ORLY No Bite Nail Bite Deterrent

ORLY No Bite Nail Bite Deterrent

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Overview

What it is

Nail care with 13 ingredients

Cool Features

It is cruelty-free and fungal acne (malassezia) safe

Free From

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

Fun facts

ORLY is from United States.

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Ingredients Explained

Isopropyl Alcohol is more commonly known as rubbing alcohol. It is most commonly used as a solvent, meaning it helps other ingredients dissolve.

This ingredient is an astringent alcohol. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin as they high amounts may strip away your skin's natural oils.

Other types of astringent alcohols include:

According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.

Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.

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Masking, Solvent

We don't have a description for Butyl Acetate yet.

Perfuming, Solvent

Ethyl Acetate is a fragrance.

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

We don't have a description for Cellulose Acetate Propionate yet.

Antimicrobial, Astringent, Masking

Alcohol Denat. is an alcohol with a denaturant property. It is created by mixing ethanol with other additives.

This ingredient gets a bad rep because it is irritating and drying - mostly due to its astringent property. Astringents draw out natural oils in tissue, constricting pores and leaving your skin dried out.

However, alcohol denat. is not all that bad.

Due to its low molecular weight, alcohol denat. tends to evaporate quickly. One study on pig skin found half of applied alcohol evaporated in 10 seconds and less than 3% stayed on skin.

This also helps other ingredients become better absorbed upon application.

Studies are conflicted about whether this ingredient causes skin dehydration. One study from 2005 found adding emollients to propanol-based sanitizer decreased skin dryness and irritation. Another study found irritation only occurs if your skin is already damaged.

Small amounts of alcohol are generally tolerated by oily skin or people who live in humid environments.

The rule of thumb is if this alcohol is near the end of an ingredients list, it will probably not affect your skin much.

Also...

This ingredient has antimicrobial and solvent properties.

The antimicrobial property helps preserve products and increase their shelf life. As a solvent, it helps dissolve other ingredients.

Other types of astringent alcohols include:

Learn more about Alcohol Denat.

We don't have a description for Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer yet.

Acrylates Copolymer is used as a film-forming agent and texture enhancer.

After applied, Acrylates Copolymer forms a thin film cover that helps skin feel more soft. It can help sunscreens become more water-resistant.

It is also used to make a product more thick.

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Denatonium Benzoate is a denaturant and masking ingredient.

It is commonly used to denature alcohols, such as SD Alcohol 40.

Fun fact: This ingredient is the most bitter known compound. The bitter flavor is often used to deter consumption.

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Masking, Perfuming

Acetyl Tributyl Citrate is a fragrance.

UV Absorber

Benzophenone-1 absorbs UV.

Cosmetic Colorant

We don't have a description for CI 47000 yet.

Cosmetic Colorant

Ci 26100 is a colorant used to give products a reddish-brown color.

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· Updated March 28, 2025 Added by anemone