It's summer, and everyone's wearing flipflops or open toed shoes, showing off their pretty toenails. But nail polish contains the 'toxic three': formaldehyde, phthalates and toluene, which the CDC said may cause birth defects in laboratory animals . These dangerous chemicals have also been linked to cancer and asthma. Here are some more natural nail products, either organic, water-based, odor-free and most importantly, phthalate-free:
According to this article, 74% of popular brands like L’Oreal, Orly, Revlon, and Sally Hansen have already eliminated these chemicals. And avoid nail polish removers with acetone.
this is great! thanks for the info!! i always knew that nail polish was probably not the greatest thing in the world for me, so this was helpful! i think i'm going to write an article on this for a blog i work for called guffly.com.... thanks againg for the heads up!!
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