Nontoxic Manicure Nasty nail polish

Three ingredients found in many nail polishes are suspected to be harmful to the human body. The reproductive toxin DBP (dibutyl phthalate), banned since 2004 in products sold in the European Union, still features in most US formulations. Formaldehyde is “reasonably anticipated” to be a human carcinogen states the US National Toxicology program, and toluene adversely affects the nervous system. All three are on California’s list of chemicals considered cancer-causing.