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Chemical-Free Paints

05 March 2006

Paint manufacturers argue they have to add a cocktail of chemicals to their products - but for many they are a hazard to our health. Small independent manufacturers claim that chemicals such as VOCs aren't necessary at all, but do their paints measure up?

Most people can't stand the smell of paint, and for some the fumes can cause short-term headaches and nausea. But few realise that paint fumes can also lead to far more serious long-term health problems. The culprit is a range of chemicals in paints that are collectively known as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), which manufacturers maintain are necessary in order to make the paint.

But a group of small, independent paint manufacturers claim otherwise. They are making paints that have little or no VOCs. But do they measure up in terms of price, quality, smell, coverage and durability?

On the face of it, there should be no need for the independent 'alternative' paint manufacturer. The major paint congl...

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