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Published on February 6th, 2009

Non-Toxic Nail Polish Offers Free Giveaways

by Trey Granger

Piggy Paint, a new brand of nail polish that is being marketed as kid- and eco-friendly because it is non-toxic and made from natural ingredients, is offering several online contests to win both free nail polish and nail polish remover.

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According to Hurley, Piggy Paint is "as natural as mud."

The contests are being run by a number of sites, including The Celebrity Cafe and Contest for Moms. Entry dates are scattered throughout February.

Piggy Paint was launched in September after founder Melanie Hurley realized that the polish her two daughters were using could “eat through” a plate made of Styrofoam.

Her 13 shades of polish and remover are made with biodegradable ingredients and are free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, biphenyl A, ethyl acetate and acetone. Nail polish and other personal care products like perfume can often contain ingredients like these that can be toxic to the environment.

The products are also packaged by reusing Styrofoam packing peanuts, which are difficult to recycle.

Because of the ingredients it typically contains, unused nail polish should be recycled with other paint as it can be toxic in landfills.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.

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4 Comments

  1. Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News » Blog Archive » Eco-Friendly Nail Polish from Piggy Polish

    posted on February 7th, 2009 at 6:10 am

    [...] (Source) Earth 911 Filed by Brian Yalung at February 6th, 2009 on 9:08 pm under Children and Toys, Consumerism, Fashion and Beauty | No comments [...]

  2. bodur

    posted on February 7th, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    hi, my name is bodur i live in abu dhabi in uae,i did read the report from mr.Trey Granger regarding the nail pholish Piggy Paint wish i like it and want to know more about it. for that i would like to ask you to send me the contact address of the manufacture or company of Piggy Paint, their website that i can have more information about it. i will appreciate if you can help me and thanks in advance.

  3. Sam

    posted on March 4th, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    bodur – your paint is no longer made anymore again

  4. Anna Cruz

    posted on September 11th, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    This is great, green technology in beauty not only in other energy technologies. i look forward to ordering your product soon.

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