What is in Milk Paint? Milk! I know this may come as a surprise to you, however before the invention of paint, the only liquid readily available was milk. There just had to be somebody that spilled some milk one day and it dried and then they tried to clean it up and found that this dried milk had great adhesion. The paint was born.
Well, not so fast. That was just the liquid (vehicle) to carry a pigment and the combination of milk as the base and some dried pigment completes this product of ‘Milk Paint’.
The use of milk paint has been used for thousands of years before our modern day paint.
Milk paint today can have some more ingredients in it however you won’t believe it … Just today’s powdered milk, water, and some dry pigment will make ‘Milk Paint’ you can put on your walls.
This is certainly natural. Non-toxic and no smell.
I am trying to just answer the question directly without lot’s of detail however if in the future you want more details on the makeup and use and application just let me know. Frankly, I could write a five thousand word blog on this subject and still have more information to write. As a licensed contractor, I used my own milk paint formulation for customers that were allergic to the smell of modern-day paint.
Let me know if you want more about ‘Milk Paint’ by using the ‘Contact Me‘ page.
My Northern Arizona paint company will use milk paint for those discerning customers that want complete natural paint.
Check out my website: www.RogerMerrill.com
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