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Since it may be some time before we’re allowed to go back to a salon let’s talk safer nail polish. It’s alarming to learn about all the toxic chemicals in our nailpolish (well all of our products actually). I take a very reasonable approach to cleaning up my skin, hair, and body products becuase it’s hard to completely avoid all bad ingredients. Even if we make some swaps here and there it’s better than nothing.
Not only are you saving your skin from irritants and chemicals, but by purchasing from brands committed to saftey you signal to that brand and others that there is a market for safer products. The more we do that, the more safer our daily products will be come. It’s voting with your dollars. Being mindful of where my money goes has taken on more importance from me lately because it holds with it so much power.
So I’ve rounded up 5 affordable and accessable nailpolish brands that you can get right from Amazon.
The line of polish, as well as the Karma Organic Spa focus on clean and safe components. All the non-toxic polishes are free from the big three, toluene, formaldehyde, and DBP, as well as a completely organic nail polish remover, derived from soy.
Ella + Mila nail colors contain no Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Triphenyl Phosphate (TPHP), Xylene or Camphor, making it a 7 chemical free product.
All Cirque Colors products are non-toxic, vegan & cruelty-free. Designed and handmade in Brooklyn, NY.
Their products are formulated without formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, DBP, toluene, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, Xylene and TPHP. And bonus for the vegans here, it’s cruelty free!
Zoya does not use any Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) which is an ingredient that could potentially have dangerous effects on developmental growth and reproduction, Formaldehyde, which according to the National Cancer Institute is a possible carcinogen, Toluene which is a hazardous chemical found in petroleum that could also be toxic with prolonged exposure, Formaldehyde Resin and Camphor.
