Nail care products

Functional Nail-Care Products. Cuticle removers are solutions of dilute alkaHes that faciHtate removal, or at least softeniag, of the cuticle. Formulations containing as much as 5% potassium hydroxide have been reported. Such preparations may contain about 10% glycerine to reduce dryiag, and thickeners, such as clays, to reduce mnoff Lipids and other conditioners are iacluded to reduce damage to tissues other than the cuticle. 

FD C Yellow No. 5 Aluminum Lake, in nail-care products, 7 853 FDA Bureau of Drug Abuse Control,... 

Arlacel 83 is widely used in eye makeup, face powders, makeup bases, nail care products and shaving preparations. 

Proposition 65 s warning requirement has provided an incentive for manufacturers to remove listed chemicals from their products. For example, trichloroethylene, which causes cancer, is no longer used in most correction fluids reformulated paint strippers do not contain the carcinogen methylene chloride and toluene, which causes birth defects or other reproductive harm, has been removed from many nail care products. In addition, a Proposition 65 enforcement action prompted manufacturers to decrease the lead content in ceramic tableware and wineries to eliminate the use of lead-containing foil caps on wine bottles. 

Minor amounts of acetone, ethyl and butyl acetates are found in certain nail care products. Considering the overall demand for solvents and propellants in the cosmetics and toiletries market, the demand for these products is small (less than 2% of overall solvent/propellant demand). 

Remz HM. Polymers and thickeners in nail-care products. Cosmet Toilet 1988 103 70-82. 

Use Concentration 0.5-3% in shampoos, conditioners, cream rinses, permanent waves, relaxers, nail care products... 

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