Dr.‘s Remedy Non-Toxic Nail Polish
January 21 2008
Ah the joys of natural nail polish. No scrubbing at that icky yellow formaldehyde tint, no worrying about pesky little ailments like cancer and liver damage or permanent damage to your unborn child, just clean, beautiful nail colors that last as long as their chemical-laden cousins—which, for us, means about a day given the copious amounts of dish washing, nose wiping, diaper changing and bathing that goes on in a 24-hour period.
Toenails, now that’s another story, and we put Dr.’s Remedy Enriched Nail Polish to the test, slicking on their oh-so-fierce brick-colored “Balance” on one set of piggies and a shall-remain-unnamed conventional color on the other (and praying that we didn’t get pregnant in the meantime). Guess what? The formaldehyde, toluene and DBP-free Dr.’s Remedy lasted two weeks without chipping—just as long as the other.
Feel free to click away if you’re bored, we’ve blathered on ad naseum about how much we love non-toxic nail polish, but the long and the short of it is DBP is banned in the European Union because it causes birth defects, toluene in water is restricted by our own Environmental Protection Agency because it’s been linked to liver and kidney damage and nervous system disorders, and in addition to that ugly yellow nail stain, formaldehyde causes cancer and should really just live in your high school science class, doncha think?
Packaged in a slick little square bottle that would look suspiciously at home on the Chanel counter, Dr.’s Remedy was formulated by two podiatrists (hence the name) who worried about the polish used by their pregnant wives. They took out the bad stuff and added natural anti-fungals like tea tree oil and garlic bulb extract. (Addressing the number-one cause of podiatry visits: nail fungus. Ick.) Then they brought in the wives to consult on colors, with the resulting line addressing the thinking woman’s polish needs: a pretty pink for daytime, a fire-engine red for night, the aforementioned brick when you need to look polished (excuse the pun) for a meeting or job interview, a black-red for drama and a pure white to either mix anything a shade lighter or pair with clear for a chic French mani. No frost. Thank god.
