Whenever there is a smell of paint at home, our mood may be affected all day long. Because once this smell walks in our room, it will make us eat and sleep poorly. And we know that paint generally contains formaldehyde (a harmful organic solvent and toxic gas), so paint poses a great threat to us. So what should we do about this?

When we talk about paint, we inevitably talk about formaldehyde. Because formaldehyde is cheap, easy to produce, and easy to penetrate into wood, it can increase the adhesion of paint. So the paint contains more or less formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a colorless and irritating gas. The paint smell we smell is actually the smell of formaldehyde. As mentioned earlier, formaldehyde is a toxic gas, so what kind of harm does it cause to the human body? Prolonged exposure to formaldehyde in a room can lead to the onset of various diseases, such as cancer, leukemia, respiratory diseases, etc. More seriously, if we breathe a large amount of formaldehyde, it can cause death. In short, removing paint odor mainly involves removing volatile gases such as formaldehyde.

Next, I will share with you some methods for removing paint odor:

A simple and feasible way to keep indoor clean and ventilated to remove paint odors is to exhaust it outdoors. We can use a high-power electric fan to blow towards the outside of the window. This effect is very good.

2. We can also use air purifiers (air cleaners) to adsorb, decompose, or convert various air pollutants, and thereby improve air cleanliness. The so-called air pollutants refer to decorative pollutants such as dust, pollen, odors, bacteria, allergens, formaldehyde, etc.

We can use substances with adsorption properties to adsorb formaldehyde and achieve the purpose of deodorization. Activated carbon and bamboo charcoal have this function. Activated carbon is a porous carbon containing substance. It has a highly developed void structure, and its porous structure provides it with a large surface area and abundant contact with gas (impurities). This is why activated carbon has adsorption properties. Therefore, it easily absorbs formaldehyde. Bamboo charcoal also uses the porous factor of charcoal to adsorb the smell of paint.

4. When using the above methods, we can also properly raise some plants at home, such as chlorophytum comosum, aloe, tiger tail orchid, etc. These plants can absorb indoor pollutants.

5. Folk methods: We can put tea leaves, pomelo peel, orange peel, onion slices, pineapples, etc. in newly decorated rooms, or steam them with white vinegar indoors. In this way, their scent will spread throughout our room, reducing the smell of formaldehyde. Together, our air is fresher than before.

6. The use of formaldehyde deodorants to eliminate odors can only temporarily turn off the pollution source, which can only prevent formaldehyde volatilization in a short period of time. Therefore, in order to achieve complete elimination, it is necessary to spray it regularly.

The article originates from a deodorant manufacturer http://www.scneng.com.hk