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Nails.INC Pink Before You Speak Nail Polish

Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

24ingredients found

21 · 87.5%ingredients grouped by use

8types of use

Hydration3

Skin conditioning3

Moisture retention5

Antioxidants2

UV filters1

Texture · feel12

Preservation · stability1

Fragrance8

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

BRASSICA OLERACEA ACEPHALA (KALE) LEAF EXTRACT

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

See the 1 declared functions

Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: BRASSICA OLERACEA ACEPHALA (KALE) LEAF EXTRACT

Skin conditioning

BRASSICA OLERACEA ACEPHALA (KALE) LEAF EXTRACT · ZINC ACETYLMETHIONATE · TOCOPHEROL

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

See the 2 declared functions

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: BRASSICA OLERACEA ACEPHALA (KALE) LEAF EXTRACT · ZINC ACETYLMETHIONATE
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: TOCOPHEROL

Keeps moisture in

NITROCELLULOSE · ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · TOCOPHEROL

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

See the 2 declared functions

Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: NITROCELLULOSE · ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · TOCOPHEROL

Slows oxidation

BENZOGUANAMINE · TOCOPHEROL

In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.

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Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT: BENZOGUANAMINE · TOCOPHEROL

Blocks UV

CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)

See the 2 declared functions

Filters UV to protect skin (sunscreen active)UV FILTER: CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)
Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER: CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)

Exfoliates

See the 1 declared functions

Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: SILICA

Mixes oil and water

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Disperses evenly without a surfactantDISPERSING NON-SURFACTANT: NITROCELLULOSE

Texture and feel

BUTYL ACETATE · ETHYL ACETATE · NITROCELLULOSE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · AQUA (WATER) · SILICA · STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

See the 8 declared functions

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: BUTYL ACETATE · ETHYL ACETATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · AQUA (WATER)
Holds powders togetherBINDING: NITROCELLULOSE · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE
Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER: ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT: SILICA
Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING: SILICA
Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING: STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE

Colour and shine

SILICA · CI 15850 · CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · CI 19140

See the 2 declared functions

Adds colourCOLORANT: CI 15850 · CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · CI 19140
Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: SILICA · CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)

Keeps microbes from growing

SODIUM BENZOATE

See the 1 declared functions

Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: SODIUM BENZOATE

Keeps the product stable

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · PHOSPHORIC ACID · SODIUM BENZOATE

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

See the 3 declared functions

Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: N-BUTYL ALCOHOL
Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING: PHOSPHORIC ACID
Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE: SODIUM BENZOATE

Fragrance-related

ETHYL ACETATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · HEXANAL · LAURALDEHYDE

See the 2 declared functions

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: ETHYL ACETATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · DIACETONE ALCOHOL
Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE: HEXANAL · LAURALDEHYDE

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