Ceramic tiles are often familiar needs when you want to repair or improve your kitchen look. But while we all know that they all come from questionable materials, here is one company that places emphasis on organic starting from this trend name “Organica”.

Organica is about a pure, simple, organic, lifestyle and Tile of Spain manufacturers. It can last for a minimum of 40 years, not a bad number for tiles that we all know depreciate over time. Best of all, the materials majority of which come from nature make the home a better and healthier place to live in.

So if you are up for changing your tiles, check out these ceramic tiles based on bamboo and organic materials. You are sure to get your green’s worth!

Once installed, ceramic tile may last for a minimum of 40 years. Plus, indoor air quality, health and hygiene are a growing focus of sustainable design. Working with ceramic tile means that virtually no Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are introduced into the indoor air environment.

(Source) Decorators Notebook

Live the Organica Lifestyle

Using shower curtains to add that touch of classy appeal in most bathrooms as we all know but this piece of news regarding the toxic substances that they emit may make us think otherwise. Known to help avoid water splatters from your shower spot, you will notice some smell of normal plastic with mixed chemicals that seem to be normal with placing new shower curtains.

This was our immediate presumption. Apparently there is something else. These fumes do not emit such for nothing and for sure this is what this study from the Vinyl Council of Canada.

The study was conducted on five PVC shower curtains purchased from retail outlets in the United States and Canada. Testing showed different volatile organic compounds being released into the air from a vinyl shower curtain over 28 days. The total VOCs measured was 16 times greater than the recommended amount for indoor air quality.

All of the brands tested contained di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and diisononyl phthalate. These chemicals have been banned in children’s toys in California. Other chemicals found in the curtains (such as ethylbenzene, methyl isobutyl ketonedefine and cyclohexanone) are considered a human health concern under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

(Source) The Med Guru

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