| A toxic home results from a combination
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| | waterproof, but continue to allow
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| of synthetic paints, toxic emissions from
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| | moisture to pass through them. They
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| furniture and carpets and poor air
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| | breathe with the walls much better than
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| quality. The effect of these toxic
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| | synthetic paints.
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| elements leads to higher incidents of
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| | Natural paints unlike synthetic paints do
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| sickness, allergies, headaches and lung
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| | not use plastic binders. Plastic based
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| disorders.With the current mainstream use
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| | binders, when statically charged, attract
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| of synthetic petrochemical paint
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| | dust to their surface. Natural paints do
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| coverings, studies have shown that indoor
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| | not attract dust in such a way and so
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| environments tend to be up to ten times
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| | help reduce dust levels in your home.
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| more polluted than external environments.
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| | Although natural based paints require
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| And yet, we spend on average 80% of our
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| | longer drying times than most synthetic
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| time inside buildings! To reduce the risk
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| | paints there is good reason for it, and
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| of fostering a toxic environment in your
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| | good result. Linseed oil based paints do
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| home, consider the benefits of natural
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| | not fully harden for years with the
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| paints and finishes.
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| | advantage of greater flexibility. The
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| The main ingredient in most natural
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| | paint will expand and contract with
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| paints is linseed oil. The oil is a
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| | atmospheric changes, reducing the risk of
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| natural derivative from linseed and is
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| | cracking. Also with the excellent
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| then blended together with other natural
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| | leveling properties of linseed oil, the
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| oils, resins and pigments. Linseed oil is
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| | result will be a smooth enamel, free from
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| a long lasting alternative to plastic
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| | brush marks. Well worth the wait!
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| binders used in synthetic paints.
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| | The oils and resins used in natural
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| Surprisingly this is all based on an
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| | paints are the same oils that trees and
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| ancient recipe! Yes, linseed was used in
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| | plants use to nourish and protect
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| paint making for centuries. What has
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| | themselves. They penetrate deep within
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| changed is that there is now a highly
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| | the timber fibers giving long lasting,
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| developed, modern natural paint industry
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| | deep protection.
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| that ensures excellent painting
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| | Also, natural paints and finishes are
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| properties from natural paints.
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| | biodegradable and the manufacturing
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| The main point to consider is that
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| | process involves minimal energy, waste
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| natural paints contain far less chemical
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| | and pollution.
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| substances than synthetic paints. They do
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| | Different brands of natural paints will
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| not contribute to a toxic environment in
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| | differ in terms of the specific
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| your home as synthetic paints do. But
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| | ingredients and those ingredient's
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| there are other aspects of natural paint
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| | particular properties and benefits. If
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| that are impressive.
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| | you have particular allergy sufferers in
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| Natural vs. Synthetic
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| | your home be sure to cross reference with
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| Natural paints tend to be superior in
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| | the paint's ingredients. In most cases
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| terms of reduced paint flaking. One of
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| | you will find the natural ingredients in
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| the main causes of paint flaking is
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| | natural paint to be a great alternative
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| blistering caused by expanding moisture
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| | to the synthetic solvents and chemicals
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| trapped beneath a paint's skin.
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| | in other paints.
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| Microporous natural paints are
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