Title: Impact of Paint Fumes on Your Health & How to Minimize Exposure
Headings: How Paint Fumes Affect Your Health and How to Prevent Exposure
How Paint Fumes Affect Your Health and How to Prevent Exposure
About indoor paint
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
What about lead-based paint?
Exposure to paint fumes: What are the risks?
Paint and allergies
Pregnancy risks
How to minimize exposure to paint fumes
How to treat exposure to paint fumes and other paint risks
Solvent-based paint fumes linked to MS
Takeaway

Content: People with specific genetic risk factors who were exposed to both smoking and organic solvents had a 30-fold increase in risk compared to non-exposed people without genetic risk factors. It should be emphasized that the authors of the study note that you won’t necessarily get MS from exposure to organic solvents like those found in paints and other household products. However, you may wish to avoid them — as well as smoking — in order to reduce MS risk, particularly if you have a family history of the condition. Takeaway
Most paints are very safe. However, exposure to paint and its fumes has the potential to cause irritation of the skin, eyes, and throat. This can often go away through cleaning the affected area or going out into fresh air. Many paint products contain VOCs that can potentially cause both short-term and long-term health effects. Because of this, you should aim to minimize your exposure to these chemicals whenever possible. When painting indoors, you should always do so safely. This can include selecting a paint that has lower VOC levels, making sure the area is properly ventilated, and taking breaks to get some fresh air.