Brush Up on the Benefits of Fresh Paints

Colors can affect mood and reflect our personalities, both in what we wear and the palette chosen in our homes. Using paint, we can enhance our living environments with an endless spectrum of hues, and the classic white walls of the past are becoming awash in a myriad of color. Color is therapeutic. Studies show, for example, that spending just 15 minutes in a pink room can noticeably reduce depression, while green can significantly reduce levels of anxiety.

While a fresh coat of paint can truly transform a room, toxins from traditional paint may emit fumes in the form of “off-gassing” for 7 to 10 years after the paint has dried. The room may look and smell clean, but it could be toxic with airborne residual chemicals emitting from even not-so-fresh coats of paint. The negative impact of volatile organic compounds (VOC) on indoor air quality and the environment has become an important health concern.

To provide better alternatives to the paint market, Green Planet, Mythic Paint, Real Milk Paint and Mother’s Touch offer bright ideas that easily color our world, without brushing off environmental concerns.

Green Planet Paints a Healthier Picture

Green Planet paints are manufactured with plant and mineral based materials, using no latex or petroleum-based synthetics. They offer a product in 48 different hues and custom colors that is zero VOC, even after luscious mineral pigments are added. This is a point of product distinction, as most paints are tested for VOC levels before pigments are added, which is where most VOC is found. Green Planet Paints are made with environmentally-friendly ingredients and practices through every step of development. For $57 per gallon, these paints provide excellent coverage and toxin-free resistance to fading.

For more information go to http://greenplanetpaints.com

A Palette of Mythic Proportions

Mythic Paint is a non-toxic, ultra-low odor paint that provides the durability and coverage expected from premium paint, without the off-gassing VOC’s and toxins. Offered in a vast selection of a 1,232 colors in interior and exterior finishes for $50.99 a gallon, Mythic Paint can also mix custom colors to match any sample or any imagination, in finishes from flat to high gloss, ceiling paint, interior drywall primer, and an interior/exterior multi-purpose primer.

For more information, visit www.mythicpaint.com

Real Milk Paint Gets It

While 100% organic material milk paint has been in use for hundreds of years, modern Real Milk Paint colors have been derived from over 15 years of experience restoring and observing antique paint finishes of fine furniture. Milk paint is an environmentally-responsible paint that is ideal for antique furniture, decks, floors and walls. Water-soluble pigment powders are mixed to create just about any color imaginable,without the use solvents or VOCs.

Real Milk Paint is formulated of almost one-third pharmaceutical-grade high calcium lime which has the beneficial curing property of carbonization. It absorbs carbon dioxide from the air, providing cleaner indoor air quality when used on interior walls. In addition, using Real Milk Paint reduces carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. An exclusive formula makes Real Milk Paint longer lasting than other milk paint products. It reails for $46.00 a bag, which makes 1 gallon of high- quality paint.

For more information, visit www.realmilkpaint.com

Mother’s Touch is Made for Baby’s Room

Mother’s Touch was developed especially to appeal to the concerns of new moms wanting to safely paint the nursery. The paint is formulated without the toxic chemicals and harmful solvents found in many commonly used household products. Featuring an ultra-low odor and zero VOCs in seven baby-soft, appealing colors, Mother’s Touch is ideal for painting baby’s room with a tough, durable finish without the offensive odor and safety concerns found in traditional paints.

For more information, visit www.motherstouch.com