Green Paints

Conventional paint contains a multitude of harmful chemicals that off-gas into the air, negatively affecting the health of people and the planet. These paints release Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), which are a class of carbon-based chemicals that have the capacity to evaporate readily at room temperature. VOCs are responsible for the smells we associate with new paint and cause some people to get headaches.

"Green" paint refers not to the color, but to paint that contains fewer of these dangerous chemicals and heavy metals (such as formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, biocides, and cadmium) while still providing very high performance paint qualities. Fortunately, you can easily avoid generating pollution and unsafe living spaces and still have beautiful walls of any color by using low-VOC, zero-VOC, recycled, or natural paints.