Polished Salon

Why We Only Provide A Natural Nail Approach

Polished Salon’s promise is to provide everyone in your family a fun and new approach to healthy natural nails in a safe, fume-free environment.

We feel very passionate about using only natural nail care products and maintaining a sterile and safe environment for our clients and our technicians. The links below are resources for important articles about the dangers of artificial nails.

"I have no real nails now as a result of MMA”
February 18, 2002: A Channel 2 consumer investigation uncovers how women across Georgia are being exposed to a potentially dangerous chemical each time they get their nails done. Read more

Nail Manufacturers Council Update for Nail Technicians
July 2001: In the infancy of the professional nail industry, methyl methacrylate (MMA) was a commonly used ingredient in professional nail products. These products were often referred to as "dental acrylics" or "porcelain nails." By the end of the 1970s, the FDA had received so many complaints related to the use of MMA that it was forced to take action against several manufacturers of these products.) Read more

Acrylic Nail Fact Sheet
Susan Stein of Foothill Ranch snagged a finger on her soapy hair about a year ago. She expected to find a crack in one of her MMA-based acrylic nails. But as the water cleared the shampoo bubbles away, she noticed that the acrylic nail was lifting off her finger, taking the natural nail with it. And the same thing was happening on her other fingers. Read more

Illegal Acrylic Nails
The Nail Manufacturer's Association warns that salons that consistently charge less than $25 for a Full Set of acrylics are likely breaking the law and endangering your health. Why? Because they're likely using a dangerous product that they can get cheaply called Methyl Metha-crylate or MMA. It's banned in New York State, and the FDA has deemed MMA poisonous… Read more