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Muslim women have been raving about “breathable” and “wudhu-friendly” nail polish, getting as excited about these as the health-conscious do about non-toxic ones.
We got in touch with Acquarella, a water-based nail polish label
based in Arizona, to get the lowdown on their product range that has
been approved by Mufti Omar Dawood of Islamic Lifestyle Solutions, a
non-profit organisation based in South Africa.
We wondered how an American company came to the decision to produce
“halal” nail polish. It began with Saaima Moola, their exclusive
distributor in South Africa. She explained, “Acquarella has always been
breathable, permeable, non-toxic [and] free of chemicals of animal
origin. Being a cosmetologist, knowing, learning and studying the
ingredients that we use so freely in all our cosmetics was a concern to
me.”
On a mission to find products that “Muslim women could use with a
clear mind”, Saaima’s research brought up a few products, one of which
was Acquarella. After a year of laboratory tests, she found that “water
definitely passes through the product to touch the nails to validate
wudhu”. On their end, Acquarella’s internal testing concluded that it
takes four minutes for water to seep through to the nail.[i]
“Acquarella proved to be the best of the lot, in all aspects.
Permeability was my main concern, [but it also] passed all the other
tests: durability and gorgeous colour palette.”
The company’s international liaison personnel Mark Deason explains
that the difference between Acquarella and traditional nail polish lies
in the ingredients. To form a film on nails, Acquarella uses acrylic
copolymers instead of nitrocellulose, which “suffocates the nail plate”,
and it uses water as a solvent instead of hazardous chemicals like
toluene. Because it is water-based, Acquarella is best removed with
its own water- and plant-derived polish remover, which does not dry or
crack the nails and cuticles.
“There’s no denying that water-based nail polishes are better than
conventional ones since water is the most preferable solvent – your body
is primarily made of it. Frequent exposure to toxicants is
significantly reduced without [the presence of] questionable solvents,
whether plant- or petrochemical-derived.”
Acquarella’s seasonal colour inspirations come from their director of
public relations Polly Deason, who spent many years in the retail
cosmetics segment. For example, La Luna was actually a colour inspired
for Eid.
Luckily for Muslimahs around the world, Acquarella accepts
international online orders – you only need to worry about which colours
to choose.
Choosing a water-based nail polish is doing your nails a favour in
the long run. Why not make it a gorgeous and “wudhu-friendly” one?
Visit Acquarella’s website for more information and customer reviews