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The Quiet Chemistry of Xylene-Free Markers
That Edding 750 marker Daniel’s using to label bins in Jerusalem? It’s a frontline in a forty-year chemical revolution. Xylene — the neurotoxic solvent that made permanent markers permanent — is being quietly phased out under EU REACH regulations hitting full effect in May 2026. But the replacement chemistry is more complicated than a “xylene-free” sticker suggests. This episode unpacks why xylene was so effective, how regulators finally forced the pivot, and why the absence of a “xylene-free” label on a product might be the most important thing you’re not seeing. Episode 2910 —…
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