Poster Paint

I find it very interesting how they call poster paint or children's paint by the name of tempera paints as if they are the same thing. In reality they are very different. For instance tempera paint uses egg yolks as a binder when according to this website, http://www.ehow.com/how_2097379_make-poster-paint.html, you use flour, liquid starch, and liquid detergent for the binder effect. As well you can only use tempera one time, you can't just put it in a jar and use it another time. With children's paints you can reuse them and store them in containers and they will be just fine. I still dont see how the two get classed together when they are so different.

Lead based Paint

Lead based paint is something that can be very hazardous to your health and was banned in the 1978. Yet it is still in about 38 million homes. The reason lead was used in pigment was to speed up the drying process, have it look new, and resist moisture. I didn't think that there was still these many homes with lead based paint in them but i know as long as you don't scratch off the paint and sniff it you should be fine.



Lead Poisoning happens more than you think. 6 May 2004. National Safety Council. 28 February 2008. <http://www.nsc.org/issues/lead/>