Ideal Bite

Wow guys. Thanks for mentioning our products. And also for bringing up this important subject. We're doing our best to spread the word about the nasty chemicals in polish by working with organizations like the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and teen groups with the Breast Cancer research fund. Still, toxic non-natural nail salons seem to be popping up everywhere. Hopefully our government will follow the EU and ban phthalates. But for now, we appreciate you bringing awareness to the topic. I'll have to hook you up with our new mascara and lip gloss - yummy, glamorous and paraben free! Thanks again.

I would love to know if anyone has a chemical-free alternative to artificial nails/acrylic. I play an instrument and need to have three artificial nails for that purpose, but feel like I'm taking years off my life every time I get them put on. No amount of strengthening my natural nails would make them strong enough to endure the beating I put them through. Any suggestions?!

Who needs polish! I have "working hands" and keep my nails short, but my friends all BUFF their manicured nails, and they look GORGEOUS and glossy, without being painted.

I was searching the web for products without known carcinogenic chemicals such as Parabens and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate. I was surprised to find them in many products offered by Honey Bee Gardens that you recommended today as a source for nail polish. Maybe that is all they can claim.

Of the more than 100 products we carry, only four still contain parabens and two contain laureth sulfate. We are working on changing these four product to remove those ingredients. All of our other products have some of the cleanest ingredients you'll find in the industry. But our products and commitment to clean ingredients speak for themselves. We list ingredients for each product on our web site. Have a look!

NoMiss brand nail polish is also good. It's available at Vitamin Cottage and, I think, at Wild Oats.

Melissa Glad to hear most of your products are clean. I obviously looked at your website and read ingredient lists. Must have looked at the four products that still contain parabens and laureth sulfate. Also glad to hear that you are working on it. I will keep checking back to see how you are doing and will look at the other items. Thanks for the info Michelle thanks fosr the info on the other brands.

I've gotta say I love Honeybee Gardens but the first time I tried them, I *almost forgot* that my nails were drying because there was absolutely no smell whatsoever. Also the non-peel (at least in Fairy Dust) lasts for about 4 days before it starts to chip.

Hi! This is Jody, Founder of PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics! We are so thrilled that Ideal Bite included us in the list of great nail products! Thank you soooo much Ideal Bite! The Breast Cancer Fund and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics have a rating of 0.0 being water and 5.0 being the most toxic nail polish on the market. Our polishes are rated 1.2 and are ranked on the Skin Deep website as the NUMBER ONE most non-toxic paint-based nail polish on the market. Yea Team! This is because we use no Toluene, Formaldehyde, Acetone, Phthalates, Parabens, FD&C Coloring and no animal testing (not even on my dog, Lucy). Look, the absolute most natural thing is the beauty of our own nails. But if we are going to wear a nail polish for the fun of it, I say wear the most non-toxic polish possible… and while we’re all at it, wear a polish that gives its profits to urgent human rights issues for women and girls. I describe this as women in the land-of-Plenty helping women and girls who cannot even afford a nail polish. Thanks for learning more about us ! Please e-mail me at jody@iampeacekeeper.com if you have questions about our ingredients or the activism issues that we fund! Here’s to safe cosmetics and equity for all ! Jody

I've tried both Honeybee Gardens and Peacekeeper. Both brands have BEAUTIFUL colors and lasted for a long time. I did think Peacekeeper was a little easier to remove. I had a little trouble with Honeybee, and you want to make sure it dries before you get in the shower.:) It's water-soluble - I looked down at my toes and thought I was losing it!:) It was really, really, really nice to use a product that didn't have the horrendous chemical odor of most normal nail polishes.:) Thanks to both companies for trying to do the right thing and look out for the health of their customers and the world in general!:)