Are children's paints more environmentally friendly?

China Paint Network
News: In recent years, children's
coal
has become the new favorite of the
painting
market, into the home building materials store paint area, "more environmentally friendly", "safer", "designed for children", "strong anti-fouling", "strong dealdehyde" and other propaganda slogans abound, children's paint is really as advertised by businesses, more environmentally friendly, safer and healthier?
the current children's paint market, product promotional selling points focus on two aspects, one is with anti-formaldehyde, purifying air function, and the other is low VOC content. For the healthy growth of their children, parents do not hesitate to buy children's paint at high prices. Industry insiders have questioned the high price of children's paint can only buy a gimmick, children's paint is actually no different from ordinary environmental protection paint. So, what are the performance indicators of children's paints?
May this year, the authoritative testing agency on the current market of mainstream children's
paint brand
tested, and compared with the environmental protection paint tested in January this year, to see how it is different in safety and functionality.
In accordance with the relevant industry standards JC/T 1074-2008 "indoor air purification function coating material purification performance", doles, China Resources paint, Carberry,
thry trees
, Mickey paint and other children's paint, formaldehyde purification effect durability and VOC two indicators test.
the long-lasting effect of formaldehyde purification, reflecting the long-lasting effect of paint formaldehyde purification function over time.
In children's paint anti-formaldehyde function, Doles purification effect is the highest, 69.4%, China Resources paint next to 68.2%, three trees and Mickey paint 66.4%, 63.7%, respectively. Overall, the top four formaldehyde purification effect persistence can reach more than 60%, and the numerical difference is not significant. The worst-performing Carberry 2nd generation children's paint measured only 41.1%, but this product is not the main anti-formaldehyde function.
important reference indicator for measuring whether a paint product is environmentally friendly is VOC. In the room, when VOC reaches a certain concentration, a short period of time will cause headache, vomiting, etc. , serious will hurt the human liver, brain and nervous system, resulting in memory loss and other consequences.
according to the national standard GB18582-2008 "interior decoration materials
built-in wall paint
in the limit of harmful substances", the sample VOC content testing, the results show that five children's paint VOC has not been detected.
For the results of VOC not detected, Doles said, "Doles children's paint and color environmental protection paint two products themselves positioning is different, children's paint object is children's places, color environmental protection paint is focused on paint film leveling and color satiety and so on." Specific to each product positioning is different, formulation design and use of different technologies. "
industry said, "VOC mainly comes from film-forming additives, antifreeze."
paint
in addition to different products will be different controls, but also for the production area of climate characteristics, in order to adjust the degree of delivery of additives. According to the climate characteristics of the north-south market segment, Guangdong's weather is hot in four seasons, paint brush is easy to form a film, so in the paint does not need to add film additives, let alone put antifreeze, VOC to achieve ultra-low content is not difficult. The
test results show that children's coatings are not much different from ordinary environmentally friendly paints in terms of durability of formaldehyde purification effect. In the VOC content of volatile organic compounds, better than environmentally friendly paint.
in the market, we found that paint products labeled "children-only" tend to cost more than twice as much as regular paint. For example, a 5-liter brand of children's paint sold for 699 yuan, but the same brand of ordinary paint of the same capacity sold for only 228 yuan. Whether children's paint pricing is reasonable is debatable.
, Doles, China Resources paint and other brands of environmentally friendly paint anti-formaldehyde and VOC content of the two indicators of evaluation. Taking Doles and China Resources paint as an example, the anti-formaldehyde persistence of Doles green paint was 66.3%, which was 3.1% lower than that of its children's paint, and the purification durability of China Resources paint was 66.1%, which was 2.1% lower than that of China Resources' emotive children's paint.
in voC, five brands of environmentally friendly paint were detected in the VOC content range of 12g/L to 21.2g/L, both well below the national standard limit of 120g/L. However, the five children's paint VOC content can be untested (i.e. below the detection limit of 2g/L), it can be seen that children's paint in this environmental protection indicators than environmental protection paint. Compared with eco-friendly paints, the price of children's paints has more than doubled.
, for example, is only 2% different in formaldehyde resistance compared to doles' children's paints. In terms of VOC, the VOC content of Bauhinia paint was 12g/L, while the VOC content of Doles children's paint was not detected.
, the relevant national standards for children's paint have not yet been issued, both are GB 18582-2008 production. However, the limit of VOC content in the standard is 120g/L, bauhinia paint is only one-tenth of the limit, relatively speaking, the safety has reached a better level. While both formaldehyde and VOC resistance remain high, the paint cost only 47 yuan per litre (purchased at the January 2015 market price), one-third of the price of
coatings
for the five children tested.
test results show that children's paints perform better on two main environmental indicators than environmentally friendly paints, but they are also more expensive.
recently, Ms. Li's home in Beijing is renovating a new house, and the renovation of her children's bedroom has made her very much attesting. "I found in branded paint stores in stores that almost every one had children's paint specifically designed for children," she says. Merchants say that children's paint is not only environmentally friendly, anti-fouling ability is also stronger than ordinary paint, but the price is double or even several times the price of ordinary paint, so I am still considering whether to buy children's paint. Many
think that since the word "children" is marked, there must be a difference with ordinary goods, after all, a penny of goods. Many parents say, "As long as you can afford it, you will buy the best for your child." According
this test data, children's paint VOC content has not been detected, it is indeed safer than environmentally friendly paint. Does this mean that children's paint is more secure for children's health? Huang Yonghan, director of the coating professional committee of the Guangdong Coatings Industry Association, said parents wanted to give their children a healthier environment by buying children's paint, but in practice,
"the key to health is not the paint itself, but the living space of the child." He also said that children's rooms dedicated to children's paint are a separate space, but children's rooms are not enclosed spaces, once open doors and windows, the external environment of harmful substances can still contaminate children's rooms. Take the living room and the children's room as an example, the children's room and the living room are connected to each other, even if the children's room with children's paint, and the living room with ordinary paint, the living room VOC can be invaded by air flow into the children's room. Although children's paint VOC is not detected, air pollution in children's rooms is not of much significance.
, children's paint implementation standards are the implementation of ordinary paint national standards GB 18582-2008 and GB/T9756-2009. In addition, in the national standard "paint product classification, naming and model", only the paint is divided into wall paint, aerospace paint and other types, which do not have a classification of children's paint.
an industry source said, "Children's paint does not have the relevant national standards, but the implementation of the same as environmental protection paint national standards, in other words, children's paint is like a layer of 'children's' skin of environmental paint." There is no national standard norms, the advantages and disadvantages of products are entirely under the control of enterprises. In
this regard, Jiangxi Province building materials product quality supervision and inspection station experts said that the so-called children's paint and ordinary paint reference are revised in 2008 "interior decoration materials in the interior wall paint limit" this national standard. Children's paint is a kind of enterprise behavior, its standard is controlled by the enterprise, and there is no corresponding national standard. Many children's paint quality and ordinary paint on the market is very small difference, in the chemical composition and function of more just marketing strategy.
, director of the Institute of Sociology of Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences, believes that market segments are the trend and relevant policy standards should be issued or perfected in a timely manner. For children's goods, there must be more stringent standards in terms of safety and quality. Relevant departments should formulate and implement strict legal provisions and standards for children's commodities, and continuously improve the scientific and technological content and practical value of national standards and industry standards, so as to do a good job of protecting children's safety.