I've been painting a lot lately, using low-VOC indoor house paint only because I have so much leftover paint from painting my indoors. I'm using it for art and definitely wearing protective gear: N95 mask, gloves, and paint clothes.
They are now calling ALL indoor house paint low-VOC. It's the latest sales trend, the latest customer bamboozlement. "Low-VOC" in the paint industry is like "natural" in the food industry. It really means nothing. It just sells because people believe it's healthier. What a crock.
So I'm in Home Depot looking at paint, asking about the difference between two formulas, and questioning which is less toxic. The saleswoman gets excited, grabs this little package off the display and says how she can't wait to try this. Hmmm...
After I grimace, throw my hands up in defense, and make gagging noises as I am backing away, the woman confesses she doesn't do well with perfume. I ask her what she thinks this is? Toxic scented chemicals that may render her room unlivable? She says, "Oh I don't plan to test it on a wall. I'll paint something small."
OK. Have fun with that.
It never ceases to amaze me how manufacturers keep coming up with creative ways to kill us with toxic chemicals and why these products so passionately appeal to the stupid...
I made the mistake of holding the package of Scent to read the instructions and see if they had ingredients listed. Of course not. I noticed while walking out the store my hands stunk. Thankfully I had some hydrogen peroxide hand sanitizer in my car and then raced to grocery shopping to wash my hands properly. It stinks right through the packaging.
