Renovation season: odor recognition paint, pungent hot eyes need to be careful

China Paint Network
News: For ordinary consumers, home decoration commonly used
paint
, one is used in the interior wall
latex paint
, the other is wooden furniture used in
wood paint
. In the daily spot checks of paint products, the items of spot checks are mainly divided into two categories, one is volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, heavy metals and other items involving personal safety, the other is wash resistance, ratio and other physical properties.
from the results of sampling, non-conforming items are mostly related to free formaldehyde, and this is the consumer is most concerned. If the paint free formaldehyde is too high, during use formaldehyde will gradually evaporate into the air, resulting in indoor air pollution, formaldehyde in the room to reach a certain concentration, people have discomfort, such as red eyes, itchy eyes, throat discomfort or chest tightness, asthma, dermatitis, and so on, serious and even lead to the occurrence of cancer. Newly renovated rooms with high formaldehyde content are also the main cause of many diseases.
if there are conditions at the time of purchase, consumers can open a can of paint to have a look, if it feels irritating to the eyes, it may mean that the paint formaldehyde exceeds the standard.
for consumers most concerned about environmental indicators, it is recommended that consumers in the purchase of paint not only to choose brand products, it is best not to forget to check the quality of the product inspection report, especially the quality inspection report VOC content. VOC is short for volatile organic compounds, commonly referred to as latex paint harmful to human body chemicals (except heavy metals) refers to VOC.
national standards set VOC limit of not more than 200g per litre, better paint for less than 100g per litre, environmental protection paint is close to 0.
coating products are not only related to the beauty and comfort of the living environment, more importantly related to the health of the family, it is recommended that consumers choose formal channels to buy large brands of products, not sloppy.
for the physical properties of coatings, there is also a simple method of identification when buying. When shopping if possible, you can open a can of paint, if there is a serious layering phenomenon, indicating poor quality; Gently stirred with a stick, lifted, the paint on the stick stay for a longer period of time, uniform coverage, indicating better quality; You can also take a little finger, if the thickness is good, dry quickly, indicating that the coating cover is good.