Thank you so much for sharing your feedback and personal experience.

At the end of the day it comes down to choices and what we are willing to live with. Each one of us lives with various perspectives of the world, and life and how we see it. From my perspective and experience there are choices for everyone, no matter how dire situations may seem. Often as you shared people get caught up in money and health or integrity or whatever the case may be, go by the wayside, or are simply not the priorities. I am not judging, don’t get me wrong. Everyone needs to choose what they feel is right for them. But for me, I choose to share and spread awareness about things that can make people’s lives better, safer and healthier, because then they can make better choices.

There is risk every time the bottle is opened. Sure one time won’t kill you, but the point of how chemicals cause us harm from things like nail polish is that it is NOT JUST about a “one time”, or “one nail…or a few nails” or “just nail polish”. We live in a society where chemicals are all around us and their effects compound. This is why many people use excuses and various justifications for why this one time or one little thing won’t hurt, but in today’s world it is the multiple exposure factor that makes each chemical exposure add chemicals to our bodies. So it is never a healthy choice.

There is a job for everyone, whether they like it or not.  You guys think that the people that work the salons don’t know that this is not healthy for them? Of course they do!  Most of the ladies (elderly employees)  tell me I shouldn’t be in this salon because I have an American education and I should be working in a better environment, hence the reason why I’m a student in college.  This is all they have being that they are foreigners to this country limited on their ability to communicate with English speaking natives.  Everyone that’s been to a salon knows how frustrating it can be to sit down with someone that can barely speak their language.  How do you expect them to work at a customer service call center? Are you going to hire them?  

Yeah, we can get caught up in the money. Who doesn’t?  But they do it so their children don’t have to.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. This is such a common problem in our society that so many people are blinded by money and convenience, and do not prioritize that what matters. But all we can do is share what we can, and let each person decide for themselves what they are interested in. It is hard in the end to watch people suffer, but we are each accountable for our own lives and creating them as we go.

Thank you and good points. Different salons have a variation of pricing these days indeed.

And your idea about being offered a mask is brilliant! I hope that does get adopted by salons for the sake of all those who wish to visit them. And if not, your idea brings more awareness to customers themselves bringing their own mask and being more accountable for their own health and safety.

Thank you and yes, the more awareness the better. We are making ourselves sick, both the customers and those doing the work for what? Artificial beauty?
More of us today have no interest whatsoever in visiting a nail salon, and keeping this toxic operation running. Our nails are beautiful in their natural state. Our diet—a healthy, natural, whole food diet—makes sure they are strong and white. What more can a person want…. No one needs to suffer to make that happen.