Watermixable oil paints: to be or not to be toxic?
A few years back I used watermixable oil paints by Grumbacher Max. I thought that they were o'kay but I found that I went back to the traditional oils. Recently, I have been reinvestigating these watermixable paints again. There is one extra bedroom upstairs in our condo where I have my studio. The air circulation is not great even with the window opened. As a result this forces me to paint outside. Where I live nice weather is hard to come by. It is either too, too hot or too, too cold or too, too rainy. So, that leaves about a month or two. Then mix in the 40 hour work week and other daily living responsibilities I'm left with about a month, maybe.
Time is very valuable in life. Today, I went to the store to check out the watermixable oils. I saw the Windsor Newton ones. But I noticed on the back of the Grumbacher Cadmium Yellow tube the following disclaimer: "Because of the cadmium the state of California knows of incidences of where cadmium has caused cancer due to inhalation." So, therefore, I take that to mean that watermixable oils can still be toxic and should be used in a well ventilated area. But it seems that they advertise them as nontoxic.
Question? Are watermixable oils nontoxic? Also, I thought cadmium was harmful if it was ingested or touched at times for some people. What does this mean when they say if it is inhaled?
Thanks for your reply and advice!
Renee
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