Piggy Paint Review: This Nail Polish Line Was Designed With The Best Interests Of Kids In Mind
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Melanie Hurley is the woman behind Piggy Paint, a line of nail polish designed with the best interests of kids in mind.
Melanie founded the company in 2008, and back then, her daughters were 4-years-old and 2-years-old.
“They loved having their nails painted,” Melanie said about her daughters on the Piggy Paint website. “But I always worried when they put their hands in their mouths after I painted their nails with traditional kid polishes.”
“Not only did the harsh chemicals worry me, but the strong smell left me with terrible headaches.”
Although those things really bothered her, Melanie actually launched Piggy Paint after experiencing something pretty concerning while painting her daughters’ nails one day.
“One day while we were painting nails over a foam plate, my daughter dropped a glob of her solvent-based polish onto the plate,” Melanie recalled.
“Shortly after, the paint began to bubble and “ate” through the plate. I looked in dismay at the hole in the plate and decided to test all of her other “kid” polishes on the foam.”
“Within minutes, ALL of the solvent-based polishes began to bubble and eventually left big holes in the plate.”
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From that day on, Melanie made it her mission to create nail polish for children that is, as she adorably says, as “natural as mud.”
This means that every nail polish in the Piggy Paint line is non-toxic and free of harsh chemicals, making them safe for pregnant moms to use as well.
Additionally, the nail polishes are vegan and cruelty-free. Surprisingly, Piggy Paint nail polishes are water-based, but they won’t wash away in water.
Piggy Paint sent us the Birthday Cake Shake set to review, along with their nail polish remover and their set that includes a shine topcoat and baselayer.
The Birthday Cake Shake set includes 4 different bright and cheery nail polishes; Neon Lights, Shimmy Shimmy POP, Sea-quin, and Groovy Grape.
The set also comes with some adorable heart-themed nail stickers to add, and we did find that if you seal the stickers with a layer of shine top coat, they adhere better.
Piggy Paint recommends that to make the most of your manicure, you should first use the basecoat before applying any polish, and then use a hairdryer to speed up the time it takes to dry everything.
To remove your manicure, it comes off easily with the Piggy Paint nail polish remover. What we like about their nail polish remover is that it doesn’t contain acetone, but it does have Vitamin E and Aloe Vera to keep cuticles and nails in top shape.
Overall, we think Piggy Paint products are wonderful, and they’re a must-have for moms who are concerned about all of the harmful things in traditional nail polish!
You can get the Piggy Paint Birthday Cake Shake set here on Amazon for $19.99
You can get the Piggy Paint Birthday nail polish remover here on Amazon for $12.99
You can get the Piggy Paint shine topcoat and basecoat sealer as a set here on Amazon for $12.48
Chip Chick was provided with this product for free, in exchange for our honest feedback. All thoughts and opinions expressed are our own and not influenced by the company and/or its affiliates in any way.
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