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Published 20 Apr, 2017 05:54am

Cute nail colors can cause harm to your precious health

WEB DESK: Women are not really ready for an outing if they have not applied matching nail color. It not only looks cute on nails but it enhances the beauty of hands too. Currently, it has now become a trend to do fun art on nails and various products are available in market as well.

But these cute looking nails are actually dangerous for your health as they have chemicals which are not suitable for human health.

Toluene

It is added in nail colors to give smooth finish and keeping pigment for long time but this formula can cause reproductive disorders as it impacts central nervous system.

Formaldehyde 

To store any nail polish's life, formaldehyde is being used which is not effective for the person who has allergies. The chemical is dangerous and can cause even severe health issues such as heart rhythm disorders or cancer.

Dibutyl Phthalate

It add pleasant fragrance, this substance is usually used which is dangerous because it can cause gynecological diseases, respiratory tract disease and endocrine disorders.

However, there are nail colors available which do not have such elements all you need is to read product details on the packaging and look for 5-Free which means the product has no formaldeyde. It is also written as resins which indicates the product is free from (formaldehyde resins), toluene, dibutyl phthalates, or camphor. And 3-Free which tells the nail polish is free from three disastrous components ormaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate, and toluene.

Source: Bright Side 

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