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Essie Nail Lacquer Ingredients Explained

Name: Nail Lacquer
Brand: Essie

Color: Angora Cardi

Updated on April 16, 2024 Submitted by screamadelica

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Overview

What it is

Nail care with 6 ingredients

Cool Features

It is vegan, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe

Free From

It doesn't contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Essie is from United Kingdom.

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Ingredient List (6)

Acrylamidomethyl Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, CI 77891, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 60725

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

Ingredients Overview

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Ingredient

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Features

Cosmetic Colorant

Ingredients Explained

This product contains 6 ingredients. Click on any ingredient to learn more about it

Acrylamidomethyl Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

What it does:

We don't have a description for Acrylamidomethyl Cellulose Acetate Butyrate.

Calcium Sodium Borosilicate

What it does:

We don't have a description for Calcium Sodium Borosilicate.

CI 77891

What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

Community Rating: Disliked

Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.

It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.

Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.

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CI 77492

What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77492 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a yellow hue to products.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Synthetically created Ci 77492 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.

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CI 77499

What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

CI 60725

What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

We don't have a description for Ci 60725.

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Directions

start with one coat of your favorite essie base coat.
apply two coats of essie color.
finish your salon-quality manicure with one coat of any essie top coat.
finally, to leave cuticles feeling hydrated and supple, apply essie apricot oil to the cuticle bed.