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| Moi IP: 66.215.188.48 2/07/2006 23:28:38 |
 Subject: Polish Remover Vs. AlcoholMessage: Hi ladies! I was wondering about the fact that polish remover is very hard on your nails in regards to drying, but isn't alcohol very drying as well? And can the water based polishes be removed just as easily with polish remover as they can with alcohol? |
| Queen Bee IP: 71.225.209.224 2/08/2006 03:25:39 | RE: Polish Remover Vs. Alcohol Message: Hi Moi. A polish has to be removed with some form of "solvent". All solvents are drying - there's just no way around it. Some solvents and their counterparts are more harsh than others, for various reasons. One that comes to mind is acetone. While acetone is naturally-occuring, non-cancer-causing, and relatively non-toxic, it can cause nose, throat, lung, and eye irritation when used EXTERNALLY. All my references regard external usage - internal is a whole different story. Another solvent is alcohol - there are MANY different forms of alcohol, and none of them are good for you when consumed. Some are more natural than others. Methanol is present in many cooked vegetables, fermenting fruit and the artificial sweetener in diet soft drinks breaks down into methanol during digestion. Like all alcohols, methanol becomes poisonous only when it overwhelms the body's capacity to remove it = when it is ingested in a greater level than the body can handle. Like I said, all solvents are drying. We include ingredients like horsetail extract, aloe and vitamin E in our remover to combat the drying effect. However studies have shown that exposure to remover solvents once a week or less have no effect on nail health. In fact, daily exposure to water, soap, etc. is more harmful to nails. In summary - keep using NGF!! |
| Moi IP: 66.215.188.48 2/08/2006 07:48:54 | RE: Polish Remover Vs. Alcohol Message: Melissa, Thank you for such a detailed answer. I'm one of those people who doesn't just want to know THAT something works, I like to know WHY something works or doesn't work as the case may be. Now, I use BareEscentuals makeup and have gotten spoiled with being able to mix my colors. How hard would it be to mix your colors, and how do you suggest going about doing it? Thank you again, Melissa, for your line of products. I bet when you started you didn't have quite the demand you're seeing now but it's people and companies like yours and Barbs that have allowed us to come so far in realizing our desires to use products that are less harmful and in some cases even good for us. Keep up the GREAT work! |
| Queen Bee IP: 71.225.209.224 2/08/2006 09:14:25 | RE: Polish Remover Vs. Alcohol Message: Hi Moi. I wrote that answer at about 3:30 a.m. - you can never be sure what's coming out of your brain at that time. Luckily I think I was pretty accurate! Regarding BE - it's a nice line. The only problem is that their stuff contains bismuth oxychloride. This ingredient can increase the size of your pores and make them appear bigger. They also use some light enhancing ingredients which can be unflattering on some skin tones. There are some mineral lines out there that do not contain these ingredients. Mineral make-up is fun. We've been working with it for over a year now and plan to do something with it which is totally unique - hasn't been done by anyone yet. As far as our stuff goes, our eye shadow was created to be blendable, and does so beautifully. I get bored with the same old colors so blending is important to me. Let me know if you have any other questions. |
| Lynnie IP: 69.207.171.31 2/08/2006 12:19:04 | RE: Polish Remover Vs. Alcohol Message: That's what happened to me with the BE, Queen Bee. All of a sudden my pores (which look great after using skincare products) looked enlarged. She also is adding more glitter to her products these days. What was once a natural look for me became an aging look. I'm wondering something.... I'm thinking of putting a dab of something emollient like olive oil or hand lotion to help the plain alcohol slide easier over the nail when rubbing. Think it could work? I'm conserving your bottle. lol I also tried the Cherokee. I LOVE your mattes because they have a subtle glimmer to them. This color is darker than I expected, but I like it. I would have been tempted to name that one Chocolate Mousse. That's what it looks like to me. |
| Queen Bee IP: 71.225.209.224 2/08/2006 13:26:56 | RE: Polish Remover Vs. Alcohol Message: Hi Lynnie. The "glitter" is mica. There are many grades and 'cuts' of mica. Seems BE is using larger cuts for more glitter effect. But mica is sharp and lower grades can harm the skin at the cellular level. Be careful with very glitterly powders. Not exactly sure what you mean by the alcohol reference....are you saying you want to try to mix olive oil with alcohol to use as a remover? Sure, try it. But you kind of want that "abrasive" (for lack of a better word) action to break up your polish. But experiment! I strongly encourage it! Love the name Chocolate Mousse. I'm emailing you next time I need color names! |
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