Baby Safe Wood Finish

Some species of wood can be toxic all by themselves.

Baby safe wood finish.

Clear toy safe finishes. Depending on the wood you are using you may want to look at just a coat or two of mineral oil. Yea the same stuff as baby oil without the perfumes in it. Shellac is probably the safest finish i know of.

Baby safe was invented by the founder of earthpaint for his son so he could have a pure non toxic wood finish to start the early years. Shellic is also quick to dry and semi oderless. You re right about a cured finish being safe. There are ways to color wood in a toy safe manner but let s begin with clear finishes.

If you want to add something to the wood so that it looks more finished something now commonly done with wooden chopping boards then you can oil it with liquid paraffin us. It can be used as a baby safe stain because it is composed of a natural resin that is non toxic and hypoallergenic. Sand the item with 320 grit sandpaper until smooth and fully remove dust. If it s safe enough to rub on a baby it s safe enough for the baby toys.

If not staining then the first coat of material should be a good acrylic evaporative finish. It has extremely low odor and zero voc. Get dewaxed clear shellac flakes mix it yourself and when it dries there should be nothing but pure shellac on the wood. I would recommend this finish schedule.

I usually saturate a small rag and wipe on a fairly heavy coat. If you re concerned you could just use a mineral oil finish. However depending on the situation you may choose to just sand the toy smooth ease over any sharp edges and corners and leave it unfinished. Shellac is a popular finish that brings out wood grain and makes it look natural.

Baby safe saturates raw wood with dense beeswax and a super pure oil made from the flax plant. Stain if you want to with food safe stains in bright colors or wood tones made with food coloring red yellow and black can make a myriad of wood tones for this purpose and the stain is cheap. Just purified beeswax and a specially filtered and refined flax oil linseed. There s also the possibility that the baby could be allergic to some specie that s not commonly known to be toxic.

A lot of woodworkers prefer to show off the wood s natural beauty. There are no petrochemical solvents driers polyurethanes or other toxic additives. If kitchenware is bought as or carved from unfinished wood applying a food safe finish is a simple process. Baby safe is an all natural wood finish that is handmade in asheville nc.

Let dry for 15 minutes and apply an additional coat.