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: What are the risks? Are paint fumes harmful? Can they make you sick? Paints can cause irritation if they get onto your skin. They can also be potentially harmful when swallowed, particularly oil-based paints. Additionally, the fumes from these types of paints can irritate your eyes, nose, or throat. Irritation should go away when you go out into fresh air. Short-term side effects from inhaling VOCs can include: irritation of the eyes, nose, or throat
headache
feeling dizzy or light-headed
nausea
trouble breathing
Exposure to high concentrations of VOCs for extended periods can cause long-term damage to certain systems of the body, including: nervous system
liver
kidneys
Generally speaking, water-based paints give off lower levels of chemical vapors and VOCs.