Decoration Tips
Odour
How to solve the pungent / choking smell of the new house
The pungent smell is one of the first problems residents encounter and most want to solve every time they move in/in a new house. Whether it is renovation or renovation, it will produce unpleasant smell. These pungent odors, ranging from unpleasant to disgusting, greatly diminish the joy and happiness of a new home.
The main source of odors in new homes is VOCs (volatile organic compounds). VOCs contain a variety of organic compounds that are volatile at room temperature and are often found in a wide variety of everyday products such as solvent-based coatings, adhesives, sealants, printing inks, organic solvents, and petroleum products. In interior decoration projects, VOCs mainly come from paints, coatings and adhesives, and the content of general paints is 30 to 70 grams per liter. However, volatile organic compounds are highly volatile, generally 90% volatilized within 10 hours after paint application.
Prolonged exposure to VOCs can cause acute or chronic health effects. Sufficient concentrations of VOCs can cause eye, nose, and throat discomfort, and even headaches, dizziness, vision disturbances, and a variety of other injuries. Among them, the most important and most harmful is formaldehyde, which has been listed as a human carcinogen.
The cause of the problem may be from:
● Poor ventilation and insufficient fresh air.
● Recently renovated.
● Recently added new furniture.
● VOCs emitted from sources such as renovation works, chemical storage sites or printing factories nearby are dissipated through the ventilation system.
● Frequent use of products that emit high VOCs, such as cleaners, pressed wood furniture, pesticides, fragrance products, etc.
● Dry-cleaned clothes are not sufficiently breathable.
Ways to reduce and avoid exposure to VOCs:
● Maintain air circulation and confirm that there are ventilation facilities at the source of VOCs.
● Choose furniture that releases less formaldehyde and VOCs, and try to avoid using pressed wood furniture without covering.
● It is recommended to put new furniture outside for a few days before entering it indoors to allow it to breathe. Move in new furniture days before you move in.
● Hire professional formaldehyde removal service.
● Arrange for decoration work during the vacant time period.
● Dispose of paints, adhesives, cleaners and other products in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, and avoid using products containing VOCs in sealed areas.
● For products with low VOCs, the manufacturer can be requested to provide relevant emission information. Such as Nippon Paint.
As the largest paint manufacturer in Asia, Nippon Paint attaches great importance to environmental protection and sustainable development. Its paint products not only have excellent deodorizing effect and achieve ultra-low VOC indicators, but also adopt the unique technology of “decomposing formaldehyde” developed for many years. For example, in Nippon Paint for Children, the content of VOCs is less than 10 grams per liter.
The use of the interior wall latex paint of the Nippon Pure Smell series as the wall coating of the new house can effectively improve the pungent feeling brought by the new house. The formaldehyde molecules floating in the air generated by decoration and furniture will be decomposed into non-toxic and harmless water molecules by Nippon Paint, thus effectively reducing the indoor formaldehyde content.
Click the links below to know more about odour-less paints:
Nippon Paint Formaldehyde-Buster Odour-less 5-in-1 (Bamboo Charcoal technology)