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matnurse1983

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Hi family room


Does anyone know where I can get some non-toxic nail polish? Preferably one with no or little smell to it.


I don't do my nails that often but when I do, my OH can't cope with the smell. It really makes him cough and wheeze no matter where I go in the house.


Thanks


D

Norfolkvillas

Norfolkvillas

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You have my sympathies. I find painting my nails a very relaxing thing to do but my husband hates the fumes.


I tried a brand called Butter London which is meant to have less nasties in it and smell less bad.


http://www.butterlondon.com/


I prefer the quality of the "toxic" ones though, so I just do my nails when my other half is away. OK who am I kidding, I have two small children and a full time job, so I never have time to do my nails = problem solved :-(

Norfolkvillas

Norfolkvillas

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Hmmm, I used to buy it from Cowshed (http://www.cowshedonline.com/) but that was a while ago. A quick online search tells me that Boots sell some http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Brands-A-to-Z/Butter-London/ otherwise there are a bunch of online shops that sell it. Sorry not to be more help on the current stockists front!
ianr

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From the Ingredients details on the Boots website pages for these two products:


Butter London Nail Laquer. 3f nail lacquertea queen


Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Nitrocellulose, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Trimethly Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Triphenyl Phosphate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Diacetone Alcohol, Citric Acid, Dimethicone, Benzophenone-1. May contain: C1 77000, CI 77163, CI 77499, CI 73360, CI 17200, CI 15880, CI 15850, CI 47000, CI 47005, CI 19140, CI 77520, CI 77019, CI 77491, CI 77891, CI 26100, CI 14700


Max Factor Glossfinity Nail Polish


Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anyhydride Copolymer, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Acrylates Copolymer, Mica, N-Butyl Alcohol, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Benzophenone-1, Silica, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Trimethylpentanediyl Dibenzoate, Alcohol Denat, Polyvinyl Butyral, Alumina, Tin oxide, [+/-CI77891, CI77000, CI77491, CI77266, CI19140]


I'm wondering what the perceived difference between the two is. Is it the n-butyl alcohol that's the main culprit? Most of the other ingredients they seem to have in common.

matnurse1983

matnurse1983

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Thanks everyone forward all of the suggestions


Ianr - you are right, there doesn't seem to be a difference between the two.


I am taking a look at Suncoat which has far fewer ingredients:


Aqua (water), polyurethane, acrylate, copolymer. May contain mica (CI77019), iron oxides (CI77491, CI77492, CI77499), titanium dioxide (CI77891), ferric ferrocyanide (CI77510), chromium oxide (CI77288), carmine (CI75470).


Will have a look at Only fingers and toes right now over a cup of tea :)


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