You might think these are safe because they’re used in eg some paint solvents, but no, they’re somewhat toxic.
Personally, I would not update towards “substance X is safe for recreational human consumption” from learning that is used as a paint solvent. But then again I never had the urge to drink paint solvent, so I might be atypical.
(Also, I assume that the solvents evaporate while the paint dries, so the health and safety problem should be confined to the wet paint. Of course, details are likely to depend on a lot of specifics. Probably not appropriate for fingerpaint, at least.)
Personally, I would not update towards “substance X is safe for recreational human consumption” from learning that is used as a paint solvent. But then again I never had the urge to drink paint solvent, so I might be atypical.
(Also, I assume that the solvents evaporate while the paint dries, so the health and safety problem should be confined to the wet paint. Of course, details are likely to depend on a lot of specifics. Probably not appropriate for fingerpaint, at least.)
They’ve been used in paints that are put on walls in buildings people are using. They then evaporate and are inhaled.
I assume they mostly evaporate when the paint is fresh, a time when it’s pointedly not advised that you stand in the rooms taking deep breaths.