If you have been considering any type of home renovation, you may have heard about reduced VOC design. VOC refers to Volatile Organic Compounds, and these chemicals give off strong toxic fumes. Consider these reasons why you might want to choose a low VOC design.
Concerns About Toxins
Many people want to avoid VOCs in their designs because they worry about the potential for toxins. Paints with high levels of VOC may increase allergies and make it difficult to breathe if you have asthma. Lower levels of VOC may reduce these concerns.
Common Persistence of VOCs
VOCs are most commonly found in paint. However, VOCs can also be found in glue, wallpaper, furniture polish, cleaning supplies, and carpets.
Environmentally Friendly
Traditional paints may seep into the groundwater, landfills, and the air. For those who worry about being environmentally conscious, choosing lower levels of VOC in their paint can reduce the potential harm to the planet.
Reduced Odor
Paints with high VOC have a much stronger odor. This odor may be even more pungent when you are redesigning the interior look of a home or if your home has poor ventilation. If you choose paints with lower VOC levels, the odors will be greatly reduced.
Variety of Colors
When buying products with low levels of VOC, customers used to face difficulty in finding bright colors. Vibrant colors are used to increase the amount of VOCs. However, improvements to the manufacturing process have resulted in a wide variety of brightly colored paints.
