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Nail Polish Poll
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My own nail polish habits (which changed after I got pg and changed again after I delivered) got me curious about what you ladies do/did. So let's have a poll!
1. What were your nail polish habits before/during/after pg?
2. What were your mani/pedi habits before/during/after pg?
3. What about nail polish remover?
4. If any changes were made during those times, why?
5. What is your favorite nail polish brand, if you have one (and note any changes after pg, if any)?
Sept 2008 Wedding | May 2010 & Mar 2012 Babies
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Re: Nail Polish Poll
I'll go first!
1. What were your nail polish habits before/during/after pg?
I always wore nail polish on my toes, but only sometimes on my fingers. But when I got pg, I stopped wearing any nail polish at all. After I delivered, I've only painted my toes outdoors once and I made sure it was formaldehyde & DBP free (I never paid attention to that before I got pg).
2. What were your mani/pedi habits before/during/after pg?
I've only gotten one mani/pedi in my life and it was for my wedding. Never gotten one since then, although I've always wanted to. Now I'm going to wait until I'm done BFing till my next (and 2nd) one.
3. What about nail polish remover?
I've been avoiding it since pg and I still am avoiding it.
4. If any changes were made during those times, why?
I wanted to limit (or cut out entirely) my exposure to chemicals because I thought that would be best for the baby. I was more strict about it when I was pg...less strict now, but still careful since I'm BFing. That's when I read about formaldehyde & DBP (I wasn't aware of it before).
5. What is your favorite nail polish brand, if you have one (and note any changes after pg, if any)?
Opi is my favorite. However, I seem to only own Opi bottles from before they went f/DBP free, but I have some Sally Hansen that's f/DBP free but the polish doesn't seem to last as long as Opi =/
1. What were your nail polish habits before/during/after pg?
during the summer I'd almost always give myself a french mani/pedi
2. What were your mani/pedi habits before/during/after pg?
same during my PG but since having the baby I haven't painted my nails even once!
3. What about nail polish remover?
not sure what you're asking here...? yes, I do use it
4. If any changes were made during those times, why?
more an issue of time/being lazy than anything else
5. What is your favorite nail polish brand, if you have one (and note any changes after pg, if any)?
OPI
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
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I'll answer these for "during pg"
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1. What were your nail polish habits before/during/after pg?
I always have polish on my toes - running has given me black, blue and yellow nails - eech! Sometimes I polish my finger nails, but I use my hands so much the polish always chips like after a day. I stopped using drug store brand polish with the chemicals. Thankfully, there's a local nail salon that sells their own polish in fun and funky colors that is the big 3-free (Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Formaldehyde and Toluene) that I started buying.
2. What were your mani/pedi habits before/during/after pg?
I don't really like to spend $ on mani/pedis when I can do it myself, but I do treat myself from time to time. I will say, as I'm getting bigger it is really hard to bend over to paint my toes!
3. What about nail polish remover?
I have been desperate to find soy-based remover, but so far I've only found it online for $$$. Last time, I got my mom to use regular nail polish remover on my toes outside
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4. If any changes were made during those times, why?
I stopped using products with the big 3 mainly to avoid chemicals as much as possible. I even switched my face makeup to mineral-based.
5. What is your favorite nail polish brand, if you have one (and note any changes after pg, if any)?
Julep nail parlor is the local salon I was mentioning that sells their own polish.
1. What were your nail polish habits before/during/after pg? I am another one who rarely paints my fingernails, but I always have polish on my toes. This was the same before & during pg.
2. What were your mani/pedi habits before/during/after pg? I used to have fake nails, but once we started TTC & building our house, I wanted to avoid the chemicals & save $$. I have got two mani/pedis since being pg.
3. What about nail polish remover? I just use regular nail polish remover but I make sure to be in a well ventilated room
4. If any changes were made during those times, why? Before we even started TTC, I saw an episode on Dr. Oz about the Big 3 so I began switching to polish without them.
5. What is your favorite nail polish brand, if you have one (and note any changes after pg, if any)? my fav used to be OPI for sure, but it wasn't until very recently that I found them without the big 3. At first the only ones I could find without them where Sally Hansen polishes. I am okay with them & they are easy to pick up at the drugstore. So I guess right now, Sally is my fav, but maybe only b/c of lack of options
Have you tried Whole Foods? I saw they had a bunch of new nail polish & removers at my local one. I don't know if it was specifically soy-based, but I am sure it was pretty low on chemicals.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention Toluene in my post =P I avoid the big 3 too...
I didn't know they sold soy-based removers...I'll take a look at Whole Foods. I also found this cosmetics database that seems pretty good for helping us figure out which products are safer: https://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
that is a good idea - thanks! I tried drugstores - our local ones seem to be expanding their "naturals" sections, but I didn't think of whole foods. In the fall, I really crave dark nail polish so it'd be good to find a safe remover.