BIG-5 Free means Bio Seaweed Gel polishes are free of the 5 health damaging chemicals that are often found in other brands in the polish industry.
These 5 products are:
- Formaldehyde: Formaldehyde is used to harden and strengthen nail polishes, also serving as a preservative that protects against bacterial growth. Formaldehyde can cause skin, eye, nose and throat irritation. High levels of exposure can cause certain types of cancer.
- Toluene: Toluene is known to be part of the so-called "toxic trio" of dangerous chemicals found in polishes (including formaldehyde and DBP) that give polishes a hard finish. Exposure to toluene can cause eye and nose irritation, confusion, euphoria, dizziness, headache, dilated pupils, skin inflammation, and liver and kidney damage. Products containing toluene can produce dangerous fumes which can also cause nausea and unconsciousness.
- DBP: Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) is primarily used in nail products as a solvent for dyes and as a plasticizer that prevents polishes from becoming brittle. The controversial family of ingredients are phthalates, which have been implicated as endocrine disruptors and linked to endocrine system problems and increased risk of diabetes.
- BHA: BHA is primarily used as an antioxidant and preservative and is considered a carcinogen that can promote tumor growth and impair blood clotting. They have been, BHA as well as BHT, banned in Canada, Japan, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
- Camphor: Camphor is often used as a plasticizer, which helps the polish stick to your nails. It also prevents chipping. Prolonged and excessive exposure to vapors can cause nausea, dizziness, headaches and disorientation, making it of particular concern for technicians nails. Apart from nail care, it has been used by insect hobbyists to preserve specimens.
All Bio Seaweed Gel polishes are certified cruelty-free and vegan. They are also enriched with vitamins and minerals to ensure healthy nails.
Always apply the gel polish on one or two nails at a time, curing them for 5 seconds under the lamp to avoid spillage into the cuticles.
1. Apply Strengtening Base coat evenly and cure it under the Nail lamp for 2 minutes.
If you miss a small corner, the gel could easily peel off from there.
2. Apply a first coat of gel color and cure for 1 minute.
Apply as many coats as you wish until you love the opacity. Polymerize between each coat.
3. Apply varnish evenly Shiny Top coat and cure for 2-3 minutes.
We suggest to cure the tips of your nails by lifting your hand under the lamp, but leaving your palm on the plate so they can be in direct contact with the LEDs.
Make sure your gel polish is all dry, especially on the side of the thumbs and the pinky fingers.
Please note that each coat of gel polish will not be dry when you will remove your nails from the lamp. They will be sticky throughout the application process except when you will have apply the top coat. Only the top coat Shiny top coat will be completely dry once cured.
4. To finalize your manicure, apply some cuticle oil and/or CND lotion and voila!
