Elremont: how to choose a safe paint Bashny.Net

Interior design is not just a question of beauty, style and comfort, but also health. What materials are used for repair will depend on the well-being of all residents of the apartment or house. Special influence on the microclimate of the home are of paint and varnish materials (LKM).


 

Unfortunately, a significant proportion of interior paints in Russia does not meet the high standards of environmental performance and can be potentially unsafe both for health and for the environment. The composition of these coatings can be:

• formaldehyde (carcinogen may increase the risk of cancer);
• organic solvents: styrene (a toxic poison), ethylbenzene (affects the Central nervous system, mucous membranes, muscles), kerosene (can cause a variety of poisoning), etc.;
• phthalates (can cause harm to the endocrine and reproductive systems);
• increased dose of some volatile organic compounds (VOCS) which are dangerous if inhaled (for example, they are widely used in white spirit);
• heavy metals in high concentrations is dangerous not only for humans but for the environment.

 

How to identify safe paint in store?

 

First,read the composition: there should not be the above ingredients.

Secondly, the most dangerous are most often solvent-borne coatings, so for reliability makes sense to give preference to water-soluble dyes (also called water-based paints, water-dispersion).

Third, focus on the price: often a low price is a sign that the manufacturer has saved on quality of the raw materials used, and the money saved can turn into much more significant spending on doctors and medicines. Environmentally friendly coatings, as a rule, are not cheap.

But even these techniques can not always give a complete picture of the safety and quality of the product and to ensure its sustainability.

 

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Source: wellness-journal.com/habitat/ecoremont-vybiraem-bezopasnuyu-krask/