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Creating a Green nursery is the perfect way to either continue your Green lifestyle or get on board and create new, healthier habits for your baby and yourself. Use No Or Low VOC Paint VOCs are Volatile Organic Compounds that are toxic chemicals that various solvents and paints often release into the air. They are now noted to cause neurological defects, asthma and Cancer. Be sure to pick a paint that either has no VOCs or at least low VOCs and be sure to paint the room at least a good month prior to bringing your baby home so it has plenty of time to air out. A newborn's sense of smell is much more sensitive to scents than an adult's is. Green Bedding Since your baby will be spending an enormous amount of time in his or her crib, you need to take how the bedding will affect their health into consideration. Traditional mattresses will off-gas for a few months after unwrapping, so buy the mattress early and let it off-gas prior to bringing your baby home. Consider purchasing a natural mattress pad to lay over the other mattress to smother away any toxins as well. The bedding should be wool or organic cotton. Inexpensive, permanent press sheets have formaldehyde which is never good for the baby. Also, do not forget to take reusable shopping bags with you when you go shopping for the nursery! You know you have them so this is the perfect opportunity to use them. Green Baby Care When purchasing baby products to stock your nursery with, look for all-natural products with ingredients like olive oil, water, jojoba oil, aloe, beeswax, witch haze and cocoa butter. Always avoid any petroleum-based baby products or anything with artificial colors, fragrances or synthetic chemicals. Organic cotton bags make excellent space savers to keep your baby products in, hanging out of the way as well. No point in extra items laying around collecting dust. Wood Furniture Avoid products made from plywood or particle board as they off-gas toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde into the nursery where your baby's hormonal, nervous and immune systems are developing. Always choose solid wood furniture that is finished with waxes and natural oils. Green Cleaning Products If you have made every effort to create a Green nursery and perfect living environment for your baby, then it only makes sense that you use environmentally friendly cleaning products to clean with as well. Traditional products release poisonous chemicals into the air that harm your baby. Additionally, it is always helpful for busy parents to keep their green cleaning products in an organic cotton reusable bag, so they are handy to grab and do a quick clean up, whenever time allows. There is never enough time with a new baby so anything you can do to help organize your life is always a huge plus.
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