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Child Car Seat Protector Mat (PVC Backing with Foam Padding) — child safety profile

High risk

Padded mats placed under child car seats to protect vehicle upholstery, featuring PVC-backed fabric with foam padding.

What is this product?

Padded mats placed under child car seats to protect vehicle upholstery, featuring PVC-backed fabric with foam padding. These mats are sandwiched between the hot vehicle seat and the child's car seat, reaching extreme temperatures in parked cars (60-80°C). At these temperatures, phthalate off-gassing from PVC accelerates exponentially — the mat essentially bakes phthalates into the car interior air. When the child is placed in the car seat, they inhale these concentrated fumes in the enclosed vehicle cabin. The child's car seat sits atop this chemical source, with heat flowing upward through the car seat padding into the child's seating area.

What's in it

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Primary Plasticizer In Pvc Backing

Pvc Backing Material

Formaldehyde From Foam Adhesive

Co-Plasticizer (Dbp)

Who's most at risk

  • Infants — Developing organ systems, higher exposure per body weight, immature detoxification systems
  • Children — Developing endocrine and neurological systems, higher exposure per body weight

Frequently asked questions

What's in Child Car Seat Protector Mat (PVC Backing with Foam Padding)?

This product type can contain: Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polymer, Formaldehyde, Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), among others. Click any compound name above for the full safety profile.

Who should be careful with Child Car Seat Protector Mat (PVC Backing with Foam Padding)?

Vulnerable populations identified for this product type: infants, children.

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