Smart Woman: Chemical Regulators Find Dangerous Toxins in Nail Polishes
By: Lane Stone
Updated: April 10, 2012
Nail polish manufacturers are taking heat after chemical regulators in California found that many polishes claiming to be free of a "toxic trio" of chemicals actually contained high levels of the toxins.
The findings were released today. State investigators randomly sampled 25 brands of polish, which are commonly used nail salons across the country.
These included several polishes claiming to be free of three dangerous chemicals that have been linked to health problems ranging from asthma to cancer and birth defects.
"We didn't know what we would find. When we were asked, 'can you support these products that were greener' we said yes, if we know what they are. And so we asked the question 'how do we know' and we didn't have good data. So when we did do the sampling and the analysis we were surprised to see the extent of the inconsistency there," said Karl Palmer of the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
The report concluded that exposure to the chemicals is a health hazard to nail salon workers and their customers.
To read more about about the nail polish claims click here.
The findings were released today. State investigators randomly sampled 25 brands of polish, which are commonly used nail salons across the country.
These included several polishes claiming to be free of three dangerous chemicals that have been linked to health problems ranging from asthma to cancer and birth defects.
"We didn't know what we would find. When we were asked, 'can you support these products that were greener' we said yes, if we know what they are. And so we asked the question 'how do we know' and we didn't have good data. So when we did do the sampling and the analysis we were surprised to see the extent of the inconsistency there," said Karl Palmer of the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
The report concluded that exposure to the chemicals is a health hazard to nail salon workers and their customers.
To read more about about the nail polish claims click here.
