5 Best Baby Safe Paint Choices

Today’s Dads’ Choice Award for the best baby safe paint goes to Rust-Oleum’s 285140 Ultra Matte Interior Chalked Paint. Rust-Oleum comes in handy if you’re doing a remodeling job and don’t like to handle the terrible smell of thinners. It has great adhesive properties, yet surprisingly doesn’t aggravate your allergies. Rust-Oleum is made of 100% non-toxic materials and is safe for use. The paint is a non-VOC so you wouldn’t have to worry about long term exposure and is super easy to apply on interior surfaces without having to do a ton of prep work first.

Rust-Oleum gives a great vintage look on most surfaces; including wood, canvas, metal, and ceramic. So you’ll be getting safety with style.

With Rust-Oleum, your baby’s crib will have a one-of-a-kind appearance to it— what’s more, you wouldn’t need more than one coat of coverage, and it dries up in less than half an hour, making it an excellent choice for small projects as well.

A gallon of Rust-Oleum will fully cover up to 150 square feet, and it’s super easy to clean with soap and water, revealing a sheen that will likely stay there for a couple of decades, at least.

The Retique It Finish Paint allows you to get much faster results than you would get with a normal point. Retique It Chalk Finish is our pick for the best low VOC baby safe paint; it’s completely free of VOCs and is non-toxic, making it a baby safe paint, so you wouldn’t have to worry about any health hazards. It’s used by many professionals and is ideal for painting furniture and cabinets.

The Retique paint can doesn’t come with a CA Prop 65 warning, which means it’s safe for the long run and you wouldn’t need to worry about continued exposure to harmful fumes long after the paint has already been applied.

Retique It Chalk Finish Paint is safe for babies, it offers great value for money since a single liter can cover up to 40 square meters when applied in one layer, and if you’re working on large projects, Retique It can help you save a lot of money. For the same kind of coverage in other paints, you should expect to spend approximately twice the cost of a Retique It.

For best results, especially if you want the chalky exterior to really show, you should budget for at least 2 coats. That said, the finish is not only smooth but highly durable and great for hiding flaws on the painted surfaces. The paint also penetrates fully into the wood, acting as a
repellent to wear, tear, and water.

That said, it should be noted that Retique It paint was primarily designed for use on furniture and cabinets, so any attempt to use it on other types of surfaces may not give the best results.

FolkArt’s 34150 Home Decor Chalk had to be our pick for the best baby safe paint for cribs. FolkArt is unique among paints in the sense that it is extremely easy to layer and distress, creates a brilliant matte chalk finish that will look great in your nursery and their products are completely safe for babies, so you can enjoy the process without having to worry about any health hazards.

FolkArt is particularly great for furniture as it doesn’t need any priming or stripping. You might have to add multiple layers and sand it to get an edgy appearance but given that you are a fan of that kind of look, you will not be disappointed with the results. Apart from that little bit, it’s the best brand you can pick for your craft projects.

FolkArt has actually been in the paint-making business for a while now (since 1976, to be exact), and they have perfected their products to make the process of creation, of art and craft, as fun as it should be. Moreover, their products are safe, so you can enjoy your work without
having to worry about your health.

Demand for the FolkArt paint is very high, as it is a high-quality non-toxic paint with lots of unique special finishes. It’s not only popular among remodelers and DIY enthusiasts but also sculptors and artists.

You can easily customize your surfaces, such as your baby’s crib, with a variety of excellent finishes, including enamel, outdoor, chalk paint, neon, glitter, multi-surface, and a whole lot more.

Another great thing about FolkArt is that you can use it on multiple surfaces besides wood, including metal, ceramic, plaster, terracotta, and canvas. The coverage also blends well to hide natural blemishes on the surface.

Tried & True Wood Stain paint is a great option if you’re looking for a baby safe furniture paint, it’s the go-to option for the most hobbyist who takes their hobby seriously. It’s also great to have it if you’re planning to do paintwork in your baby’s crib.

This paint is 100% free of VOCs and harmful solvents. Moreover, it’s even safe for contact with food and eyes, which is to say that, once the paint is dry, you wouldn’t have to worry about any health or safety hazards even if it accidentally finds itself in someone’s stomach. Most commonly they are used on walls and floors in the food or health industries where hygiene standards are very high.

This makes this paint an excellent choice if you’re looking for paint to paint your baby’s crib. If your baby is fed in there, you don’t have to worry about the paint having an adverse effect on their health.

When it comes to woodworking projects; including children’s toys, cutting boards, cribs, and others, Tried and True is among the best non-VOC paints you can get.

The material itself is a mix of linseed oil, which is great at penetrating wood, and various natural earth pigments. This potent combination ensures that your wood is not only well protected from wear, tear, and the elements, but also that its natural beauty is enhanced by the paint.

With a coverage of 100 square feet per gallon, this paint is ideal for large and intensive projects. It’s definitely going to save you money!

Yet another Rust-Oleum product! However, with how great their products are, it makes sense to have another one on this list.

The more we expose ourselves to harmful paint fumes can cause serious health issues. Infants and babies are even more vulnerable to these health hazards, considering that their immune system is far from being fully developed.

With the Rust-Oleum 200241H water-based paint, you don’t have to worry about those fumes anymore. This paint is 100% environment-friendly and contains absolutely zero warning symbols on the container.

To take it a step further, the Rust-Oleum water-based paint has a PASS rating on tests for food items, which is to say that, even if your infant licked the paint while playing in their crib, it’s completely safe and doesn’t pose any health or safety hazards. Needless to say, that you should make sure the paint is dry first before letting your infant anywhere near it.

Rust-Oleum’s 200241H Water-Based is our pick for the best baby safe DIY paint. You can use the Rust-Oleum water-based paint for lots of different applications, both indoors and outdoors, including countertops, decking on the balcony, garden furniture, and wood flooring. The adhesion is superb, ensuring the paint sticks to the surface of the wood for many years to come. It’s also great at enhancing the wood’s own beauty.

Rust-Oleum water-based paint comes with Varathane; a material that offers stain and scratch resistance and hides the imperfections of the surface underneath. Surfaces that you add this paint to should remain beautiful and smooth for as long as they have a coat on them.

The coverage is also pretty good at 125 square feet per gallon. This should allow you to quickly finish medium to large projects. It takes about 30 minutes to dry up and should be ready for recoating in under 2 hours.