As a wise saying goes, “The penny-wise pays twice, the foolish pays thrice, the stone stupid pays through his entire lifetime”.
There is an enormous range of materials and techniques on offer for interior design. How safe are they for your health?
Image print on a variety of surfaces and materials is very widely used in interior design.
Let’s look at the two most common print methods:
Solvent-based paints have a wealth of advantages:
There is a large drawback, though: solvents are toxic and dangerous to health. Manufacturers struggle to reduce the hazardous impact by decreasing the content of solvent in ink (as in bio- and eco-solvent paints). Regrettably, that is half-measures.
Conversely, UV-curable inks:
Their main disadvantage is the price: UV inks cost much more than solvent inks while printing equipment using UV inks is significantly more complex and is less often chosen by manufacturers.
Building on our research and analysis, we recommend:
Ink type |
Application |
Objects |
Cost |
Solvent-based |
Exterior works |
Outdoor advertising, building fronts |
Low |
bio- and eco-solvent |
Well-ventilated areas, no permanent presence of people or animals |
Swimming pools, gyms, conference halls, lobbies, corridors |
1,5 – 2,0 times more expensive than solvent inks |
UV-curable |
Interiors, no limitations |
Apartments, offices, bedrooms, children’s rooms |
3 – 5 times more expensive than solvent inks |
The key question is: how do we tell solvent print from UV print?
Prints made with solvent-based paints have a varnish effect and shine in light.
UV paints produce matted shades.
All products by OOO Adastra – DECOMATтм are made exclusively with UV technologies.
We value our customers’ health greatly.
Take care!