I love to have pretty painted nails, don’t you? I think
almost every girl does! What every girl doesn’t know is that nail polish
contains toxic chemicals. I always knew that nail polish was full of chemicals,
but I always thought to myself, “Well, it’s just going on my nails. It’s not
like I’m putting it on my skin.” I was very wrong to think this. Nails are a
part of your skin and are very porous, meaning those chemicals will totally be
absorbed into your body. Not good, right?
There are three major chemicals found in nail polishes which
are commonly referred to as the “toxic trio”. The toxic trio consists of
toluene, formaldehyde, and dibutyl phthalate.
Toluene is used to manufacture rubber, gasoline, paints,
airplane glue, shoe polish, and other chemicals. I don’t think anyone would
want to rub this chemical all over their skin. I know I wouldn’t! As I said,
nails are a part of your skin, so that’s totally what you’re doing. This
chemical is known to affect the central nervous system. Toluene can cause
vertigo, seizures, coma, decreased cognition, blindness, and much more. It
affects other areas of the body too, like your heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and
musculoskeletal systems.
Formaldehyde is a colorless gas, used as a preservative.
This chemical can cause blistering, contact dermatitis, and chemical burns.
Exposure to low doses of this chemical have been known to irritate eyes, skin,
and the respiratory tract. Higher amounts of formaldehyde can cause pulmonary
swelling, irregular heartbeat, and even death! It sure doesn’t sound like
something you’d want your body to be absorbing!
Dibutyl phthalate goes by many names such as
benzenedicarboxylic acid and dibutyl ester. The European Union does not allow
this chemical to be used in cosmetics. This chemical can lead to toxicity in
the nervous system, developmental delays, hormone disruption, neurotoxicity,
and irritation of the lungs.
I definitely don’t want to be absorbing any of those toxic
chemicals into my body! So, I looked into healthier options that are free of
the toxic trio. Yesterday, I picked up 3 bottles of Mineral Fusion nail polish
at Whole Foods. I love using different shades of pink whenever I paint my
nails, so I got a pink polish called Jewel. I also got a bottle of base coat
and top coat polish. I painted my nails today with this nail polish and loved
the way they turned out. The pink color is super cute! Mineral Fusion’s nail
polish was on sale at Whole Foods for $5.99, it’s normally $7.99. I thought that
price was awesome and around the same amount of money that I’d spend on other
nail polishes that are full chemicals. You can check out Mineral Fusion’s nail
polish here: http://mineralfusion.com/index.php/shop/nail-color-and-care/nail-polish/nail-polish
Natural nail polish is WAY healthier and comes in tons of
cute colors! You should definitely give it a try!
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