Ваш лак для ногтей может вас убить

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Не позволяйте лаку для ногтей медленно убивать ваше тело. Вот 15 лучших нетоксичных брендов.

Не знаю, как вы, а я лучше переживу трагедию прыжка с парашютом, чем буду подавлена ​​своим лаком для ногтей. Звучит драматично? Хотите верьте, хотите нет, но ваш лак для ногтей может убить вас и вашего будущего ребенка. Действительно.

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Если вы любитель лаков для ногтей, вы наверняка слышали о «Toxic-Trio». Он относится к трем наиболее вредным химическим веществам, содержащимся в большинстве средств по уходу за ногтями: формальдегиду, толуолу и дибутилфталату, два из которых входят в число более чем 1300 химических веществ, запрещенных к использованию в косметике в Европейском союзе. Но в Соединенных Штатах, где в таких продуктах запрещено менее десятка химикатов, ограничений ни на один из этих химикатов нет. Широко известно, что толуол и ДБФ являются токсинами для развития. многие вредные последствия в течение определенного периода времени (включая выкидыши, врожденные дефекты, нарушение когнитивной функции и функции почек, атаксию и хроническую боль), в то время как формальдегид считается сильнодействующимканцероген(т.е. высокая склонность вызывать рак).

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Ложь

В недавнем исследование Калифорнийского DTSC(Отдел контроля за токсичными веществами), включающий 25 случайно выбранных средств по уходу за ногтями (таких как OPI, Essie, Cacie и т. д.), которые продаются и используются в большинстве маникюрных салонов, почти все продукты, утверждал их полировка не включала толуол, на самом деле содержала его больше, чем продукты, которые вообще не предъявляли никаких претензий. Было обнаружено, что бренды с надписью «не содержит толуола» на упаковке являются откровенной ложью, в то время как пять из семи с этикетками, утверждающими, что они «не содержат токсичных трио», содержат толуол или ДБФ, или и то, и другое!

Результаты исследования противоречили заявлениям производителей средств по уходу за ногтями — почти все они лгали.

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Было доказано, что Эсси содержит Трифенилфосфат, N-пропилацетат и т-бутанол, все из которых предположительно вредны.

На самом деле толуол обнаруживался чаще всего и в более высоких концентрациях в продуктах с заявлениями, связанными с «токсичными трио», чем в традиционных продуктах — десять из двенадцати продуктов с заявлениями «не содержат толуола» действительно содержали толуол. Также были обнаружены химические вещества, назначение, свойства, токсичность которых для человека и воздействие на окружающую среду неизвестны DTSC, а вредные химические вещества бутилацетат и этилацетат присутствовали во всех продуктах, кроме одного.

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«Перед лицом растущих проблем со здоровьем некоторые польские компании заявили, что они удалили из своей продукции определенные сомнительные химические вещества. Но выборочное тестирование некоторых из этих продуктов правительственными учреждениями показало, что химические вещества все еще присутствуют. Известно, что некоторые химические вещества в продуктах для ногтей вызывают рак, другие связаны с аномалиями развития плода, выкидышами и другим вредом для репродуктивного здоровья. Исследователи показали, что некоторые косметические красящие добавки, особенно ярко-красный, вызывают [коричневатое] обесцвечивание кожи. Ряд исследований также показал, что косметологи — группа, в которую входят мастера маникюра, а также парикмахеры и визажисты — имеют повышенный уровень смертности от болезни Ходжкина, детей с низким весом при рождении и множественной миеломы, формы рака». – Нью-Йорк Таймс

Women's health and safety is simply not a priority for the American government
Здоровье и безопасность женщин просто не являются приоритетом для американского правительства.

Продолжайте читать, чтобы узнать, какие бренды безопасны:

In 1976, the cosmetics industry itself established the Cosmetic Ingredient Review, a panel that is supposed to “review and assess the safety of ingredients used in cosmetics in an open, unbiased and expert manner,” according to its website. But the panel is financed entirely by the Personal Care Products Council, the industry lobbying group. The panel’s offices are also in the same building in Washington as the products council.

The problem is, no public authority tests the stated ingredients of products like nail polish for accuracy — let alone safety — prior to sale. In other words, cosmetics companies can lie, and women’s health is simply not a priority for the American government.

In 2005, lawmakers in California proposed banning DBP from cosmetic products sold or manufactured in the state. Industry lobbyists flooded the State Capitol (some bearing gift baskets of lipstick and nail polish), spending over a half-million dollars fighting the ban, according to state records. Some of the country’s best-known cosmetics companies — Estée Lauder, Mary Kay and OPI, among others — weighed in against it. The bill ultimately failed.

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“Stories of illness and tragedy abound at nail salons across the country; of children born slow or ‘special,’ of miscarriages and cancers, of coughs that will not go away and painful skin afflictions. The stories have become so common that older manicurists warn women of child-bearing age away from the business.” – Нью-Йорк Таймс

Does all this mean we have to do away with nail polish? Well, kindof. Unless you’re going to send a sample to a lab to independently verify what chemicals are in the product (since it seems ingredients lists aren’t to be trusted), then you’ll never really know what you’re being exposed to. That said, it’s good to know that there are quite a few options that claim to be much safer than the mainstream brands.

“[Nail salons are] a beautiful industry, it makes people feel better,” Ms. Colon, who owned a salon in Brooklyn, said in an interview, a faint wheeze just audible behind her ready laugh. “But if a lot of people knew the truth behind it, it wouldn’t happen. They wouldn’t go.”

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Healthier Choices

Following the toxic report, Butter London (whose polishes were not included in the study) quickly issued a statement announcing proudly that their company has been “the pioneering force” behind “toxic-trio-free” nail lacquer, noting that all their products are without formaldehyde, toluene and DBP (dibutyl phthalate). In fact, Butter followed suit after Zoya, another nail polish brand with by far the largest selection of colors we’ve seen, was the first to be “five-free” by remove toxic ingredients such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and DBP (dibutyl phthalate) from their formulations.

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Butter London was founded in 2005 by Sasha Muir, a British entrepreneur, alongside Nonie Creme, a premier fashion manicurist in London, as its founding creative director. Both Butter and Zoya claim to be the first company to sell non-toxic nail lacquer in the US and, as such, Butter London has earned the praise and support of fashion A-listers such as Alexander Wang, Victoria Beckham, Betsey Johnson, Vena Cava, Calvin Klein and Issa, among others. We tried Butter London polishes ($16/bottle) and, unfortunately, found them to have a strong chemical smell and chip relatively quickly.

Since then, several other boutique brands have popped up that have taken non-toxic a step further and claim to rule out not just three, but all toxic ingredients, removing the strong smell along with the other common toxins like phthalates, biphenyl A, xylene, ethyl acetate, acetone, FD&C colors, formaldehyde or colophony resin and camphor.

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So how can you be sure you’re getting a truly non-toxic polish, and not just whitewashed marketing lies? The truth is: you can’t. Buttttt your best bet is to go for brands that have a genuine story behind them, that are water-based and odorless. Ones with mineral-based pigments (instead of synthetics) are even better.

Check out the fab colors offered by these fifteen “toxin-free” lines:

1. Acquarella ($16/bottle) uses a unique water-based system that is odorless, toxin-free, and dries in 5-10 minutes.

2. Honeybee Gardens ($13) is water-based but dries in 4-6 hours, low VOC, free of FD&C colors, toluene, dibutyl phthalate, xylene, or formaldehyde and removes with rubbing alcohol.

3. Scotch Naturals ($15) lacquers are not just “three-free” or “five-free”, but claim to be “all-free” — ie. 100% free of all phthalates, parabens, and all toxins. Their quick drying technology has left out the noxious odors while still allowing for salon-quality durability.

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4. Piggy Paint ($8) has a great story behind it and is non-toxic, odorless, made for kids, water-based formula without formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, biphenyl A, ethyl acetate and acetone.

5. Suncoat ($9) makes water-based polishes that are non-toxic, kid-safe, have won awards, and are made in Ontario, Canada at their own facility. They also created the first water-based low-odor, eco-friendly, peel-away nail polish featuring natural colors and mineral pigments instead of synthetics — no nail polish remover needed (which makes it great for traveling). It gets harder to remove the longer you leave it on, so it’s recommended that you remove it (by soaking your fingers for five minutes and then peeling it off) after two or three days, so you don’t damage your nails.

6. LVX ($16) makes a long lasting, chip resistant and gel-like formula that’s “five-free” and made in the USA.

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7. Peacekeeper ($8) is made without dyes, formaldehyde, toluene, or phthalates. Peacekeeper Cause-Metics is the first cosmetics line to give all of its after-tax, distributable profits to women’s health advocacy and urgent human rights issues.

8. True Natural ($11) is “five-free”, odorless, made in Germany and comes in some pretty funky colors.

9. Priti NYC ($15) polish is “five-free” and comes in a range of sophisticated colors.

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10. Safe Nail Polish ($11) is non-toxic, odorless, dries in 5 minutes and made in the USA.

11. Nubar ($5) polishes are “three-free” and they list their ingredients and even publish their material data sheets publicly.

12. SpaRitual ($6.50 – $15) polishes are “four-free” and come in a huge range of colors.

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13. No-Miss ($8) says they “use natural resources to develop non-chemical, non-cancerous products without harming the environment”.

14. RGB ($18) polishes are “five-free” and have a very high-fashion feel.

15. ZOYA ($9) has an enormous array of colors — the largest we’ve seen. They also claim to be the first to remove toxic ingredients such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and DBP (dibutyl phthalate) from their formulations. (Note: in the study by California DTSC, Zoya was free of the “toxic trio”, but had high levels of Acetone.)

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…and here’s my favorite non-toxic nail polish remover (it smells like lavender!): Organic Lavender Nail Polish Remover

Can’t find them at the drugstore? Check Whole Foods, your local health food store, or buy them online. I recommend ordering one bottle from each and seeing which work better for you. Each one has a different formulation, and while some may smell toxic (toss those ones in the trash), others won’t. Some take a long time to dry, and some dry quickly. Some will chip quickly and some will be super durable. Some will be easy to remove (some even peel off!), and yet others may be harder to remove. Keep trying these brands until you fall in love.

Not sure what to do with your old, toxic nail polish? Here’s a great idea.

Test them out and let us know what you think in the comments below!

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Хилари Роуленд

Писатель, художник и дизайнер с тех пор, как она была достаточно молода, чтобы положить карандаш на бумагу, Хилари выучила код и created Urbanette when she was a teenager. Currently, she lives in Monte Carlo, but spent the past decade living in NYC, still considers herself a New Yorker, and visits regularly. She's always traveling, looking for hot new topics, destinations, and life hacks to bring to Urbanette readers.

Reader Discussion: 76 Comments

  1. Great! This article revealed a lot of “nail polish” secrets. That’s why, as much as I can, I avoid applying nail polish.

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  2. Wow! Hidden risks in nail polish?! This is very alarming but thanks for the information. I’ll be on the lookout for these dangerous chemicals next time I shop for my nail polish. Great article!

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  3. I love Butter polishes, I can't leave Ulta without scooping up one or two! Sometimes I swear you can just smell the harmful chemicals in the pungent scents of nail polishes. "Seche Vite," a popular topcoat, is known to cause birth defects so steer clear of that one too.

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  4. It’s good to know that alternatives are available. We love applying colors to our nails, little do we know about the dangers of toxic nail polish.

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  5. That’s why I don’t trust really cheap nail polish. It’s obvious, really cheap nail polish are substandard or have too many harmful/ toxic ingredients.

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