Nail Polishes and Nail Strengtheners
Are Your Nail Strengtheners and Polishes Hard on Your Nails? I couldn’t help but notice her nails. Mine are weak and soft, so naturally I notice the hands of other women. Her nails were truly enviable. She didn’t have a scrap of nail polish on them. No, these nails were a force of nature all on their own. Long and obviously hard, I commented on them with more than a tinge of envy. “Oh,” she said, positioning her hand in front of her, “I need to cut them.” She looks them up an
No Dishpan Hands
If you’re old enough to remember Madge, the nail technician on TV commercials, then you’ll remember Palmolive dishwashing liquid. She had all of her clients soaking their nails in it. “But Madge,” the client would exclaim in mock alarm, “won’t that cause dishpan hands?” Wisecracking Madge would explain how gentle Palmolive was on hands. Oh, Madge! Did you know that Palmolive’s “gentle” formula actually has a high chronic toxicity to aquatic life? And that it contains formalde
