With the growing demand for healthier and safer options when purchasing cosmetics, GelMoment believes that the consumer should have choices when it comes to the ingredients that they are applying on their bodies. GelMoment feels the obligation in providing its customers with the highest quality and safest products possible and this is why they only offer 5-Free Gel polishes.
GelMoment took the responsible approach when developing its flagship One-Step-Gel-Polish and formulated it to leave out the harmful and toxic ingredients that are common additives in most nailpolishes found in today’s saturated cosmetic industry. To better understand what 5-Free is; it’s a product formulated which has the absence of the five most toxic and harmful ingredients: Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin and Camphor.
Toluene is a liquid that is used as a solvent and has the familiar smell of paint thinner. You can be exposed to toluene by breathing it in or getting it on your skin. Toluene is often associated with skin irritation. Inhaling high levels of toluene is known to be harmful to your nervous system and can cause lightheadedness and nausea. Toluene is a toxin that may also cause birth defects and developmental problems in children of pregnant women who have had extended exposure.
Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) is a common used plasticizer and has been linked to cancer. DBP has also been connected to birth defects in studies involving lab animals. In fact, this toxin was added to the California Proposition 65 list of suspected teratogens, which are agents that cause malformations of an embryo.
Formaldehyde is a commonly used chemical to preservce and elbalm dead animals (and humans). Its vapors are also irritating and can trigger asthma. Formaldehyde is also known as a human carcinogen, a factor directly involved in causing cancer.
Formaldehyde Resin in a derivative of Formaldehyde, mainly used in the production of coatings and adhesives. IT is not as toxic as Formaldehyde but can be an allergen.
Camphor is a poison that can cause seizures and disorientation if used in large doses. This chemical acts as a cover on your nails, depriving them of nutrients and causing yellow staining on your nails.