By: Dasia Slaughter 5 th hour

 is a lacquer applied to toenails or fingernails for appearance, but also as nail protection.  There is no single formula for nail polish. There are, however, a number of ingredient types that are used.  These basic components include: film forming agents, resins and plasticizers, solvents, and coloring agents.  The colorings and other components of nail polish must be contained within one or more solvents that hold the colorings and other materials until the polish is applied.  The colorings and other components of nail polish must be contained within one or more solvents that hold the colorings and other materials until the polish is applied. After application is applied to nails, the solvent must be able to evaporate.

Is a Nail Polish Called “ KleanColor” found in Many Nail Salons and Local Beauty Supplies

 Dibutyl Phthalate : is a plasticizer to prevent chips and cracks. DBP is an oily liquid that is soluble in fat and slightly soluble in water. It is not very volatile so it does not evaporate readily into the atmosphere.  Formaldehyde: does not exist in nail polish. It is used in some nail hardeners but not in the actual polish. Makes the polish tough and resilient.  Toluene: is a solvent that makes the polish easy to apply. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent for the manufacturing of paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and rubber. At room temperature, toluene is a colorless, sweet smelling, volatile liquid.

 Nail polish was have been originated by the Chinese around 3000 B.C. The Japanese and Italians thought to have been the first ones to actually to use nail polish.  The Chinese used a colored lacquer, made from a combination of gum Arabic, egg whites, gelatin and beeswax.  Gum Arabic is a natural product found in the African tree of the genus Acacia  This mixture, when applied to nails for a few hours or overnight, leaves a color ranging from pink to red  The Chinese also added the petals of flowers such as roses and orchids, and alum to their polishroses

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Nail polish is made by combining nitrocellulose and plasticizers with color pigments. The mixing is done in a "two-roll" differential speed mill, which grinds the pigment between a pair of rollers that are able to work with increasing speed as the pigment is ground down. The goal is to produce fine dispersion of the color. Finally, the polish must have a color. Early polishes used soluble dyes, but today's product contains pigments of one type or another. Choice of pigment and its ability to mix well with the solvent and other ingredients is essential to producing a good quality product.  The Processing Of Making Nail Polish

 The crackle nail polish creates a shatter effect as it dries on your nails. As far as I can remember, the first cracking nail polishes became available in 1999, as Cover Girl Crackle Lacquer.  According to the unconfirmed story, the inventor of this nail polish actually made a mistake while trying to create something else, but the effect of the cracking nail polish was so interesting that he went forward to market the new formula as the enamel composition having decorative appearance.  So, if you thought the crackle nail polish is a completely new trend, you made a huge mistake. It is more like a great comeback of an old style, revamped with the nail art hitting a highest point in fashion trends.  Now, more than ten years after the initial launch, the cracking nail polishes are based on modern formulas, available in even more colors, offering more funkier and longer-lasting effect.

Piggy PaintPiggy Paint is a water-based, odorless polish made from natural ingredients. It's non- toxic and does not contain the following chemicals found in other nail polishes: formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, biphenyl A, ethyl acetate, and acetone.

 Steps of Applying Nail Polish  3 Simple Steps

 The Future  Perhaps the major problem with nail polishes—from the consumers point of view—is the length of the drying time. Various methods of producing fast-drying polish have recently been patented, and these methods, along with others that are still being developed, may result in marketable products.  Out of all the different types of cosmetics, nail polish is the one that is most likely to continue to be positively affected by advancements and developments in the chemistry field.

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