
All Laquered Up Earth Day Polish Post
(Image from ALU Blog)
I found the brand listings interesting because slowly over the years, companies have been pulling the big 3 offenders out of their ingredients. Formaldehyde, Toulene, and DBP. Cancer in a bottle. But, that list has been expanding to include Formaldehyde Resin (the reason I don't use OPI), and Camphor. You can draw more bees with honey than Formaldehyde. Whether trying to keep up with the industry competition or listening to their customers, I am pleased that so many companies are cleaning up their acts.
With so many safe, quality polishes available, there is no excuse to continue taking chances with your current polish. I don't care if you have been using the same brand since you were a teenager, it's time to check out safer options.
Zoya is running a polish trade-in promotion right now. Send in any brand of polish (not Zoya) and you can pick from their entire collection for $3 a bottle shipped. Regular price is $6 not including shipping. I sent out a dozen almost full bottles of my old polish and it cost around $6.50 to ship them. Check it out!
Currently, I use 3 nail polish brands. I may expand that thanks to ALU's blog post. I will check out the posted version of NYC polish the next time I am in the store. Cheap always makes me happy.
Zoya - straight up nail polish. Huge selection of colors, intensities, etc.
Spell Cosmetics - mineral nail polish. Unique colors. Smells like polish, shake well.
Honeybee Gardens - water based mineral polish. No smell. Limited, standard color set. Regular and peel off varieties. Does not last as long as regular polish. Shake well.
This post might enlighten as I was worried about those OPI nail polishes too !
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I'm really happy. I thought that I would have to swear off nail polishes altogether ! Good to know there are some good non-toxic ones out there.
ReplyDeleteUse a cotton swab to rub the cuticles and petroleum jelly on the skin around your nails before removing the barrier between the polished skin.
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