The Latest Cosmetics Scandal: Toxic Nail Polish.
EcoWatch April 11, 2012 California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced on April 10 that some nail care products typically found... Read More
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The Toxic Trio in “Nontoxic” Nail Polish
Rodale April 11, 2012 Emily Main California researchers find more reasons that we can’t trust claims on cosmetics labels. Healthy cosmetics can be hard to... Read More
Nail Polishes Test Positive for Toxic Chemicals Despite Label Claims
Consumers and nail salon workers can’t trust labels, highlighting the need for meaningful regulation of cosmetics See if your favorite polish contains toxic chemicals. For... Read More
Not so pretty: Report finds toxins in nail products labeled chemical-free.
A report released today by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control found the so-called “toxic trio” chemicals–dibutyl phthalate (DBP) , toluene, and formaldehyde–in most of the 25 nail products ...
California finds toxins in ‘nontoxic’ nail polishes.
In the nail salon industry, more customers and workers are demanding that products be free of what's called the toxic-trio: toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl phthalate. The CA Department of Toxic Substances Control found most products that claimed to b...
Toxic products in California nail salons under renewed scrutiny.
Toxic chemicals are found in several nail products that had claimed to be toxic-free, a new state report says, raising concerns over worker safety.