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"In recent years, consumers have become increasingly aware of the potentially harmful ingredients in a product many of us use weekly-Nail Polish. We've been warned to avoid the "Toxic Trio", which includes formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutul phthalate (DBP). Formaldehyde, used as a hardening agent in nail polish, is a well known carcinogen while toluene, used to create a smooth finish, and DBP, used to create a chip free coat,, have both been linked to cancers and developmental defeats. If you'd like to cut out the chemicals, St. Louis-based nail polish brand DEMI blue has a solution for you. DEMI blue is a Vegan Friendly formulation, is 7-Free, which means it is free of the "Toxic Trio" as well as formaldehyde resin, camphor, xylene, and parabens. So committed to providing users with the healthiest nail care products, DEMI blue is also free of fragrances and animal derived ingredients. DEMI blue is proof that it is possible to make a safer nail polish. How does it stand up to conventional nail polishes and gels you ask? This 7-Free polish is long lasting and can be worn up to 10 days with no chipping....2018, Swing Magazine, Fall Edition, pg 48

According to AmyLing Lin, founder of the non-toxic nail salon Sundays Nail Studio in New York City, the nail industry is relatively unregulated, which can result in dangerous work environments for nail salon workers. Many nail salons select non-3-free, low-quality products due to their relatively low cost, and technicians are breathing in harmful chemicals like formaldehyde (which potentially causes skin cancer), on a daily basis. Lin says despite wearing face masks, it's very common that salon workers will experience headaches and nausea as a result from working in a chemical-ridden environment, and in extreme, long-term cases, these harmful ingredients can have negative effects on the reproductive system.

Dry brushing should be done first thing in the a.m. to simulate blood circulation. It also helps the skin in decreasing the use of lotions that can cause drying due to alcohols. This should last no more than 10 mins for the entire body and have been linked to decrease the chances for cancers. Dry brushes also decreases the look of stretch marks 1. Start at the neck and make small strokes downward towards the heart 2. Stroke each part of the body located above the torso DOWNWARDS towards the heart 3. Make sure to sweep under the arms and the breast area 4. Starting at the ankles, make brushing strokes UPWARD towards the heart 5. Make sure to get behind the knees and inner thighs 6. At the belly area, make circular strokes as this helps with digestion Just Shine baby Shine!

📷Many salons use Barbicide, UV light "sterilizer" boxes, or other chemical solutions to disinfect their tools, which is legal and standard, but not totally effective at killing all bacteria and infection. The only solution that works completely is an autoclave, a machine used to sterilize equipment and supplies using high pressure and steam, "which kills 100 percent of all infective organisms," says Dr. Spalding. But currently, only three states (Texas, New York and Iowa) require autoclaves in nail salons by law, which means that "less than one percent of salons" use them regularly, he warns. How can you find out if your salon is using an autoclave so that you're a 100 percent protected? First, ask the salon manager how they disinfect their tools and then look for the "color change pouches that the instruments are prepared in," says the doctor. The color changes on the bag once correct sterilization conditions have been met. This color change indicates that the object inside the package has been processed. Autoclave pouches are therefore sealed and should be opened in front of you.

Like most businesses, most nail salons won't turn away paying costumers. Which means that people who are sick, have nail infections or foot fungus are being worked on next to you instead of being referred to an appropriate medical professional. Dr. Spalding says that the greatest danger of the nail salon is "the transmission of infection from one client to another." And with "millions of people whose immune systems are compromised by diabetes, HIV, cancer, hepatitis and other infective organisms" booking services offered in nail salons, many are dangerously susceptible to infection, warns the doctor.

"Breaks in the skin can be microscopic or highly visible," says Dr. Spalding. They can either come in with the client via "cuts, scratches, hangnails, bitten nails, insect bites, paper cuts, split cuticles — or be created in the salon," he says. "Nail techs using callus-cutting tools and nail nippers, files, cuticle pushers, and electric burrs and drills, can and do scratch and nick skin," sometimes drawing blood and sometimes not. But just because no blood is visible, doesn't mean these "portals of entry" aren't susceptible to infective organisms, the doctor advises. If you've ever had your nails filed and it momentarily feels "too hot in the corner for even a second," then you've had the surface layer of your skin broken — leaving it open for infection. This is not the safest method in the salon yet they continue to use the drill customer after customer.....Nasty!

Whirlpool footbaths, though seemingly safe, are typically difficult to clean. Even though most nail salons disinfect their tubs, researchers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention typically find bacteria that could cause boils and rashes in most according to The New York Times. And it's extremely hard to bust these salons with having microbe growth, as many times salons aren't linked to the infections because boils can take as long as four months after a pedicure to develop. Image via jcphoto/Getty

You can only put metal tools in the autoclave, says Choi. And as we stated before, only an autoclave kills a 100 percent of all bacteria and viruses. Nail salon tools like pumice stones, emery boards, nail buffers and foam toe separators need to be swapped out after each use to prevent the spread of bacteria. That's why you're best off bringing your own — just in case the salon doesn't follow this practice. If you see any white residue on a nail file, it means it's been used on someone else.

It's not a myth fam... Women are being impacted by the manicures using UV lights everyday. Know you're options and be proactive https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristatorres/miss-illinois-says-her-cancer-was-likely-caused-by-gel

You shouldn't shave before getting a pedicure, says Choi, as pedicurists do not care if you have hair on your legs. Also, shaving your legs makes you more prone to infection as newly shaved legs have open pores (and often tiny nicks you can't see) that are susceptible to infectious diseases. So don't be wary of showing off some stubble at the salon, she says.

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