Non-Toxic or Natural Paints are mostly manufactured by alternative paint companies. These paints will be harder to find and you may have to order them on line. They are made from natural ingredients and although they are environmentally friendly and healthy, you may experience some performance difference in the way the paint covers (or doesn't) and flows off the brush. Just be aware that these paints don't all act like the mass produced paints to which we've become accustomed.
That being said, Non-Toxic or Natural Paints are as safe as paint gets. Their raw ingredients are all natural and include things like:
- water
- plant oils (like citrus)
- plant dyes
- natural minerals such as clay
- milk protein
- natural latex
- bees' wax
- earth and mineral dyes and other ingredients.
Although these paints may have small amounts of ingredients such as latex milk protein, allergic reactions are very uncommon and these paints remain the safest type of paints you can use.
Some natural paint manufacturers include:
- Bio Shield (www.bioshieldpaint.com)
- Livos (www.livos.us)
- Auro (www.aurousa.com)
- Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company (www.milkpaint.com)
