Ha! Thank you all for your responses and sorry my initial question about "non-toxic" was so naive and undefined. To be clear I am not a nail tech just trying to learn more about the industry and thanks to those of you who directly emailed me longer responses. It sounds like from the couple of in-depth responses I received that the consensus is that it is not so much the chemical make-up of the polish but the safe handling and proper training of the people using it.
I now define "non-toxic" as 3-free and understand that many companies are going that way. The lists easily available online include: Avon, Butter London, Dashing Diva “Extra Virgin”, HoneyBee Gardens, Lippmann Collection (newer collections), NailTini, NARS (new formula), Nocti, Nubar, OPI (Australia collection & newer), Revlon, Sally Hansen, Vinyl Deborah Lippmann, Zoya Do folks think the 3-free work as well as other colors and can you drink them? (joking) Seriously I would like to hear people's thoughts about toxins in polish as well as use of solvents. I am no health nut... I am a printmaker and expose myself to more solvents: acetone, turpentine, california wash,etc than is healthy all the time unfortunately. Also if anyone knows where to find good guidelines for ventilation of a nail salon I would much appreciate it... Many Thanks, Arlen On Feb 22, 11:00 pm, Lynnette Madden <[email protected]> wrote: > Arlen, > Aren't all nail polishes non-toxic? Even water can be toxic. > buenos noches, > Lynnette > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 5:07 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > are you meaning 3-free? or one you can drink and not get poisoned? or > > one that is safe to use on humans? > > > In a message dated 2/22/2011 1:15:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > Hi NailTechs! > > > I am new to this group and a novice in the world of manicures so > > hoping that some of you can offer advice. Can anyone recommend a > > good, relatively inexpensive non-toxic line of polishes? > > > I am working on a project in NYC that is a collaboration between nail- > > techs, artists and activists which attempts to address some of the > > problems of the nail salon industry in the city: poor ventilation, > > exposure to solvents, inadequate pay, exploitation of people based on > > immigration status, etc. The idea is to found a sort of nail salon/ > > gallery/ advocacy center in the lower east side and drum up some > > support and funding for advocacy groups in the neighborhood. If any > > of you have suggestions or would like to talk about the project > > further please contact me and I would be thrilled to send you more > > info. > > > I am asking the specific question about the non-toxic supplies because > > we are in the finals for a grant to realize the project and are making > > up a budget. I notice that most of the non-toxic lines of polish are > > significantly more expensive. Does anyone have experience with one > > that performs well and is relatively cheap? > > > Many Thanks! > > Arlen > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "NailTech" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "NailTech" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- > Lynnette Madden > Salon 29 > 229 Main Street > East Greenville PA 18041 > 215-541-9029http://www.salon29.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
