SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0069
New Paint
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Character EDITORIAL
New paint smells sharp, fresh and slightly harsh, with a sweetish solvent edge that can feel heavy in a closed room.
Words: sharp, fresh, chemical. Families: Fresh and clean, Sharp and bitter.
States: fresh (EDITORIAL), indoors (VERIFIED). A state says how an entry is met, such as wet, aged or roasted. It does not create a new smell, and it adds no scientific fact by itself: states marked EDITORIAL come from the entry's own records, and only those marked VERIFIED are reported by a VERIFIED claim.
Met in: School, Office.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Emissions in newly painted homes (CLM-PAINT-001). G. Wieslander, D. Norbäck, E. Björnsson, C. Janson & G. Boman, Asthma and the indoor environment: the significance of emission of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds from newly painted indoor surfaces, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1996.
Molecules named in these claims: 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate, formaldehyde. A molecule listed here is named in a VERIFIED claim about this smell. It is not presented as the cause of the smell; each claim says what its source supports.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). New Paint (revision 5, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:new-paint. https://smellbook.com/smells/new-paint
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