Eco Paints and Finishes

Remodeling a home in an eco-friendly manner is well worth the investment because you will be applying products that will not cause allergic reactions to harsh chemicals and there is no hazardous waste left over when the project is finished. Traditional paints will emit foul chemicals that cause poor indoor air quality along with serious health risks.

 

Eco-friendly organic paints are made of natural materials rather than chemicals. Such natural ingredients can include things such as water, dyes made from plant pigments, plant oils, and minerals.

 

Milk paint is made of milk proteins, lime, earth and clay. The applications for this type of paint are plaster, dry wall, brick, stone, concrete and raw wood. There are a variety of colors available and special mixtures can be made to create even further color options. Most often this type of paint is sold as a powder and the consumer mixes it with water to create a liquid paint.

 

Aura paint is organic and comes in colors made with minerals or vegetable pigments. With no synthetics used in pigmentation, there are limited colors available. This type of paint is created from lime. Both indoor and outdoor applications are possible with Aura paints. This type of paint is most often used in faux finishes and textured techniques.

 

Individuals may desire to enhance the artistic quality of their home or office by applying a fresh coat of cheerfully colored paint, or re-staining a shabby piece of furniture to make it look new again. Regrettably, there are severe health hazards created by this kind of project. A study by the National Cancer Institute found that individuals working in the painting trades had a “significantly increased” risk of cancer, a consequence that indicates that paints may be perilous to your health, your family, and the environment. In view of the fact that furniture stains include many of the same chemicals in paint, furniture stains are no better than the chemically based paints. The alternative to these dangerous chemicals is to apply eco-friendly paints and finishes.

 

Many of the top paint and finishes manufacturers have turned to producing eco-friendly paints and finishes in order to comply with stricter EPA rules. The hazardous waste created by traditional paints and finishes leave a toxic waste in landfills, city sewers and in garbage dumps. These companies are being taken to task for creating products that are destroying the earth. By purchasing eco-friendly products, the consumer is able to influence this turn to more eco friendly paints and finishes. The bottom line costs are the primary concern for the companies that manufacture traditional as well as eco friendly paints and finishes. When consumers purchase more of the eco friendly products, manufacturers are encouraged to reduce production of toxic paints and finishes and increase production of the eco friendly products.