Solutions · EMF Shielding
Less exposure where you live, work, and sleep.
Faraday shielding products and DIY materials for people managing EMF exposure in various environments, for builders constructing shielded spaces, and for institutions working with shielding at scale.
A topic, taken seriously
Some people are more sensitive to EMF than others. We take that seriously.
A meaningful proportion of people experience symptoms they associate with everyday exposure to electromagnetic fields from phones, Wi-Fi routers, smart meters, and other wireless devices. This page is for them, for anyone choosing to reduce that exposure as a matter of personal preference, and for the builders and institutions who shield environments at scale.
The physics behind Faraday shielding is sound and measurable. Every-day people can now mitigate their EMF exposure with our premium products, Mission Darkness and Offgrid, that offer certified military-grade shielding - the same products used by defence and law enforcement worldwide, including New Zealand government agencies.
The clinical research linking exposure reduction to symptom relief is inconclusive, so we make no medical claims. However, customer feedback from people using Faraday products has been consistent, and we stand behind our premium products and the people who choose to use them.
What is known and what isn’t
The condition, the science, and our position.
The condition has a name: Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, or EHS. The World Health Organization uses Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance attributed to Electromagnetic Fields (IEI-EMF). Population surveys confirm self-reported prevalence between three and ten percent, with around seven percent commonly cited.
01 · The symptoms
Reported symptoms cluster in two groups. Dermatological: skin redness, tingling, and burning sensations. Neurological and systemic: headaches, sleep disturbance, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, dizziness, heart palpitations, and digestive disturbances. For those severely affected, the impact on daily life can be substantial.
02 · The science
What remains the subject of active research is the question of mechanism, whether the symptoms are caused directly by EMF exposure or whether the relationship is more complex. The research needed to settle causation versus correlation has not yet been undertaken at the scale required.
03 · Our position
Human exposure to EMFs is rapidly increasing worldwide, driven by the exponential growth of wireless communications, mobile data transmission, smart appliances, surveillance systems, and the infrastructure facilitating them (5G networks and the "Internet of Things"). Reducing exposure makes sense, and we support people to do so.
What is not in dispute is the physics. A Faraday bag stops the device inside it from emitting signals. A square metre of TitanRF fabric mounted on a wall reduces the RF passing through. These are measurable, independently verified outcomes, separate from any health claims.
What exposure looks like
Exposure, by the numbers and in context. Then what to do.
How much RF reaches your body at common distances. Where those numbers sit against regulatory and biological thresholds in current literature. And the three practical approaches that reduce exposure, in order of impact.
How much RF energy reaches your body depends on how close your device is. The chart below shows approximate exposure from a mobile phone at various distances, in microwatts per square metre (µW/m²), the standard unit on EMF meters. For context, Building Biology guidance for a sleep environment is below 0.1 µW/m², well under even the lowest bar shown below.
Children, in particular
Children’s skulls are a fraction of adult thickness, as little as one-quarter in very young children, with thinner bone, higher tissue water content, and a still-developing nervous system. RF signals penetrate deeper, concentrate more locally, and reach deep brain structures that are may not see exposure in an adult head.
Modeling studies of children versus adult exposure put the absorption difference at up to sixty percent higher in children. With children now spending hours daily on phones, tablets and laptops, the need to protect them from EMF exposure is essential and should start at an early age.
Where the line sits
Who decides what’s safe?
A reasonable question, but the answer is not consistent across three reference bodies (listed below) that have set exposure thresholds. The size of the gap between them is worth noting.
Frame 01
WHO / ICNIRP: the regulatory frame
10 W/m² public · 2.0 W/kg handset SAR
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. The World Health Organization references these guidelines. The limits are set to prevent measurable tissue warming over six minutes. They are a thermal-effects ceiling, not a biological-safety threshold. The underlying biological data was compiled in the 1990s, before smartphones, Wi-Fi, or 5G existed. The 2020 ICNIRP update preserved the same thresholds without revising the thermal-effects assumption.
Frame 02 · scientific critique
ICBE-EMF: the peer-reviewed challenge
100–1000× stricter than ICNIRP
International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields. In 2022 they published a peer-reviewed paper in Environmental Health, volume 21, paper 92, arguing the ICNIRP thermal-only framework ignores documented non-thermal biology: calcium efflux, oxidative stress, DNA effects, and blood-brain barrier permeability. Their position: regulatory limits should be one hundred to one thousand times stricter than they currently are.
Frame 03
Building Biology: the practitioner standard
Below 0.1 µW/m² for sleep environments
Standard SBM-2015 from the Institute of Building Biology. Used internationally by environmental consultants and EHS-aware practitioners. The threshold for “no anomaly” in a sleep environment sits below 0.1 µW/m², roughly one hundred million times stricter than the ICNIRP regulatory limit. The standard considers cumulative low-intensity exposure and non-thermal mechanisms.
A note on the metric
What SAR measures, and what it doesn’t
Measured: SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) is the standardised measurement of energy absorbed per kilogram of head tissue. It is averaged over a 1-gram volume (FCC, United States) or a 10-gram volume (ICNIRP, EU and most of the world). It exists to demonstrate compliance with the regulatory limit.
Not measured: the peak local RF intensity at the point of contact with the head. The volume average dilutes the actual hot spots. Real peak exposure at the antenna location can be several times higher than the published SAR figure suggests.
The practical reading
Compliant is not the same as safe
The published SAR exists to demonstrate compliance with a thermal-effects ceiling set against 1990s data. It is not a measurement of biological safety. Against current peer-reviewed thresholds, the same number sits 58 to 580 times above the limit for adults, and several times higher again for children. Compliant and safe describe very different things.
Sources: manufacturer FCC/ICNIRP regulatory filings (smartphone SAR); ICNIRP 2020 guidelines; ICBE-EMF, “Scientific evidence invalidates health assumptions underlying the FCC and ICNIRP exposure limit determinations for radiofrequency radiation,” Environmental Health 21:92 (2022); Building Biology Standard SBM-2015; modeling studies of child versus adult RF absorption (Gandhi, Christ, Bakker, Wiart).
What to do
Three places to start. All three matter.
Distance, strategy, shielding product. Each adds an important layer of protection. A complete mitigation plan includes all three.
The most important factor in reducing personal EMF exposure is physically distancing yourself from the source. Do not sleep with the phone by your bed. Do not slip the phone into your bra or pocket when you go out. Turn off the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions on your devices when not in use. Keep the Wi-Fi router away from your bedroom, and turn it off when not in use. Don’t place the baby monitor right beside baby. Doubling the distance from any source cuts exposure to a quarter. These simple measures cost nothing and are easy to do.
Distance is about how far you are from the EMF source. Strategy is about mitigating exposure from devices around you. Schedule the Wi-Fi function on the router to turn off at night. Turn off Wi-Fi and connect your laptop to the router via cable instead. Don’t use a digital alarm. Switch off the electric blanket once you get into bed. Remove or unplug electrical and digital devices near your bed. These small changes can make a measureable difference to your total exposure and your night’s sleep.
If some sources of EMF cannot be relocated or turned off, then Faraday solutions are the next step. A Faraday sleeve to stop the smartphone from radiating RFs into you while in your handbag or pocket. Faraday fabric draped on the wall behind the smart meter. A shielded cover placed over the router when not in use. A shielding canopy over your bed. A shielding blanket over your shoulders or lap when using a device in close proximity. A shielding beanie or hat when travelling. Shielding paint on your walls. These solutions can meaningfully reduce the effects of RF/EMFs in your environment.
Consultation
Build an EMF mitigation strategy with us.
If you suspect that you are being affected by EMF exposure in your environment and you’re not sure what to do about it, give us a call or send us a message. We can help you figure out what might be going on and make suggestions as to what might help.
Below are some solutions to common issues our customers are experiencing.
Solutions by environment
Match the product to the situation.
EMF exposure comes from your environmental and your devices. Different rooms, different sources, different solutions.
01 · The bedroom
For most people, the bedroom is where EMF exposure matters most. Eight hours of proximity to the phone by your bedside, the Wi-Fi router two walls away, the smart meter on the outside wall, the 5G tower across the road - these all affect your sleep and health.
Solutions: Faraday Curtains for the bedroom window, Faraday canopy over the bed, TitanRF Throw Blanket draped over the bed, EMF Beanie for direct head shielding if sleeping near an unavoidable EMF source, Faraday bag for the bedside phone.
02 · The work space
Laptops on the lap. Phones on the body. Wi-Fi router two metres from the desk. Bluetooth peripherals close to the hands. The work space is where exposure increases as the day goes by.
Solutions: TitanRF Throw Blanket over your lap under the laptop, EMF hat or beanie to protect your head, Faraday bag for the phone when not in use, TitanRF Faraday Fabric Panel mounted behind the desk if the router sits on the other side of the wall.
03 · Daily carry and family
Walking around with the phone in your pocket. Sitting on the couch watching a movie with your tablet on your lap. Taking baby for a walk in the pram with the phone in the carrier.
Solutions: Faraday sleeves for the phone, TitanRF Throw Blanket for the couch, Faraday Baby Blanket for the pram or cot.
04 · DIY shielding and custom builds
For people building their own setup. Make shielded curtains and custom bed canopies. Shield a wall or entire room. Create a fully shielded off-grid dwelling. Make your own Faraday bags or enclosures to protect your digital devices and computers.
Solutions: TitanRF Faraday Fabric kits or Faraday fabric by the metre, patches in three sizes, tape for seam sealing, Pro Construction kits in three size.
What we stock
Four product categories. Robust military-grade EMF shielding.
We only stock the best brands in the world – Mission Darkness and OffGrid. The Faraday fabrics used in their range are independently certified to MIL-STD-188-125 and IEEE 299-2006, the same certifications required by military forces, law enforcement and forensic labs worldwide. The Mission Darkness apparel range uses TitanRF Flex Fabric, certified to IEEE 299-2006.
Faraday Apparel
For shielding your body and children - EMF Beanies and Hats, TitanRF Baby Blankets and Throw Blankets.
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Faraday Fabric & Accessories
For DIY shielding projects and shielding for walls and windows. Make your own Faraday clothing and accessories. TitanRF Fabric sold by the metre, patches, tape, or Pro Construction kits.
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Faraday Bags & Sleeves
The same bags that NZ police, defence, customs and other government agencies use. Certified military-grade and of the highest quality. If it’s good enough for government, it’s good enough for every-day users!
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Large-Scale and Customised Shielding
Shielding materials and accessories for large-scale rooms or enclosures, and specific equipment containment. We quote on non-standard installations.
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Where each product matches your need.
We offer a range of products designed to meet your specific shielding requirements.
For the home
Faraday fabrics and curtains
A shield behind the bedhead where the smart meter sits on the outside wall. Shield the window facing the neighbour’s router. Make a canopy for your bed or baby’s cot. Shield the wall of your child’s bedroom. Fabric by the metre or in kits, curtains available on request.
Pregnancy and infancy
Baby blanket
Across your belly and lap during pregnancy when using the laptop. Over the pram during a city walk. Tucked into the cot as a shielding layer between baby and environmental EMFs. Size 30 x 40 inches, blue or pink colours.
Bed and sofa
Throw blanket
Drape over the duvet at night, especially if the router is in the next room. Across your lap on the sofa while using your tablet or watching TV. Draped over your shoulders while flying in a plane. Size 50 x 60 inches, reversible grey and white.
Out and about
Beanie and cap
Town centres, transit hubs, airports, conference venues, anywhere the EMF exposure is high. Protect your head from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on airplanes, and in electric vehicles. The beanie covers the head and keeps it warm. The cap provides shielding in a trendy style.
Start where you are
Create a mitigation plan for your space.
Tell us about your EMF shielding needs and we'll help you with a plan to reduce your exposure.