Talk:Melamine foam

message: Anyone heard of a Magic Eraser giving someone a nosebleed?  A friend of mine apparently inhaled abrasive dust from the eraser and began bleeding from both nostrils. A. L. Bean - Student At Large 03:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nosebleeds 

message: Can using product without gloves or contacting the residue left after cleaning result in any trace chemicals absorbed through the skin?
Do standard water treatment facilities filter the product back out of the drinking water?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.110.250.74 (talk) 11:14, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, because if someone added gasoline to catfood, this would be a reason to remove gasoline from the market.  Uhuh. —SlamDiego←T 05:13, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wow, that was kind of a harsh response. I would encourage you to relax your responses on future occasions. 66.188.254.197 (talk) 16:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Safety 

message: Question:  What is the breakdown process of melamine foam sponges?  When one uses them for cleaning do they release formaldehyde?  Is the presence of formaldehyde the reason that melamine is toxic, or is formaldehyde added to create the melamine foam or resin?  Also, I thought that I had read one sponge manufacturer's MSDS and it didn't mention formaldehyde while others' did.  (Scotchbrite vs. Mr. Clean).  Regardless, I don't get the sense that this product off-gasses.  Can anyone confirm or deny? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alpinebixby (talk • contribs) 
Melamine formaldehyde is about as toxic as salt(sodium chloride, also of a slightly dangerous solid and a toxic gas). IE, not very unless you eat a whole sponge of it. Similarly, it won't outgas formaldehyde unless you melt it or use it in a chemical reaction that liberates the formaldehyde. 98.28.246.175 (talk) 05:02, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Formaldehyde release 

message: I'm just wondering what is the environmental impact of this product. rickbruner 7:00, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Environmental Issues 

message: I have been unable to find an authoritative source for the pH of this stuff.  Could anyone direct me to one? —SlamDiego←T 05:08, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  pH? 

message: It's like melamine plastic, non-toxic.  The pet food problem was caused by melamine, not melamine plastic which is a polymerized version that is non toxic and is used in kitchen countertops and utensils.  This should probably be in the article considering all the concern on this talk page.  Gigs (talk) 10:22, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Melamine foam is not toxic 

message: I noticed that with a light pressure,  a piece of melamine foam (moistened with a drop of water) can be used to completely erase light scratches from a matt computer monitor LCD panel. Using light pressure and moving the moistened melamine foam along the scratch, it takes only a few minutes of work to remove light scratches (longer for deeper scratches, perhaps an hour). This scratch-removal technique seems mainly useful for matt LED screens: the melamine foam is working as a very fine abrasive, so it might not be suitable for screens with anti-reflective coating.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterKnaggs (talk • contribs) 01:00, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing Light Scratches from Matt Computer Monitor using Melamine Foam

message: There is nothing in this article saying how the foam is made.
Can someone who knows add this please?Lkingscott (talk) 10:56, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: How is it made?