Dangers of Nail Polish

When a woman becomes pregnant, or even when she is nursing, she is careful to take care of herself and her baby. She avoids alcohol, smoking, drugs, junk food, etc.

Now women can add nail polish to the list of "Things to Avoid When Pregnant or Nursing".

According to this article in The Daily Green:

...nail polish isn’t the sort of thing you want to be slathering on your digits when you’re pregnant. It likely contains phthalates to make it flexible and chip resistant. Certain phthalates are banned in Europe, and some big American companies are starting to pull them out of their nail polishes as well, because
research has shown they can cause cancer and/or reproductive abnormalities in lab animals. A small study suggested baby boys exposed to high levels of the chemical in utero were more likely to exhibit penile anomalies.

It's scary when you think about all the toxins we are exposed to through the products we use. If you are concerned about more than your nail polish, you can always check out Skin Deep and find out how safe all your beauty products are.

Dangers of Nail Polish