. Just more of the misinformation he spreads to promote his show.

Originally Posted by Floorist

For some reason I got a notification of this thread and had never posted on it before.

I think you might have forgot or aliens You posted yesterday

[Floorist]

No I mean before that. I got a notification before I posted yesterday.

[krokus]

Floorist is quite right. Formaldehyde has not been used in carpets for about 30 years. It is yet another false Urban Myth.

Formaldehyde is used in solid bamboo wood floors. Stock made after about 2007 (I think) is subject to a convention limiting the amount of formaldehyde that the final product may emit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_floor

I am no expert but we have solid bamboo flooring in about half of our 1st floor. I am a chronic asthmatic (it is very well controlled however) and I have noticed no change in my breathing since we had this installed in 2011. I realize that a sample of one (me) is useless (except to me...). However I pass on my own experience for what it's worth.