[[ Honeybee Gardens Nail Polish Remover ]]
After stomping my feet and having a hissy fit, I decided to look into natural alternatives. I found that you ladies in the US and Canada have plenty to choose from...unfortunately, in the UK, we have a choice of about three. All three are ridiculously priced and can't be bought in any 'brick and mortar' stores (well, only dinky salons in the middle of nowhere). After having yet another hissy fit about that fact, I begrudgingly parted with £10 for 120ml of remover by Honeybee Gardens.
Ingredients: methanol, methyldiglycol, trimethyl hydroxypentyl isobutyrate, equisetum arvense (horsetail) extract, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, denatonium benzoate (bittering agent).
The only ingredient that this shares with my previous nail polish removers is denatonium benzoate, so I hoped and prayed that it wouldn't be that which I was allergic to!
The Honeybee Gardens remover feels quite oily to the touch and sinks in to your skin, unlike regular polish which tends to evaporate. It is a tiny, titchy bit less effective that regular polish, so removing layered polish, nail art and glitter can be a bit of a pain! Because of this, you also have to use a bit more remover than you do with the usual stuff, so I'm pretty choosy these days about when I wear polish because I still begrudge spending £10 to remove it. However, my nails are stronger and less flakey, tips whiter and my eczema hasn't flared up since I started using Honeybee Gardens natural nail polish remover, so I guess I can't complain!
The Honeybee Gardens remover feels quite oily to the touch and sinks in to your skin, unlike regular polish which tends to evaporate. It is a tiny, titchy bit less effective that regular polish, so removing layered polish, nail art and glitter can be a bit of a pain! Because of this, you also have to use a bit more remover than you do with the usual stuff, so I'm pretty choosy these days about when I wear polish because I still begrudge spending £10 to remove it. However, my nails are stronger and less flakey, tips whiter and my eczema hasn't flared up since I started using Honeybee Gardens natural nail polish remover, so I guess I can't complain!
I ordered mine from Mollycoddles of Rochester on eBay. Also available from Naturisimo, priced at £10 for 120ml of product.
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