Nail Toxic

There has been a lot of new discussion out there re: toxic nail polish. Fortunately there are tons of sites to google to find all sorts of vegan, animal friendly, non-toxic beauty products out there. I get so inspired by other peoples' blogs, posts, and websites which keep us all so informed!

I have only worn nail polish twice in the past 2 years, one was on my wedding day and the other was on a day when I just had to have black nails. But I took it off a few days later.
I like the clean crisp look of my healthy, strong, long (mostly raw vegan) nails. But for some reason over the past few days I have wanted to get into the holiday spirit via my nails. Hence my new interest.


Big 3 toxins- Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Formaldehyde and Toluene.

Here is an easy one for nail polish info: http://www.alllacqueredup.com/2008/04/go-green-healthier-polish.html

Great : Big 3 Free – butter London, Calvin Klein, China Glaze (black label), Color Club, Hard Candy, Maybelline, Nicole, OPI (green label) and Sally Hansen

Wonderful : Big 3 Free, No Formaldehyde Resin – MAC, N.Y.C. Colors, Nailtini (except Vodka), NARS, Nocti, Orly, PeaceKeeper, Rescue Beauty Lounge, SpaRitual, Wet n’ Wild and Zoya

Superb : Big 3 Free, No Formaldehyde Resin, No Camphor – Chanel, Dashing Diva, Estee Lauder, Lippmann, L’oreal, No-Miss, Nubar, Revlon, Sante and Sinful Colors

Amazing : Water based, Big 3 Free, No Formaldehyde Resin, No Camphor, No Ethyl Acetate – Acquarella- Honeybee Gardens and Suncoat

Yesterday I splurged on 2 new colors by Deborah Lippmann which are free of the Big 3. They are pricey at $16 a pop but for me, someone who is beginning to think of having a baby, I do not want to put any additional toxins on or in my body. I juice an obscene amount of organic veggies daily, lug them up from my car every few days, make the effort to juice and eat a mostly raw vegan diet...so why would I then just go "eh, toxins leeching in through my nails, whatever."
Living in this world in this time, in a city, you have to pick your battles. Nobody can do everything organic, local, non-toxic, unless you have a lot of free time and a ton of money, but I am trying to do the best that I can.
And as some research shows, among other things, the toxins found in nail polish worn by the mother leads to small penises in the forming baby boy. As if you could live that one down. It's not really a risk that I want to take.
So do your research, check labels, see what matters to you, pick you battles. I always like to have more options and more information. And luckily we live in age where answers are literally at our (hopefully non-toxic) fingertips.