Comments on: The Big 3 (toxic chemicals that is)

By: Vacker & Underbar - Livet blir bättre när man vet var man ska » 3 Free är viktigt!

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:41:49 +0000

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By: All Lacquered Up

All Lacquered Up — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:04:09 +0000

If you are truly concerned with any of the ingredients, please seek the advice of a health professional. Since I am not a doctor or a scientist, I am not qualified to give out medical advice. All I can do is relate the information I find and share my personal experiences. I do not have an allergy to formaldehyde resin and do not know of any risks in using a product that contains it but don’t take my word for it. Because there are people with an allergy to that ingredient I point out which formulas contain it but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is harmful.

By: confused!

confused! — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:35:29 +0000

Argh! So for those of us who are not allergic to formaldehyde resin, are there any risks involved in the ingredient being in the polishes? I use a combination of essie, nails inc and opi polishes, and am now totally unsure as to whether this is a health risk or not. Please help!

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By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:48 +0000

Hello Jolie,

Yes I found this out that OPI still use formaldehyde resin in their polishes - this is the reason why I have stopped using them - hence my rash.

Anyway I have discovered Nubar and also Zoya = Zoya polishes are not expensive on ebay. If you can get into ebay - please browse on both nail polish companies. A girl called Lindsay does the Nubar polishes and will help you in every way if you are not sure about the colours etc.

Also the consistency of Nubar polishes are great as is the bottle and the brush. Brill stuff.

Let me know how you get on and both are safe to use. No inhaling of any chemicals at night.

Tina.

By: Jolie Y.

Jolie Y. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:19:05 +0000

I believe that OPI still has formaldehyde resin in their formula! Should I keep buying them or switch to other brands? I know that Zoya is big-3-free but they're even more expensive than OPI in Toronto. Is Essie big-3-free as well?

By: All Lacquered Up

All Lacquered Up — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:51:20 +0000

Tina & Claudia - Thank you for your comments. As I stated in the comment just before yours, the term 3 Free excludes Formaldehyde Resin which is why I have an updated post, that is linked to in this article, that breaks down the brands by their ingredients.

Check Your Ingredients

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:47:31 +0000

I could give you a list of companies that say that their polishes do not contain the big 3's but like yourself I do scan the wee writing (even bought a magnifying glass) – because I have found that they may not contain formaldehyde but DO contain formaldehyde resin – WHICH IS WHAT ME AND PROBABLY A MAJORITY OF US IS ALLERGIC TO -

Please please please read the tiny print and what I do now is I write to say NYC to find out the ingredients in their polishes – cause I really have to be sure !!!

By: claudia

claudia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:54:12 +0000

Just for you to be aware of certain facts: I recently went on nail polish shopping and discovered that Avon and Opi do include in their formula and. I was shocked, since I am constantly checking safe products lists and data bases and Avon and Opi were one of the "safe" nail products. Just take time to read carefully the ingredients list printed on each bottle/package, even if it's micro size; you can avoid a great damage to your body.

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:12:49 +0000

Hi, It's been a long journey trying and sourcing the safest nail polishes out there – well really ones that I am not allergic to.

I am allergic to touelene, formaldehyde resin and also all acrylates that go into nail polishes – if you feel that you are like me and are allergic to these products – then email the nail polish company and insist that they send you a list of ingredients – to be honest the only ones that did this for me was Nubar and I have stuck with them through Lindsay in ebay – what a gem – she knows her stuff and will answer any questions about the polish that you have and if she does not know, then she will find it out for you.

Happy hunting people but be careful when nail polishes say that they are free from the big 3's – they may have other things in the polishes that give you bad reactions and rashes. I see someone found this out through Sally Hansens products!!

Tina X