‘Green’ and Green Nail Polish for St. Patty’s Day
When you are out and about celebrating St. Patrick’s Day next week why not rock a green nail polish that is actually green? I am talking about protecting yourself and the environment while keeping the green St. Patrick’s Day spirit alive.
So, in honor of this very special occasion, and in check with keeping your beauty products on the eco-friendly side, here are our top choices for green and green nail polishes:
Scotch Naturals WaterColors
I will admit the first thing that attracted me to Scotch Naturals WaterColors is the bottle’s design –- it has classy eco-chic written all over it. But along with a wonderful aesthetic, and most important in our book, all Scotch Naturals polishes are water-based, non-toxic and free of harsh chemicals commonly found in other solvent-based products. They also landed a score of 1 out of 10 (low hazard) on Skin Deep’s Cosmetic Safety Database.
And on top of all the eco-chic goodness, their line is full of vibrant colors. My pick for St. Patty’s day is their Ceasefire, a shade of khaki and dark olive green.
When it comes time to remove the polish, Scotch Naturals also sells a polish remover that is specifically formulated for water-based polishes.
Suncoat Water-Based Nail Polish
Suncoat Water-Based Nail Polish is another water-based option that gets a ton of green cred from Skin Deep’s Cosmetic Safety Database, coming in at a nice low hazard score of 1 out of 10. Their water-based nail polish replaces chemical solvents like toluene and acetates with water. They also claim to be the only long lasting and quick drying nail polish on the market.
With these green creds and St. Patty’s day in mind, I would suggest their shade of Apple Green. Plus, this polish is vegan! Suncoat also provides a little more in depth product information on water-based nail polish, check it out for a little more light green reading.
Zoya Nail Polish
Answering to the names Tangy and Midori, Zoya has two hot shades of metallic green that will make any Irish kin jealous. They should also be super jealous of the vegan friendly formula that is free of formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and camphor –- a nasty slew of chemicals.
Zoya describes their polishes as the healthy new color of fashion and I’m pretty inclined to agree. Zoya also has a neat little concept they call color spoons. It’s a small spoon with the actual polish color that allows you to see a color before you buy it. Check out there video on this smart and easy step: Zoya Color Spoons on YouTube
American Apparel Nail Polish
American Apparel has 36 shades of DBP, toluene and formaldehyde-free nail polishes. And of those 36, they also have two unique shades of green for me to highlight, Hunter and Army Jacket. With the price being only $6 each, you can easily snag two of these for the same price many brands put on a single bottle of polish. Wallet and eco-friendly all in one!
Priti NYC’s Non-Toxic Polishes
Described as an opaque neon green, Priti’s Fishbone Cactus is my absolute favorite shade of green for St. Patty’s Day (of course I saved the best polish color for last!). Free of TFFFs and DBP, Priti’s polishes are made of organic compounds and non-toxic alternates. Plus, being FDA approved ups its green creds. And on top of all that they also offer a recycle your nail polish program with Chemwise chemical recycling and disposal.
Honeybee Gardens Nail Polish Remover
What kind of green friend would I be if I didn’t offer another non-toxic nail polish remover? A pretty lame one if you ask me. So like a good friend, and on top of Scotch Naturals option I mention above, check out Honeybee Gardens Nail Polish Remover. It’s an acetone-free formula enriched with goodies like horsetail extract to strengthen and vitamin E and aloe to soothe and protect.
Honeybee also meets environmental Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) standards set by the state of California and comes in with a score of 3 out of 10 (moderate hazard) from Skin Deep.
Image credits: Scotch Naturals, Suncoat, Zoya, American Apparel, Priti, Honeybee Gardens.
