As its name indicates, vegetal paint is that which has been obtained naturally from organic and mineral products. This type of paint can be found in gel, liquid, paste and powder form.
It has been widely used because they are non-toxic and do not produce contaminants during manufacture and in practical use.
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Where we find the vegetal painting
They have the particularity of being able to be used for human consumption so we can find it in most edible products today, its propagation and usefulness in industry make the vegetal paint a highly necessary product.
In addition to the advantages that vegetal paints bring to the food industry, we also find this painting as a new alternative for decorating homes.
Despite finding many eco-friendly paint options on the market, you soon come to the conclusion that many of these still contain components that are toxic in the long run.
It is at this point that vegetal paint takes on relevance as a totally clean, healthy and environmentally friendly alternative that will keep our home full of color and life.
Certain natural vegetal paints are used in bio-construction.
Composition of vegetal paint
It is important to point out that vegetal paint is exempt from all those petroleum-derived materials that make a paint less environmentally friendly. But if we think about it more, the doubt arises. So, what is the vegetal paint made of?
As a result of the processing of organic and mineral matter, such as flowers, plant fibers, leaves, bark and 
roots among many other sources, we will find such as chamomile, resin, latex, birch, indigo, oil, wax, among many others by-products of this process.
It should be kept in mind that all these products are totally biodegradable, so the damage to the environment is non-existent.
For their dissolution, these paints mix materials such as water, the very own earth, sometimes talc and countless products that act as solvents and whose origin is removed from the petroleum that as it is already known produces toxic agents.
Uses of vegetal paint
The wonderful thing about this type of paint is that it can be used in the same way as conventional paint, with the great advantage that we will have on our walls a product that will not emanate substances harmful to health in the long term. Although its use as a commercial paint does not yet produce many sales, every day is becoming more important in the market among all users who seek to decorate their environments with a 100% natural product.
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