Is Cellulose Insulation Harmful to Your Health?

Is cellulose insulation harmful to your health? This is pretty common question and is a very legitimate one. Now, more than ever, consumers are searching for safer options for their home products. For example, lead paint is pretty much a thing of the past, unless you are fixing up an old home. We now have more natural cleaning solution options as well, as opposed to those that are made up of potentially harmful chemical compounds. The same holds true when you consider home insulation.

Environmentally Friendly

The first thing to point out about cellulose insulation is that it is environmentally friendly. What does that have to do with your health? Well, if the substance itself is environmentally friendly, that means the environment around you isn’t being harmed through something like emissions. So you can breathe easy. Cellulose fiber is made from recycled wood fiber typically from newspaper. That means there aren’t many additional resources needed in order to make cellulose insulation.

Borate Treated

When something is treated with borate, it is done so to create fire retardancy. This is incredibly helpful in the event of a home fire. The cellulose insulation can actually inhibit the spread of a fire through your home or building.

If you are unfamiliar with “borate”, you might think that sounds a little harmful to your health. You’ll be happy to know that borates are not toxic in any forms of itself. In fact, boric acid is used in an eye wash and borax is commonly used in soap.

Non-Toxic

Other than pulverized wood pulp and borate, you won’t find much else in cellulose insulation; expect a cozy home. Our cellulose insulation does not contain urethane, formaldehyde, or asbestos. In addition, cellulose insulation is not considered a carcinogen. So your insulation is one less household item to worry about in the fight to have a toxic free home.

User Friendly

A vast majority of people have come into contact with traditional insulation personally, whether sheeting the insulation, throwing away excess, or coming in contact with some of the debris. Therefore we all are aware of the irritating, itching feeling that comes with it. Luckily, that is not the case with cellulose insulation. Due to its makeup, it doesn’t create any of that itchy, scratchy sensation that a traditional insulation can.

So to summarize, no, cellulose insulation is not harmful to your health.

For more information, contact Eco Insulation online for a quote, or call us at 563-223-8681.