{"id":16378,"date":"2020-10-22T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=16378"},"modified":"2020-10-19T11:41:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T15:41:45","slug":"halloween-holiday-nail-polish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/22\/halloween-holiday-nail-polish\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween & Holiday Nail Polish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Rissa Miller, Vegetarian\nJournal <\/em>Senior Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you’re preparing to dress up for Halloween, or any\noccasion going into the holiday season, consider going vegan with your\nnail color. Many major brand polishes either contain animal\ningredients or are tested on animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wondering what non-vegan ingredients might be in nail\npolish? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Carmine: In red polishes (as well as lipstick and blushes)\nmany make-up producers achieve brilliant reds by adding carmine, which is\nanother way to say boiled and crushed beetles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Guanine: Used to give shimmer and sparkle to nail\npolishes, Guanine is derived from fish scales and animal tissue. It’s\nfrequently found in colors that are luminous or glittery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Oleic Acid: Straight up animal\nfat, melted into oil, Oleic Acid is used to thicken and add luster to\npolishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Pearl: Ground pearl is a rare ingredient, but can be used\nin polishes. Pearls are created by oysters, then harvested and mashed into a\nshiny powder for cosmetics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Shellac: This ingredient is another way to say “bug\nsaliva.” Shellac is technically a resin secreted\nby the Indo-Chinese bug laccifer laca, commonly found on trees. It is\nprocessed and sold as dry flakes and dissolved in alcohol to make glossy liquid\nshellac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To avoid these, look for vegan brands to create your look\nfor any occasion. Additionally, note if any brand you consider is also\n“cruelty-free,” which means it’s not tested on animals by the\nmanufacturer or any third party supplier. Some brands show the vegan V and\nthe cruelty-free leaping rabbit on their labels, displays or\nwebsites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shown in the photo, a spooky trio from Element Botanicals,\u00a0http:\/\/elementbotanicals.ca\/<\/a>. The collection is called Bewitched and the colors shown are Pumpkin Queen, Rusty Cauldron, and Belladonna. Many brands offer blacks, purples and other dark colors for Halloween. Then switch it up for the holidays with reds, whites, or orange!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other vegan nail polish brands\ninclude:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100% Pure https:\/\/www.100percentpure.com\/collections\/nail-polish<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beauty Without Cruelty https:\/\/www.bwcv.com\/en\/nails<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ella+Mila https:\/\/www.ellamila.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

L.A. Girl https:\/\/www.lagirlusa.com\/collections\/nails<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LVX https:\/\/shoplvx.com\/collections\/nail-lacquer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mineral Fusion https:\/\/www.mineralfusion.com\/collections\/nails<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCLA https:\/\/nclabeauty.com\/collections\/nail-lacquer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacifica https:\/\/www.pacificabeauty.com\/collections\/nail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wet N Wild https:\/\/www.wetnwildbeauty.com\/nails.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YAPA Beauty https:\/\/yapabeauty.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Rissa Miller, Vegetarian Journal Senior Editor As you’re preparing to dress up for Halloween, or any occasion going into the holiday season, consider going vegan with your nail color. Many major brand polishes either contain animal ingredients or are tested on animals.  Wondering what non-vegan ingredients might be in nail polish?  – Carmine: In red polishes (as well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16380,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16378\/revisions\/16380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}