My husband and I are transitioning our lifestyle and trying to be as all natural and organic as possible. With that being said, we are still new to everything that's out there and sometimes fall into old habits.
I'm 30 weeks pregnant. My feet and hands are starting to swell and look, well... gross. I set up an appointment for a mani and pedi and then thought... Hmm... I bet all the chemicals in nail polish can't be good for me or for the baby.
Anyone out there know if this is true and/or if they make "natural" nail polish?
TIA for any ideas...
Re: Nail Polish
You are right - nail polish is full of chemicals. If you really feel you need to use it though, look for a nail polish that is "3 Free" which means free of the following 3 chemicals of concern:
Toluene ? A solvent that is used in paint thinners
Dibutyl Phthalate ? Endocrine disruptors that should be avoided
Formaldehyde ? A known carcinogen
Check out the following brands of polish that are free of these chemicals and are water based:
I personally wouldn't set foot in a nail salon while pregnant. The fumes are awful and even if you bring your own color polish they still use lots of their own products.
Like with all other products, check out the environmental working group's recommendations: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/browse/nail+polish/
I had a bottle of Zoya at home so I used that for my shower in my third trimester but avoided polish for most of the pregnancy.