Insights — Mother and baby

Has your child started becoming sick with varying different symptoms but you are not sure why?  The cause for this may be closer to home than you realise. 

As much as you may want to encourage a budding little Michelangelo, if their artistic efforts have strayed from paper to your beautiful paint work then you aren’t going to be quite so pleased.  Here are a couple of quick and effective techniques to remove crayon and marker pen off your walls.

Recent research shows that paint fumes from even natural, low-VOC water-based paints can be harmful for children and increase the risk of asthma and allergies.

The smell of a freshly painted room is familiar to most of us, but just how dangerous can the fumes be?

There are several potential health problems caused by formaldehyde, a substance that is becoming ever more present in our homes, but just what is formaldehyde and why is it potentially harmful? 

While a freshly-painted room may look great, the harmful fumes that emanate from some paints can stop you from fully enjoying your newly-decorated home. Find out more about how you can get rid of and ultimately prevent the smell from being there.