Children's paint market

Many businesses now have children's paints on the market and are designed for children's rooms and children's furniture. Businesses said that "environmental protection is better than other similar products," but the price is also a lot of expensive. Then, where are children's paints expensive? Are they as safe and non-toxic as the business claims? With these questions, the reporter visited the paint market and related parties.

Parents: Spend money to buy Xin'an statistics show that about 80 million children died of respiratory infections in China due to renovation pollution every year. The death causes of more than 300,000 children under 5 years of age are related to indoor air pollution, and in various types of decoration Among the materials, the hidden danger of paint is greatest. This group of data let Ms. Zhou decide to bite her teeth and buy more “green” children's paint.

Where is your child's paint? Is it really safe?

Taking into account the 3-year-old daughter, Ms. Zhou strictly requires environmental protection factors when selecting decoration materials. "There have been too many reports of excessive formaldehyde and excessive benzene in the decoration materials recently. When you look at it, you are afraid that you will have to spend more money to ensure your home environment." When it comes to buying building materials, Ms. Zhou admits that she is somewhat "children controlled". With the word "child", she will give priority. At first, Ms. Zhou was only planning to paint her daughter's room with children's paint. Later, under the strong propaganda of the sales staff, the family decided to use children's paint. Even if they spend more money, it does not matter.

Price: twice as expensive as ordinary paint Recently, when the reporter visited some paint shops, it was discovered that many paint dealers had sold paints that were allegedly used for children. Some indicate that the VOC content is about zero on the outer package, and some claim to be effective in removing formaldehyde, while others indicate on the promotional color page that the product has superior “de-benzene” capability. All kinds of functions are based on the word "environmental protection". However, the reporter carefully compared the composition of ordinary paint and children's paint and found that both are composed of acrylic emulsion, lead-free paint, etc., and ordinary consumers do not see the difference with the naked eye.

The price of children's paint is not low. In Shantou City, Shaoshan Road, a brand paint store, a 5 litre loaded bamboo charcoal without added children's paint price of 788 yuan, compared to the brand five-in-one without adding a wall paint price is about twice as expensive.

Insiders: It's impossible to completely innocent children's paint where exactly? The paint agent's answer is almost exactly the same: Children's paint is safer and more environmentally friendly. As for the corresponding test reports or data, they are often not available. The reporter reviewed the current coating standards and issued the “Restriction of Harmful Substances in Interior Decoration Materials Interior Wall Coatings” issued in 2008. There is no child-friendly coating specification. In fact, domestic disputes over children's paint have long existed. In October 2012, the Zhejiang Environmental Monitoring Center had conducted tests on 4 children's paints with different prices. The results showed that the paints claimed by the business of “zero pollution” also contained VOC, formaldehyde and other pollutants.

Huang Huang, who has more than 10 years experience in painting and distribution, told reporters that children's paint is a commercial concept that the manufacturer needs a marketing operation to cater to consumers' special emphasis on the safety and health of children during the decoration process. "The difference between children's paint and ordinary interior wall water-based paint is not obvious. From the point of view of the environmental protection index alone, it can be said that there is no difference, and at this stage of the production technology level, children's paint can not be completely non-toxic."

Xiao Bian summary: Children's room decoration, after the completion of the window should be ventilation for some time, it is appropriate to allow children to stay, do not believe in "completely non-toxic" concept.