Julisa

There’re way too many reasons to love manicured glossy nails coated with beautiful shades. Yet, some of those pretty little bottles in your beauty cabinets might have some dirty secrets that they don’t want you to know.

We’re talking about the big ‘dirty 5’ ingredients that are commonly found in conventional nail polish formula.  For those of you who’re new to this 5-free revolution, let us repeat this very important ‘dirty 5’ list as the health concerns they’re potentially linked to are simply beyond shocking:

The big three –

Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP): linked to cancer and connected to birth defects in studies

Formaldehyde: known human carcinogen

Toluene: cause birth defects and linked to developmental problems in children of pregnant women

Plus the other nasty two –

Formaldehyde Resin: possible allergen

Camphor: cause seizures and disorientation if used in large doses

Yikes! Who has time to deal with carcinogens and hormones disruptors when all we want are squeaky clean nails.

How much do you know about animal-derived ingredients lurking in your nail polish bottles?

While most of you might have heard of vegan donuts, vegan brownies and vegan nutella, vegan nail polish sounds like a foreign concept to some.

Is it just another beauty trend that needs to die like right now? Seriously not.

Vegan nail polish is the saving queen for our compassionate mer-babes, who are committed to maintain a beauty routine without any form of animal cruelty.

Who would have thought by swiping on a coat of shiny nail polish, you could also paint with crushed beetle shells and fish scale? We aren’t kidding.

As someone who has gone though the journey of switching to a vegan beauty routine, we know first-hand that navigating your way through isles of pretty nail polish bottles to any mindful consumer isn’t exactly an easy task.

To help you make informed choices, here we list the common three animal-derived ingredients that may be hidden in the conventional nail polish formula.