Environmentally Friendly Paints

According to the EPA, the air in your home is more than three times more polluted than the air outside. And, with today's airtight materials and construction techniques, indoor pollution is a major source of respiratory problems. In a new home, especially, interior paints can contribute significant amounts of Hazardous Air Polutants.

What's wrong with Name Brand latex paints?
Most commercially available interior and exterior latex paints contain Volatile Organic Compounds, primarily Ethylene Glycol. When you use paints containing Ethylene Glycol, you might experience some of the side effects of Ethylene Glycol poisoning: nausea, dizziness, headaches, and irritated skin, eyes, nose, and throat.

What makes a paint earth friendly?
Environmentally friendly paints do not contain Volativle Organic Compounds, like Ethylene Glycol. They are much safer to use indoors, and will not expose you to any hazardous chemicals, such as Ethylene Glycol. Why not go VOC free?

Where can I find Zero VOC paints?
Thankfully, a few forward thinking paint manufacturers have developed Zero VOC versions of their latex paints.
Examples are:

Sherwin Williams Low Voc

Rodda Paints

Olympic Low Voc

Yolo Color House - Portland Based