Do you like painting your nails?
If the answer is yes, you should be aware of some problems that nail polish can pose to your health.
Maybe you’ve never asked yourself this question, but it’s important to know what happens in your body within 10 hours of painting your nails.
A group of researchers from Duke University decided to test several women who used different brands of nail polish and the results were quite impressive.
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What researchers discovered about nail polish
When analyzing the bodies of several women who used different brands of nail polish, researchers observed the presence of triphenyl phosphate (TPHP).
For those who don’t know, this compound is very harmful to the body and can affect the endocrine system, thus being responsible for weight gain, changes in metabolism, among other effects.
TPHP is a neurotoxin that can also affect the brain.
In this research, it was observed that after 10 hours of painting their nails, women had rates of this substance in the body up to 7 times higher than what is considered normal.
Nail polish has powerful chemistry and that’s why some companies don’t even disclose the ingredients on their labels.
Women who paint their nails very frequently are more at risk of suffering from changes caused by TPHP.
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Other risks that nail polish poses
In addition to the exponential increase in TPHP in the blood, the use of nail polish can be harmful due to other ingredients contained in its formula.
Below we list some of these components that can harm your health, it is worth giving a longer interval between one enamel treatment and another.
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Toluene
A chemical product that should be kept away from pregnant and breastfeeding women, as it makes the development of the fetus more difficult in addition to contaminating breast milk.
The skin can also be damaged if it is frequently exposed to this chemical.
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Formaldehyde
The ingredient that adds the strong smell that nail polish has is a carcinogen that can be dissolved in water and air.
Being exposed to formaldehyde for a long time can lead to throat problems and even shortness of breath.
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Dibutyl phthalate
Some brands of nail polish, aiming to reduce contact with TPHP, replace this ingredient with dibutyl phthalate, however, this does not solve much as it also causes similar symptoms.
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How to make homemade nail polish
Since it is very difficult to find nail polish on the Brazilian market without the harmful ingredients mentioned above, it is interesting to learn how to make homemade nail polish.
Below we give you the necessary instructions so you can color your nails the way you want by making your own nail polish.
Ingredients
Base of a transparent nail
wooden toothpick
Makeup shadows in the colors you want the nail polish
Container that can be closed to preserve your nail polish
Scissors
Small plastic bag that is sealed
How to make
Choose the shade of the color you want your nail polish to be, then store it inside the plastic bag.
Using a sharp object, tap the eyeshadow firmly until it crumbles into a very fine powder.
When you see that the eyeshadow is well crumbled into powder, cut one of the corners of the bag and add a little of the eyeshadow powder to the container chosen to hold your nail polish.
Then add the transparent nail base, keep adding it until the shadow powder disappears.
Using a wooden stick, mix well until the eyeshadow powder mixes well with the transparent base.
By following these steps you will have a good homemade nail polish, you can repeat the procedure for different colors.
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