{"id":4165,"date":"2021-05-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:57:02","slug":"does-vegan-nail-polish-from-gitti-stay-on-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/en\/blijft-vegan-nagellak-van-gitti-wel-goed-zitten\/","title":{"rendered":"Does vegan nail polish last? We test gitti!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cozy right, a bright colour on your nails every now and then. We want nail polish at thegreenlist.nl <\/em>therefore also like to choose more environmentally friendly ones. But is that even possible? It is and remains nail polish... And how well does nail polish with better ingredients last? And vegan nail polish, what is it like? Nail polish brand gitti asked if we wanted to test their plant-based, vegan nail polish. Absolutely - so many cool colours, bring it on! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What's wrong with nail polish?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In collaboration with gitti<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who has ever opened a nail polish and thus knows the smell knows it too: what is inside the jar will not be too good for the planet. Most of the (synthetic) ingedients will not have been made in an environmentally friendly way and nail polish also leaves traces during use. You can smell that too. Nail polish contains volatile organic compounds<\/a> (VOCs) that we know contribute to smog formation. Now, of course, the proportion of your jar of nail polish is very small. But it does indicate that nail polish is very cosy on your nails, but it is not an eco-friendly product. And yet, there are differences between nail polish manufacturers. So if you are a fan of nail polish - hi - you might want to look for the better brands that use (partly) different, better ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What's in a jar of nail polish?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What's in what<\/em>, a government website, says: \u2018Nail polish should remain liquid in the bottle and harden once applied to your nail. To ensure that nail polish remains liquid and spreadable, it contains solvents such as alcohols and toluene. Resin then causes nail polish to harden and stick to your nail after being applied. Also, nail polish should form a nice layer without lumps. Film formers ensure that nail polish forms an even layer. An example of a film former is nitrocellulose. In addition, plasticisers ensure that nail polish remains flexible and does not crumble. Examples of plasticisers are phthalates. And of course the nail polish must have a nice colour and shine. This is why it often contains dyes and pigments. Nail polish is a safe product when used normally.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: what's in it<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Misleading information on your jar of nail polish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you have ever bought nail polish and made an effort to make a better choice, you have probably seen texts on the jar like: \u20183-free\u2019, \u20185-free\u2019, \u20187-free\u2019 or even \u201910-free\u2019. With these texts, manufacturers want to say: \u2018the composition is free of the three to 10 most potentially harmful substances usually used in \u2018ordinary\u2019 nail polish\u2019. That makes you feel good and better, although of course, as a simple consumer, you have no idea what ingredients are involved. At least it seems to offer something of guidance, right? From gitti, I learn that these \u2018x-free\u2019 cries don't necessarily mean anything at all. Nail polish manufacturers can decide for themselves which substances belong in the bad top ten. This allows them to bend the claim to their own ends. In short, confusing, and therefore possibly misleading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vegan nail polish: isn't all nail polish vegan then?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For vegans, this is an important point: nail polish is not always free of animal ingredients. Or it is vegan, but not cruelty-free because ingredients have been tested on animals. To return to the first point. What animal ingredients might be in nail polish? It is common for nail polish to contain tallow derived from beef tallow, guanine from fish scales (which creates a shimmer) and sometimes insects are also used (to create colours). If you really want to be sure that your nail polish is vegan as well as animal-tested, choose a nail polish with a vegan label. Or find out if more is known About the ingredients and the company publishing the nail polish<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does gitti nail polish score?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Vegan nail polish from gitti and their ecological nail polish remover.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a kid in a sweet shop, I was allowed to pick some colours from gitti to test. Phew, that was quite difficult because there is so much choice. In the end, I picked three favourite colours: number 132<\/a>, number 121<\/a> and number 199<\/a>. With this, gitti passed the first test: so more environmentally friendly does not mean more boring by any means. Fine! But what about the ingredients? How does it spread and does it stay on a bit? I take you through all the points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n