Frequently asked questions about Real Milk Paint®

What Will Milk Paint Stick To?

Real Milk Paint ® is best applied to porous surfaces like raw wood, unprimed drywall,  concrete, brick, terra cotta, unglazed tile, cinder blocks, and more. If you're working over surfaces that already have a finish, are metal, plastic, or painted with an oil-based paint then we typically recommend our Ultra Bond to add to the [...]

Why is milk paint sold as a powder?

Real Milk Paint® is manufactured and sold as a powder for multiple reasons. Because this is natural paint, keeping the ingredients dry prevents us from having to use preservatives. True milk paints are always manufactured as a powder. If it is liquid, it probably isn't a true milk paint. Also, a dry powder has increased [...]

What is “milk paint”?

Before commercially prepared paint was available, paint was made at home based on formulas handed down from generation to generation. Milk paint was made from old curdled milk or cottage cheese, lime, and earth pigments for color. Now, Real Milk Paint® is made with a very similar formula of casein (milk protein), lime, plant-based filler, and [...]