I had a customer write and ask about how eco-friendly the Inspired Crafts products are.  My customer has a friend who is super allergic to everything! I asked Alicia Burgett, the owner of Inspired Crafts, and I was so impressed with her answer and with the Inspired Craft products itself, I wanted to post her reply for all for to read. Alicia and her husband, Dave, are really what being a caring, innovative small business is about! Here is her reply:

I have received your request for information from Marcie at Cut @ Home re our product, PaperGlide.  I am happy to help you with what you need to know:

1. We have nothing that resembles Latex in any of our products.
2. We have been notified by retailers and customers around the nation that many crafters with chemical sensitivities enjoy using our products, with absolutely no adverse effects.
3. Understanding that these types of allergies can be different in each individual, we strongly recommend that your friends wear non-latex gloves whenever they work with ANY formulations in any capacity, and always in a well-ventilated area.  I can only assume they already know this, but David, our inventor, insisted that I point this out.  J
4. I am unable to list each ingredient in our products, as they are proprietary formulations (trade secret), but can assure you that we know we don’t have to have an ASTM standard stated on our labels, as there is nothing in our products that would warrant that type of disclosure.  For many, that is very good news!

We appreciate your concern for your friends, and sincerely hope that this helps you in your decision to purchase PaperGlide. 

One last thing I would like to offer, and that is in how to minimize exposure to your friends.  Imagine holding the bottle of PaperGlide in your hand, facing away from you.  Spritz the formula into the air and then “waft” the cardstock through the mist, much like with perfume.  One to two ‘wafts’ is all it takes to treat the cardstock before embossing or scoring.  If your friends are really nervous about exposure, they might try holding the cardstock with long-handled tweezers or something like that.  The point is, very little, if any, of the mist would come in contact with the skin this way.  A little PaperGlide goes a long way!  We also strongly recommend placing the cap back on the bottle right away, to avoid any potential clogging. 

Again, I hope this helps you, and please don’t hesitate to contact me again if you have any further questions or concerns.  We believe very strongly in customer support!

 Let’s support Inspired Crafts and show how much we appreciate their efforts in making quality products!

Thanks,

Marcie

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