If winter’s got you down, there’s nothing like a pretty shade of pink to perk a gal up. A pink nail polish, that is. If you haven’t read our previous post on doing your own eco manicure, you’ll want to start there. In four easy, inexpensive, DIY steps, you can prep those nails for any shade under the sun. But before you pick out a pleasing color, consider the dangerous chemicals contained in traditional nail polishes: dibutyl phthalate (DBP), used to prevent chipping in nail polishes, formaldehyde, a preservative, and toluene have all been known to cause cancer in lab animals, as well as developmental and reproductive toxicity

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