Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Benzophenone-1, Silica, Trimethylpentanediyl Dibenzoate, Polyvinyl Butyral. May contain: [+/- CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 19140 (Yellow 5), CI 15850 (Red 6, Red 7), CI 15880 (Red 34), CI 77491, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride), Polyethylene Terephthalate, CI 77000 (Aluminum Powder), Mica, CI 77007 (Ultramarines), Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Ethylene/VA Copolymer, Tin Oxide, CI 77120 (Barium Sulfate), CI 77742 (Manganese Violet).]
My Product is OPI Nail Polish. One of the ingredients is titanium dioxide. The chemical formula for titanium dioxide is TiO2. According to the article Best Foods Dr.Westerhoff said,"It is sometimes used as a whitener and sometimes as an anti-caking agent (to prevent the product from clumping). This helps the nail polish not get so clumpy. According to the same article Dr.Westerhoff also said,"Toxicity studies on nano-particles in titanium dioxide have mainly focused on risks associated with inhalation and not consumption." He is saying that we breathe in this product more than we consume it without knowing.
This chemical is harmful to us more than it is to our parents. According to the same article Dr.Westerhoff also said,"Children are exposed to more titanium dioxide than humans are due to diet." Since little kids love to eat all this candy and junk food we are basically eating this chemical. The humans have a better diet than younger children so they don't consume much of it. According to the article Hidden Brain Risk In Foods and Cosmetics Dr.Mercola stated,"Titanium dioxide nano-particles can lead to neurological dysfunction, genetic disorders and possibly cancer." This means that it causes problems with our brain and it can cause disorders in our DNA. Titanium dioxide comes from China, Russia and Japan. It is carefully mined. This product is safe for us to use in foods, cosmetics, paints and drugs. This chemical is in my product because it is used to increase the opacity (the condition of lacking transparency or translucence) or "coverage" of polish. It is often used as white pigment. It is important to nail polish because it gives it the color. It helps reflects or scatters light.
The chemical titanium dioxide in nail polish comes gets mined. The chemical gets mined in China,Russia and Japan. According to the website www.sciencesocieties.org,"Mines produce large amounts of waste because the ore is only a small fraction of the total volume of the mined mineral." When the chemical gets mined it is releasing waste into the environment. They are working so hard and are getting paid a very small amount. According to the website www.clb.org.hk,"In the financial capital of Shanghai, which has the highest minimum wage in China, the monthly rate increased from 1,120 yuan in 2010 to 2,190 yuan (US $237) in 2016." That's just the increase for the minimum wage and they don't have enough money for all of their necessities. According to the website greenliving.lovetoknow.com Barbara Menter said,"Deforestation immediately destroys wildlife habitats. As the land is cleared and low bushes and vegetation burned and destroyed, wildlife either moves on or dies." Mining can effect deforestation by the way birds nest and the way they migrate.
This chemical is harmful to us more than it is to our parents. According to the same article Dr.Westerhoff also said,"Children are exposed to more titanium dioxide than humans are due to diet." Since little kids love to eat all this candy and junk food we are basically eating this chemical. The humans have a better diet than younger children so they don't consume much of it. According to the article Hidden Brain Risk In Foods and Cosmetics Dr.Mercola stated,"Titanium dioxide nano-particles can lead to neurological dysfunction, genetic disorders and possibly cancer." This means that it causes problems with our brain and it can cause disorders in our DNA. Titanium dioxide comes from China, Russia and Japan. It is carefully mined. This product is safe for us to use in foods, cosmetics, paints and drugs. This chemical is in my product because it is used to increase the opacity (the condition of lacking transparency or translucence) or "coverage" of polish. It is often used as white pigment. It is important to nail polish because it gives it the color. It helps reflects or scatters light.
The chemical titanium dioxide in nail polish comes gets mined. The chemical gets mined in China,Russia and Japan. According to the website www.sciencesocieties.org,"Mines produce large amounts of waste because the ore is only a small fraction of the total volume of the mined mineral." When the chemical gets mined it is releasing waste into the environment. They are working so hard and are getting paid a very small amount. According to the website www.clb.org.hk,"In the financial capital of Shanghai, which has the highest minimum wage in China, the monthly rate increased from 1,120 yuan in 2010 to 2,190 yuan (US $237) in 2016." That's just the increase for the minimum wage and they don't have enough money for all of their necessities. According to the website greenliving.lovetoknow.com Barbara Menter said,"Deforestation immediately destroys wildlife habitats. As the land is cleared and low bushes and vegetation burned and destroyed, wildlife either moves on or dies." Mining can effect deforestation by the way birds nest and the way they migrate.