Intentional Nail Care

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Perfectly manicured hands and feet are the norm in 2021, and many of us feel out of place when we choose to abandon what’s socially accepted. But there’s a “toxic trio” of chemicals in nail polish (toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl phthalate) and these chemicals leak through our nail beds and into our bloodstreams. What’s the true cost, then, of fitting in? Is fitting in worth it if doing so harms our health? This week, I speak with podcast host Megan... Read More Read More The post Safer Nail Polish Ideas For Holistic Health appeared first on Sustainable Minimalists. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	Well, hello there and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you are listening to episode 194 of the Sustainable Minimalist podcast.
0:10.0	On today's show, we are discussing all things related to nail care, nail polish, nail polish
0:16.4	remover, salons, pedicures, manicures, you name it.
0:21.6	It likely comes as little surprise to most of you that the products that we
0:26.6	put on our hands and our feet to make our hands and our feet look more attractive
0:33.7	can come with some potentially serious health effects
0:38.8	as well as some potentially serious environmental effects.
0:43.0	Today I'm speaking with Megan Mikkelsen.
0:46.0	Megan is the host of Toxic Free Talk, a podcast all about eliminating toxins in our daily life, and that's why I thought she would be
0:55.1	the perfect person to dive deep in to the nail conundrum. Now what I love about
1:02.2	our conversation today is that we're not simply saying get rid of the nail polish
1:08.0	Forgo pedicures forever. We're not saying that we are, giving you some suggestions if you are interested in perhaps stepping
1:17.5	back from a culture in which bare nails is given the side eye.
1:24.8	Megan, I'm so excited to talk to you today.
1:27.2	How are you?
1:28.3	I'm so good.
1:29.2	I'm so glad to be here.
1:30.1	Thank you.
1:30.8	Well, I'm so excited to talk to you about all things as they relate to nail care, nail polish, but before we do that, let's talk about you. Who are you and what do you do? My name's Megan Mikkelson and my
1:46.8	business is called Detox by Design and I started my business a few years ago because I was one of those moms that became
1:56.4	completely overwhelmed when I realized that there really are harmful toxins in so many of the products that we use every day.
2:06.7	And I realized that I had been tricked by marketing time and time again.
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