Pedi Intel: Does Your Polish Test Toxic?

April 23rd, 2012 • BY

Thinking about getting those winter-worn toes sandblasted, buffed, and polished just in time for Teva, Chaco, and flip-flop season?

You just might want to check out a newly-released report from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control that found high levels of two particularly toxic chemicals in salon and consumer polishes that actually claimed not to have them. Many of the products claimed to be free of the toxic trio, known as toluene, dibutyl phthalate (DBP, which has been banned in the EU) and formaldehyde. Disheartening, to say the least.

The two chemicals of concern found (in abundance, in some cases)—dibutyl phthalate and toluene—have been linked to birth defects, developmental delays, asthma, and other unsavory health issues. In some of the tested products, the levels of toluene were found to be dangerously high.

If you’ve got some spare time on your hands and you’re a technical report lover—you can see all the results, including levels of each chemical found, here.

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Erinn Morgan

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After a 10-year career as an award-winning New York City-based editor launching and redesigning urban, style-driven magazines, Erinn Morgan left her downtown Manhattan digs after September 11th, 2001, in search of a less encumbered, freelance lifestyle. A life-changing, two-year-long trek around the country in a motorhome eventually landed her in Durango, Colo., which she now calls home. Her writing has appeared in numerous— More about this author →