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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]17:34 again.

It is true that you have to be VERY careful of the"low-VOC" labels out there. However, low-VOC Ben Moore's Aura was an acceptable choice for us.

To 21:02, saying "I am fine and we have painted for years with oil-base" is an idiotic comment. 
We are talking heightened long-term risk for cancer, particularly for the baby! You could develop cancer many years from now, partly caused by your increased exposure to toxic paint solvents. The baby's risk would be even graver, since exposure to carcinogens during infancy multiplies cancer risk. This is why we need more science education at the high school level.[/quote]

Not the poster you are responding to and I do actually agree that it's silly to make that comment when the effects could crop up years and years from now.  I'm the poster who just stripped and painted my cabinets and I too researched it and spoke with my doctor first.  It does seem that low VOC should be fine.  Mind you I wore gloves and did most of my painting outside.  But of course had to paint cabinet frames inside.  I was amazed that there was absolutely no odor.  None.  And of course I do understand that does not mean it's not off-gassing to some degree.  But you do seem to be very overwrought about this and seem to be over analyzing to a point of really causing yourself distress that is above and beyond.  Unfortunately we cannot avoid every single chemical out there in the world.  But it does sound like you are doing everything you can to avoid them.  So by that alone you are already giving your child a great start.  [/quote]

You realize you are not talking to me, the OP here? I've only just come back to this thread. And FWIW, the whole reason that I even thought to ask my husband "wait, are you sure this is the no-voc stuff?" is because it stunk like normal paint stinks. For the record, Benjamin Moore's Aura is a much lower VOC paint than the Behr is because the tinting they use does not add VOC. As I mentioned, when you tint the paint, in most brands that adds significantly more VOCs - like 20x more. It's crazy and wasn't something I knew before today. But I don't get this bit about driving myself nuts or needing Xanax as the next few unkind posters suggest. I've hardly obsessed. I'm just weighing options. It's not money we can easily afford to waste. But I don't feel comfortable with using the level of VOCs that I think are present in that particular paint, in childrens' rooms and a nursery, had trouble figuring out exactly what the impact might be and wanted to balance my initial thoughts against those of other like-minded parents thought. In the meantime, you almost start of trying to be nice, and offering exactly the kind of balanced reply I was hoping for, but then you go on to say PP (who I think you confused with me) is overwrought and causing herself distress, etc, which comes across as rude. But anyway, we've made a decision, I've learned some things about paint, and I hope Fragers is back in business soon. [/quote]

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