Snails was started when Jeanette Sklivanou, a mum of two, scoured the market for safe non-toxic nail polish to add colour to the imaginative play of her little ones. She quickly found that such a product just didn't exist — so she created SNAILS**.
A brief description
"SNAILS Kids nail polish is unlike any other you will find. You’ll delight in our simple natural nail polish formula which is optimally safe and child-friendly. Our revolutionary patented formula contains just three main ingredients: water, acrylic polymer and non-toxic colorants and is paraben free. This sets us apart from other products. The toxic trio of Dibutyle Phythalate (DBP), Toluene and Formaldehyde dominate many children’s nail polishes currently on the market. Such chemicals are banned in Europe due to their links with cancer, birth defects and other illness. So you will not find a trace of these harmful substances in SNAILS. Just pure ingredients that are kind and gentle on little nails".
- Revolutionary formula — containing just water, acrylic polymer and non-toxic colorants, SNAILS is safe in its simplicity.
- Totally water soluble — SNAILS washes off easily with simple soap and water, making harsh solvent-based toxic remover a thing of the past.
- Environmentally friendly — from biodegradable packaging and lead-free bottles, to a strict no animal testing policy.
- Hypoallergenic — SNAILS is chemical, Paraben and toxin free, so little nails are kept safe and sound and splendidly coloured.
- Vivacious colour choices — every SNAILS polish delivers glorious high-quality gloss and a deliciously gentle fragrance.
Here are the products:
The two shades:
- Raspberry Pie - Glossy purple. Wear purple when you want to encourage fantasy, mystery and imagination
- Gingerbread - A hot, sun kissed orange shade, summer sunset in a bottle!
Raspberry pie I absolutely love, it would fit in perfectly with the whole pantone of the year "radiant orchid" theme. Once applied it dries in just over a minute, which is perfect for little ones because I know they are not going to sit and wait much longer. Last-ability is also quite impressive, I managed to wear mine all day without too much wear and tear but when it came to removing it properly there was no need to nail polish remover, I simply used soap and water and rubbed each nail and the polish came off and there was no staining to my fingernails and no trace of colour left on my nail.
Available from safe-nails.com polishes are €8 each, the site also shows all the countries they are for sale.
What are your thoughts on washable nail polish?