Children's paint environmental protection is only the same as common paint

“I have not seen the difference between children's paint and ordinary wall paint for a long time.” Jia, who lives in Tanggu, said to reporters with a puzzled look. Ms. Jia wanted to take advantage of the “11th” holiday to renovate her home. When she purchased the wall paint, she selected Dulux's Bamboo Charcoal Children's Paint for her child's room, but she later discovered that the brand also had a full-scale charcoal wall paint. After comparing the two, no ingredients were found. Different. "All bamboo charcoal is fully effective. How can the price be as low as 200 yuan?" This made Ms. Jia very puzzled. With the question of Ms. Jia, the reporter visited some of the decorated cities.

Market: The price of children's paint is high in the decorative city of Bohai Sea. The reporter found that most brands have children's paint, and the price of children's paint is higher than ordinary wall paints by one to two hundred yuan. Dulux's 5 liters of bamboo charcoal full-effect children's paint price is 635 yuan, while the equivalent specifications of bamboo charcoal full-effect wall paint price is only 460 yuan, the price difference is as much as 175 yuan.

As a buyer, the reporter asked the shopping guide in the store what the difference was between the two paints. “The bamboo charcoal contained in the children's paint can effectively absorb and decompose formaldehyde, benzene and other harmful substances. The most important is the VOC. Organic compounds, which are known to be harmful chemicals in wall lacquers, are ultra-low, which is in line with European international standards.” Ms. Sun, the shopping guide, told reporters that if the ordinary wall paint VOC is 100g/L , Children's paint VOC only 20-30g / L, or even lower. Subsequently, the reporter asked several manufacturers who are selling children's lacquer. These manufacturers stated that their products have national environmental labeling certification. One of them also assured reporters that their children's lacquer was imported from Germany. The barrel was also marked with “Germany. The blue sky makes the environmental protection mark," VOCs approach zero.

Manufacturer: As the standard of ordinary paint, the reporter dialed the consumer service hotline of Dulux and asked the difference between the full effect children's paint of bamboo charcoal and the full effect wall paint of bamboo charcoal. The staff explained to the reporter that the bamboo charcoal component in children's paint could be absorbed and decomposed. Room formaldehyde and other harmful substances, but also has a stronger scrub resistance repeatedly. When reporters asked for these features in the introduction of wall paint, the staff said that the children's paint was more powerful and the ingredients had been improved. As to which components have improved, the staff said they could not give a clear answer. When the reporter asked whether the two kinds of paints had their own national standards, "children's paint and wall paint are in compliance with the VOC standards in the national standards. There is no difference between the two, so there is no difference in the content of VOCs." Told reporters.

Expert: "Children's Paint" or interviews with Shantou reporters Gao Xiuzhi, secretary general of the Municipal Home Decoration Industry Association. Gao Xiuzhi said that home improvement paints are generally divided into conventional paints and water-based paints, and water-based paints are latex paints that need to be diluted with water. Water-based paints contain environmentally friendly ingredients, but the degree of environmental protection is not clearly defined. The flag of the “children” flag was only used by merchants to cater to consumers’ consumer psychology. Therefore, prices vary greatly. Its implementation in the country is not clearly defined for children's paints and ordinary paints. Some businesses even use colors to divide children's paints and ordinary wall paints. This is unfounded. She reminded consumers that when purchasing paints, they must look for the “China Environmental Label” of the Shihuan pattern, and do not blindly believe in the products introduced under the banner of “environmental protection” and “children”.