Have you ever smelled the fumes from the permanent black marker that you used to label moving boxes with? It can be a very powerful smell particularly when you have several people using markers on multiple moving boxes.
Then when you are mid-way through packing, you notice that you have black ink smudged all over your hands and clothes?
If you use washable pens to label moving boxes, you can get them out of your clothes and your skin
The good news is, there is a better way! Moving Box Delivery suggests using non permanent markers, and/or washable markers to label your moving boxes. The reason is, permanent markers are not necessary to use on cardboard moving boxes and they can have toxic ingredients in them that are not healthy for you, your kids, and/or your animals to breathe.
Huge changes occurred in the 90s with permanent markers making them safer and less toxic; namely eliminating the hydrocarbon organic chemicals. Permanent markers today are a lot safer, but still still not as safe as using a non-permanent pen, or washable pens that we would let our kids use.
Permanent pens today give off the same type of compounds as some forms of spray paint. Not terrible, but why expose yourself to these smells while packing boxes if you don’t have to.
The good news is you can effectively label your moving boxes with a less toxic type of pen, AND a marker that you an get out of your clothes or your skin.
Have a great move and stay smudge free!
