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Do you know that your nail polish probably contains harmful chemicals? Toluene, formaldehyde, and dibutyl phthalate, just to name a few. But growing concern and awareness has spawned demand for a greener and chemical-free manicure. And now there's an cheat sheet to know which brands are safe at the shop or salon.

The National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance surveyed product manufacturers and found that 74% of polishes were entirely "three free." Great news!! If you're curious whether your favorite brand is in the clear, print the downloadable card — it's as easy as one, two, three when you cut, fold, and save the wallet-sized sheet as a reference.

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Labels: health trend, manicure, nail salons, personal care, toxic, toxins

As Fa Park, president of New Jersey-based Incoco, was surveying the cosmetics market to see what was missing, he realized something crucial: Despite all the advances made in the industry in the past few years, nail polish still didn't dry that much quicker.
"The drying process takes a long time and is still difficult," said Park. "It hasn't progressed that much."
So Park invented Dry Nail Appliqué, a self-adhesive nail enamel that is designed to have the look of a full manicure, but can be done in a few minutes — anywhere.
The Dry Nail Appliqué is currently shipping to some 5,800 Walgreens across the U.S. It comes in 20 different colors, such as Pink Satin, Red Velvet, Berry Rich and Chocolate, as well as six French manicure shades.
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Labels: innovative, manicure