Author: Lisa Frack
Website: http://www.enviroblog.org/2009/07/new-survey-shows-fewer-nai…
It’s always nice when the list of products that don’t contain highly toxic ingredients is longer than the list of those that do.
And that is exactly the case with nail polish, as a recent survey by the National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance shows. This 2-year-old organization (a network of 35 organizations, scientific researchers, advocates and government agencies), works to ‘protect and improve the health and welfare of women working in the nation’s nail salons.’ And, by default, customers, too.
What’s so bad about nail polish, anyway?
Most of us can imagine that a product that smells and works like nail polish has at least something toxic in it - or perhaps that simply reveals my ‘there-must-be-something-toxic-in-that’ bias.
And true enough, nail polish has - until very recently - contained three chemicals of concern: toluene (that smooth finish), formaldehyde (hardener), and dibutyl phthalate (flexibility & moisturizing sheen). If you’re not already familiar with these…
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According to the U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Department of Energy recently announced the availability of nearly $300 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for rebate programs and consumer purchases of new ENERGY STAR qualified energy efficient appliances.