Question from Alison Hine

Can anyone suggest a vendor for non-toxic floor wax and/or stripper?

I checked out all of the vendors suggested on Debra’s Floor Wax Stripper page, but all of the links are broken except those for SafeSource and Coastwide Labs.

I’ve talked to SafeSource but they say they have discontinued these products.

I’ve looked at Coastwide Labs’ site but its server seems to be overloaded. I’ve been able to get MSDS sheets for “Sustainable Earth” branded floor stripper and floor coating, but so far that’s all. I’m not sure if they sell these products via mail order, and I’m not sure how safe they would be for someone with MCS.

Someone I met at the local health food coop gave me a batch of floor wax she made by heating and mixing beeswax, carnauba wax and vinegar. She got the recipe from a book called Clean and Green by Annie Berthold-Bond.

I’m trying that. It’s pretty labor-intensive to apply, though, and I have CFIDS, so I am going to have to do a small part of the floor at a time.

Debra’s Answer

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