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Benjamin Moore Tough Walls Acrylic Paint & Primer Eggshell Pastel Base vs Benjamin Moore Ben Interior Paint Eggshell Base 1

Benjamin MooreTough Walls Acrylic Paint & PrimerEggshell · Pastel Base46PoorReplace

Benjamin MooreBen Interior PaintEggshell · Base 168GoodReplace

Documented facts for both products
Fact	Tough Walls Acrylic Paint & Primer	Ben Interior Paint
Use	Interior paint	Interior paint
Sheen · base	Eggshell · Pastel Base	Eggshell · Base 1
VOC (untinted)	<50 g/L	0 g/L
VOC added by tint	Not stated	Not stated
Emissions testing	Not documented	Tested (CDPH)
Health certification	None found	None found
Safety Data Sheet warnings	None	None
Ingredient disclosure	Safety Data Sheet only	Safety Data Sheet only
Safety Data Sheet revised	2/5/2026	1/31/2025

Highlighted rows are where the two products differ. Facts come from each maker's documents; "not disclosed" means the maker hasn't published it, not that the product failed a test.

Score by category
Score by category	Tough Walls Acrylic Paint & Primer	Ben Interior Paint
Indoor air	8 of 40	30 of 40
Ingredient hazards	35 of 35	35 of 35
Transparency	3 of 15	3 of 15
Independent verification	0 of 10	0 of 10

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Benjamin Moore Tough Walls Acrylic Paint & Primer

Safety Data Sheet (rev. 2/5/2026)Product page

Benjamin Moore Ben Interior Paint

Safety Data Sheet (rev. 1/31/2025)Technical data sheet Product page