Painting Craft
Is it safe to paint with water based acrylic craft paint?
I am 36 weeks pregnant and have small projects I want to complete for the nursery before the baby comes. These projects involve using water based acrylic craft paint. These are the kind that comes in small tubes at any craft store in a large variety of colors. I know that you should avoid latex paint, but I am not sure about craft paint. Are these safe to use while pregnant?
Acrylic paints are very similar to latex based, but they emit quite a bit less odour than the house paint variety. I would say that it’d be fine as long as you use them in a well ventilated area.
You’ll want to make sure all your colours are marked NON-Toxic. Most craft paints are, but check, each should be labelled as such. Some artist acrylics contain pigments that are NOT SAFE during pregnancy (or really, not at all if skin contact occurs) such as Cadmium, Cobalt and Lead. Again, this isn’t common in Craft Quality paints, but make sure you see the AP Non-Toxic label on each tube.
I should note, any paint that says Hue and is marked Non-Toxic is also fine. Hue means the pigment used is a close colour replica of the original, but a safe and/or less expensive version. For example: Cadmium Yellow Hue would contain no actual Cadmium, therefore it should still have a non-toxic label. I just wanted to add that in case someone reads this and panics 
The key is in the non-toxic label, if you’ve got that, you’re fine. Paints that contain pigments with health risks should always be labelled as such.
If you’re still unsure, contact your doctor and ask.
Good Luck!
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