Painting the walls and refreshing your room is all fun and games until the fumes get to your head and remind you of what nasties can be found in a tin of paint. Fortunately, it's 2025, and there is a way to embrace a remodel while simultaneously being environmentally conscious — and it is a conveniently named product: eco paint.
The skeptic in me had to do a little research before buying into the eco paint idea. It is easy to slap an environment-loving label on something, but it's less easy to decipher which products actually pass the test. So what exactly is eco paint, you ask? Home renovations contractor, paint expert, and founder at Toronto-based Kozak Renovations, Lurii Kozak, says, "Natural paints, or eco paints, are paints that use plant-derived oils, resins, and mineral pigments, which are natural, renewable, and non-toxic ingredients. While their counterpart, traditional paints, have high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)."
