What are the ingredients of nail polish? Is the smell of nail polish toxic?

Nail polish is a product that girls love very much, no matter they are working age or elementary school age, it seems that all girls like nail polish. So what are the ingredients of nail polish? Is the smell of nail polish toxic?

The basic ingredients of nail polish are nitrocellulose, phenolic resin, ethyl acetate, camphor, ethanol, toluene, colorants, etc. Plasticizers of nail polish include dibutyl phthalate, tri-o-tolyl phosphate, etc. Plasticizers can prevent nail polish from wrinkling and twisting after drying. Nail polish solvent accounts for 3/4 of the finished product volume. Commonly used solvents include acetone, ethyl, butyl, pentyl salts and various alcohols.

Smelly nail polish is not very toxic. It does have some toxins, but these toxins do not have a big impact on the human body, because when applying nail polish, the smell people smell is relatively mild, as long as you don't hold it under your nose and smell it carefully, in fact, nail polish generally has little impact on the human body.

Nail polish contains a lot of acetone and ethyl acetate. In order to make the nail polish dry quickly, a lot of acetone and ethyl acetate are added. The characteristics of these two ingredients are that they are very volatile, so the nail polish can dry quickly. However, acetone and ethyl acetate are dangerous chemicals. They are flammable and explosive. When they evaporate, they will produce a dizzying and irritating odor, which will pollute the indoor air.

Fashionable women in the late Victorian era of 1900 would use tints and varnishes to create soft nail colors.

Inspired by car spray paint, Michelle Menard invented the first bottle of nail polish in the modern sense in 1920. In the past few decades, nail polish has been updated countless times due to the impact of harmful ingredients in nail polish.

In 1980, Tinkerbell invented the first bo-po (apply, peel off) nail polish, which became the most coveted makeup product for girls of that era. There are still peel-off nail polishes, but the most successful of this type of product is undoubtedly the Minx brand, with so many colors and patterns that you will be dazzled.

In the Mood nail polish (priced at $8, about RMB 56) will change color according to your body temperature and the surrounding environment. It has been a hot seller in the market since its launch. It has to be said that it has brought the special effects of nail polish to a new level.