non toxic nail polish

[Toady]

Does it exist? My little girls love their nails painted but I hate the thought of the junk in the polish.

[thixle]

I've been looking at this non-peel off nail polish for a while. My daughter LOVES nail polish too and well-meaning friends always seem to have it But I have no idea if it is as natural as it claims, you know? I've also thought about re-using a nail polish bottle, but fill it with non-toxic acrylic-- any thoughts about that?

[reducereuserecycle]

hmmm....

[nighten]

Try that Honeybee Gardens maybe? (see PP's link)

I would be hesitant to use it on a very young child honestly, but on myself, sure.

Here's an interesting article on nail polish and it refers to the Honeybee brand: Click for link.

Here's an excerpt if you don't want to read the whole thing:

However, there are some slightly healthier alternatives out there. The best bet is Honeybee Gardens’ water-based nail enamel, available on their web site at www.HoneybeeGardens.com. This polish is completely free of phthalates, formaldehyde, solvents and FD&C colors. Testers of this product found that the peel-off variety went on very nicely, but they had to let it dry for a few hours or it would chip and peel off early. Honeybee’s stay-put variety works very well, especially with a clear coat underneath, but it too needs to dry for a couple of hours before it is totally set.

[quantumleap]

I use the Honeybee Gardens stuff. I don't find you have to let it dry too terribly long. It sticks like glue though, I must say. I ended up getting remover from Suncoat, but it still takes a while to get it off. Also, the purple colour seperates. I also have a pinkish one, and it's stayed emulsified, but that pale purple, it just splits into white and dark purple. It doesn't seem to affect the colour on the nail, but I cannot get it to mix properly in the bottle. It doesn't smell chemically at all.

Katia

[Toady]

Originally Posted by reducereuserecycle

hmmm....

I am fairly new to posting here so help me out. What does hmmm.... mean in the context of this thread?


Thank you to everyone else!

[Denvergirlie]

Originally Posted by Toady

I am fairly new to posting here so help me out. What does hmmm.... mean in the context of this thread?


Thank you to everyone else!

hmmmm... they are thinking on this topic

[JessicaTX]

I use some called Earthly Delights. It says it's non-toxic, water-based and doesn’t contain solvents. Toluene and Formaldehyde-free. Free of any animal ingredients.

that said..the ingredient list doesn't look all that natural either :P But I bought it because my girls love having their nails painted, and the idea of painting formaldehyde on their hands skeeved me out.