NAIL-PAINTING CHEMISTRY
HIW, apart the nail polish and return it to a liquid that can be lifted from the nails. Although acetone-based removers work well to remove nail polish, they can be harsh on the nails due to their strength, making nails feel dried out. Other effective rem
Dear
I was taking off my nail polish today and wondered why it is so difficult to get off. What chemicals are in nail polish and what is in the remover?
Cat Jamieson
The chemistry of nail polish is more complex than it may seem when you are painting your nails. As it dries, a film forms over the surface of the nails. A polymer in the polish – most commonly nitrocellulose – is dissolved in the solvent when it is wet, but after removing nail polish from its bottle and spreading it thin onto the nails, the solvent evaporates and the polymer film forms.
The easiest way to remove nail polish is to buy a bottle of nail polish remover. In this liquid is a chemical called acetone. Made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, this organic solvent is colourless and highly flammable. It replaces the solvent that evaporated and works to break