PureColor - Wood Stain and Finishes - Eco-Friendly, Vivid Colors, Deep Pigment, Ready to Use, Water-Based, Low VOC, No Odor, & Easy Clean-Up. Quart, Ink Blot

So happy to have found this company! I made the mistake of buying the big brand from the box store and instantly regretted it- smelled horrible and instant headache! I tried to off gas it, but it was too bad so we are making a better decision! Ordered the walnut and very happy with the color! We try to live low tox with two little girls in our home and are mindful about what we bring in the home. I needed a stain for our laundry room shelves, and this stain is beautiful, easily applied, and literally no smell. Opened it up and did the first coat tonight and truly obsessed. The packaging is also so smart. Very happy customer! :)

This product was easy to use and turned out nicely. We used a satin polyurethane over the top and the color stayed the same. When I first opened this product I was really excited that they sent a sample tube, choosing a color can be hard and the color itself can change depending on the type of wood etc. I used the sample color, as shown in the photo on the right side of the piece of wood, and was very displeased! I had ordered the pale pink color and this was a bright pink color! I went through the mental turmoil of deciding what to do. Go with it? Send it back? After a while I looked at all the products in the box again and realized they sent the wrong sample color. The sample they sent was Rosy Pink and the color I ordered, and received, was Pastel Pink (shown on the left side of the board). So the idea of a sample is nice, getting the wrong sample - not so helpful! Anyway, problem solved, as I had in fact received the color I was hoping for. And it turned out very nicely! I’m not taking off any stars because I understand that mistakes can happen and the end result was perfect. I would definitely order another color if I turn out to need one.

Very happy with this stain. The customer service was also exceptional. We used the stain to refinish our dining room table, chairs, and a bench. The color took nicely. It has been several months now and it is looking vibrant -- just what we wanted. We tried several colors before finding the one we wanted. The company rep was super friendly and helpful. They sent us some small samples quickly when we needed them. I would recommend this product and company to anyone. One of the most important issues to us was that we wanted stain that was not loaded with harmful chemicals and filled our house with stink while working with it -- this stain was perfect -- easy clean up, almost no smell when applying (smelled like water), and quick drying. We feel good knowing our little girls are eating and living on surfaces without toxic chemicals. It would have been faster to find stain at the local hardware store, perhaps, but this stain was well worth it. Excellent product. Excellent surface. Life friendly.

I recently bought a major brand stain for a small restaining project and though I am sure people who work with that brand say it works well, I could not stand it...I smelled it for a whole month on the furniture. That is with letting it all air out on a balcony for weeks! I HAD to find a LOW VOC stain, but my local hardware store said they don't carry them because of quality, so I ordered here. It came faster then expected and I used it today to my delight. I do not see any quality issue-it works well and had NO SMELL! I got some on my skin and it didn't irritate me and washed fairly easily. The packaging was eco-friendly, small and there was a free sample inside of another product. Great company that I wish the best to. P.S. The LAVA color is beautiful, though I wish it was almost as red as the fluid is when applied and dried.

Ok , hate to be a Debbie downer ; but ------- I was a bit taken aback by the color when it dried .It was a almost hot pink red when wet (iridescent mercurochrome in spots) I shook it well . Came in a tough ( though ) plastic bag with a screw capped pour spout .The spots came to the surface as some areas would dry . Not happy , bought barn red to redo finish color , but now has taken about a week to dry , the two are somewhat at odds . Trying it this way first , might have to sand the really big exterior door , not sure yet . Hope it dries ok though . Lol but not , oh well , win some lose some . But it's cost is not an insurance to out come .

I purchased this stain to use over an existing finish and at first was disappointed. Since it was water based, and had no odor, it did not penetrate the furniture I originally stained. That was my fault. I learned I should have used a stinky, oil finish. I had plenty of this stain let over and have since used it on bare wood projects. Beautiful! I love the easy use bag. No dripping paint can and it is easy to store the remainder. I have used it again twice with beautiful results and it stays very fresh in the bag. I would order it again for bare wood projects.

Rich color, nice applicator. Recommended.

On oak this looks beautiful, more true to it's intended color, but on pine it leaves a color that is way more red than brown (see pic...bench seats were pine), so keep that in mind when buying. I loved the fact it had little to no odor and cleaned easily off my hands with soap and water. Prep the wood properly before staining, using a wood conditioner, and the stain will take evenly and beautifully. The fact it is non-toxic made me feel safer using it on a butcher block top that I made into a kitchen table that my kids will be eating off of, and it looks like any minwax or other oil-base you'd use. I put it on light and sanded it to achieve the look I was going for. Highly recommend and will use again for future projects!