Love this girl's blogging on nails. I gotta learn stamping now that I have ALL my nail polishes changed out to completely 3-Free, like Zoya (my fave), Sinful Colors, LA Colors, Butter London, Debra Lippman, OPI For Sephora (not regular OPI) OPI Nicole, some Ulta lines and others, with more and more coming on the market.
What's 3 Free ?
Healthy Nail Polish in all the great long lasting colors, without the harmful cancer causing chemicals.
The chemicals we’re talking about are Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Formaldehyde and Toluene.
What do they do?
Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) is a plasticiser to prevent chips and cracks. DBP is an oily liquid that is soluble in fat and slightly soluble in water. It is not very volatile so it does not evaporate readily into the atmosphere.
Over 75% of DBP is used as a plasticiser in polymers such as PVC, 14% is used in adhesives, 7% in printing inks and 3% in other miscellaneous uses, including sealants and grouting agents used in construction as well as consumer products such as cosmetics.
http://www.greenfacts.org/glossary/def/DBP-dibutyl-phthalate.htm
It's NOT a good thing for your body to be absorbing and sniffing in... AT ALL.
Formaldehyde itself is not in pure form in nail polish. A resin, tosylamide/formaldehyde resin that is in polishes, makes the polish tough and resilient. While the resin is manufactured from formaldehyde, once the product becomes a resin, the formaldehyde is chemically changed and essentially no longer present in pure form, but still a carcinogen. If you rarely use nail polish, it may not actually be an issue unless you have a reaction to the formaldehyde resin, but seriously, who wants that absorbed into your body when it's completely unnecessary.
Formaldehyde pure is used in some nail hardeners, you should be very aware of formaldehyde in your treatment products and AVOID THEM, not so much polish if you don't polish your nails all the time, but bottom line, stay away.
Toluene (methylbenzene, toluol, phenylmethane) is a solvent that makes the polish easy to apply. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent for the manufacturing of paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and rubber.
Toluene is found in gasoline, acrylic paints, varnishes, lacquers, paint thinners, adhesives, glues, rubber cement, airplane glue, and shoe polish. At room temperature, toluene is a colorless, sweet smelling, volatile liquid.
Glue sniffing anyone ? No, we didn't think so...
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic594.htm
What do they do?
Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) is a plasticiser to prevent chips and cracks. DBP is an oily liquid that is soluble in fat and slightly soluble in water. It is not very volatile so it does not evaporate readily into the atmosphere.
Over 75% of DBP is used as a plasticiser in polymers such as PVC, 14% is used in adhesives, 7% in printing inks and 3% in other miscellaneous uses, including sealants and grouting agents used in construction as well as consumer products such as cosmetics.
http://www.greenfacts.org/glossary/def/DBP-dibutyl-phthalate.htm
It's NOT a good thing for your body to be absorbing and sniffing in... AT ALL.
Formaldehyde itself is not in pure form in nail polish. A resin, tosylamide/formaldehyde resin that is in polishes, makes the polish tough and resilient. While the resin is manufactured from formaldehyde, once the product becomes a resin, the formaldehyde is chemically changed and essentially no longer present in pure form, but still a carcinogen. If you rarely use nail polish, it may not actually be an issue unless you have a reaction to the formaldehyde resin, but seriously, who wants that absorbed into your body when it's completely unnecessary.
Formaldehyde pure is used in some nail hardeners, you should be very aware of formaldehyde in your treatment products and AVOID THEM, not so much polish if you don't polish your nails all the time, but bottom line, stay away.
Toluene (methylbenzene, toluol, phenylmethane) is a solvent that makes the polish easy to apply. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent for the manufacturing of paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and rubber.
Toluene is found in gasoline, acrylic paints, varnishes, lacquers, paint thinners, adhesives, glues, rubber cement, airplane glue, and shoe polish. At room temperature, toluene is a colorless, sweet smelling, volatile liquid.
Glue sniffing anyone ? No, we didn't think so...
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic594.htm
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Ciao!
from a
Bona Fide Glam Junkie
Ciao!
from a
Bona Fide Glam Junkie
