GO GREEN! SAY NO TO THE BIG 3 (POLISH TOXIC)

Go Green! Opt for healthier and environmental friendly nail polish! How to do that? Read on..

Basically all you need to do is to go for polishes that are free of three toxic chemicles; Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Formaldehyde and Toluene.

What are these chemicles?

Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) is a plasticiser that are used in polishes to prevent chips and cracks.

Formaldehyde is used as a nail hardener and to quicken nail-drying process. They are found widely in polishes because they are cheap, and work extremely well as preservatives.

Toluene is a solvent used to ‘cairkan’ the polishes for easy application and smooth finishing as well as promoting quick drying process. Its usually found in gasoline, paint thinners, adhesives, glues, shoe polish etc (notice how some polishes stink similar to these? It contains toluene!)

So?? What do they do to us/our nails?

DBP

•     Is a teratogenic (causes birth defects) so polishes containing this toxin is a big no for pregnant mother
•     Is a Carcinogenic (causes cancer) although there isn’t direct link proving this as yet.

Formaldehyde

•     Inhaling too much of it can trigger breathing difficulties that can further lead to asthma
•     Eye irritation (watery eyes and burning sensation)

Toulene:

•     Dizziness and headache
•     If used too long (especially nail biters) it could lead to severe damage of your kidney and liver.

Oh God! Are they Really that bad?

Personally, im not really convinced that they are all that bad. I mean come on all chemicals have their down sides, like duh! Or they wouldn’t be called CHEMICLES! But of course too much of it wouldn’t be good as well. It depends on the individual preference. If you’ve used it and don’t care about these stuff then by all means do not let this stop you. But if you are paranoid after this post then I would suggest you to opt for the safer polishes not containing these ingredients. The brands? Its listed below:

Formaldehyde and DBP Free polishes

• ·      Carolyn New York
• ·      CND (Creative Nail Design)
• ·      NYX

Formaldehyde, DBP and Toulene Free Polishes:

•       China Glaze (black label)
• ·      Color Club
• ·      Essie
• ·      Illamasqua
• ·      Maybelline Express Finish, Maybelline Salon Expert
• ·      Nicole
• ·      OPI (green label)-peel off the black label to see
• ·      MAC
• ·      Milani
• ·      N.Y.C.
• ·      Long Wearing
• ·      NARS
• ·      Orly
• ·      Wet n’ Wild
• ·      Chanel
• ·      Dior
• ·      Estee Lauder
• ·      Givenchy
• ·      Lancome
• ·      Lippmann
• ·      L’oreal
• ·      No-Miss
• ·      Nubar
• ·      Revlon
• ·      Rimmel London 60 Seconds
• ·      Sally Hansen
• ·      Zoya

So.. Going green today??

Sources: e-medicine, FDA, Allacquered Up