When you are looking to paint the interior of your home, one of the factors that can come into play is if you happen to have chemical sensitivities.
For people who happen to have multiple chemical sensitives, this is exacerbated even further.
If you know what you are doing, however, you can work with painting the interior of your home even if you do have multiple chemical sensitivities.
With that being the case, let us look at five tips for painting your interior in Austin, TX when you have multiple chemical sensitivities (mcs).
1. What To Do In Case Of Accidental Exposure
If you do everything that you can do in your power to avoid exposure to harsh chemical elements, and yet you are nevertheless exposed to them, you have the power to do something about it.
The first thing you should do is to leave the area where you were exposed so that you can get into fresh air.
You will want to rinse both your skin as well as your eyes if they should happen to get exposed, and apply a cold compress as well to reduce any sort of swelling that may come about as a result of the exposure.
2. Walnut Oil To Stain Without Toxic Issues
Walnut oil is one of many kinds of oil that you will be able to use to stain wood and make it look lovely without any possibility to be hurt.
When you are choosing oils, you will want to make sure not to use any kind of oil that would be traditionally used for cooking, as these normally go rancid.
That said, if you use refined coconut oil, you should be okay.
It should be noted that when you are applying walnut oil to stain, you should be careful in how much you use — it is always better to carefully use only a little at first and then add some than to over-saturate the surface with too much oil at once.
3. ECOS Paint Stains
ECOS Paint produces a line of stains that will stain your wood based surfaces in a pleasant manner without producing any sort of unpleasant odors or the like.
There are a number of shades available and you can also get a good clear varnish that you can use afterward.
Another fantastic thing about ECOS paint stains is that it dries quickly compared to other stains, which makes it much easier to paint the interior of your home.
4. Safecoat Zero-VOC Paint
Safecoat is one of the better paints out there when it comes to painting the interior of your home without fear of affecting your multiple chemical sensitivities.
It can be tinted to just about any shade that you would want to use and though it has no mildewcides, still may be not recommendable for people who have severe chemical sensitivities.
Though it is certainly not what one might call perfect, it is definitely a step in the right direction as far as working with paints while having chemical sensitivities.
5. Milk Paint
When all else fails, you can’t go wrong with milk paint.
Milk paint is composed of a number of ingredients including milk and lime along with pigments that are there to contribute to the color.
How safe is it?
It’s so safe that it’s perfectly permitted to allow your children to paint with it — though if you want to allow your children to paint the interior of your home is an entirely different matter.
If you need any help to paint a fantastically awesome playroom or home interior, Brush & Color Painting can help.
We offer interior and cabinet eco-friendly painting services in Austin, TX, Tarrytown TX, Clarksville TX, and Westlake, TX.
To use our services, book a FREE estimate or call us at (512) 947-0594 if you have any questions.
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