Steel Colour by L’Oreal
Carpenters’ nails are made of steel for strength. Fingernails on the other hand (forgive the pun) are not made of steel but it would be nice if they were. We would spend a lot less time repairing split and torn nails.
L’Oreal may have invented the next best thing to nails of steel with their Steel Colour nail polish. The formula contains what they call “steel elements” to help strengthen and harden nails as well as provide long-lasting color.
What I did notice about the ingredients is that there are a few toxic chemicals missing that are often found in nail polish. There is no formaldehyde in this nail polish. Toluene, another dangerous chemical often found in nail polish, is also missing from the ingredient list. The plasticizer, dibutyl pthalate is not listed as an ingredient. DBP has been found to have damaging effects on unborn male babies.
Less importantly health-wise but still handy is the bottle’s chunky shape. Delicate, fluted bottles are much too easily knocked over and spilled. I like a bottle that has stability, especially with something as permanently staining as nail polish.
There are 23 shades available. The colors are rich and the shine factor is not bad. As for hardening and strengthening nails, only time will tell if it will give me nails of steel.
You’d be surprised at the number of products and everyday items that contain formaldehyde. It can be used as a disinfectant and it is used in the production of polymers and resins as well as construction of houses and buildings. It may even be in some toothpastes.
Formaldehyde is toxic at high levels but studies done with mice have shown that low level exposure, inhaled over time, may be implicated in the formation of some cancers of the nose and throat.
By Andrea on April 6th, 2007 at 5:36 am