Home Health Video: How to Choose the Healthiest House Paint

Video: How to Choose the Healthiest House Paint

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Kristen M. Stanton

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July 20, 2020

Painting indoors with roller — Image: EWG.

Common house paint can contain a lot of chemicals that are not healthy for you, your family, or your pets. These chemicals include phthalates, formaldehyde, glycol ethers, and others. In this video EWG provides a guide on what to look for in house paints, such as Green Seal 11 Certified and plantbased pigments.

This video is shared with permission from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). You can view it on EWG here.

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