Nail Products are products that are used to color the nails, to protect them against damage, to soften and condition cuticles, and to supplement the nails. They include nail polish and enamels and nail polish and enamel removers.

1. COSMETICS ON NAIL PRODUCTS
Swagata Sarkar
B.Pharm

2. CONTENT
1.INTRODUCTION
2. MANICURE PREPARATIONS
3. NAIL LACQUERS
4. ENAMEL REMOVERS
5. NAIL CREAMS
6. EVALUATION

3. INTRODUCTION-
Nails are transparent protective coverings on finger
tipsand toesof feet. The careof nails is referred toas
Manicuring .
A set of manicure preparations consists of a number of
different cosmetic products which are concerned with
cleansing and decoration of nails.
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4. Manicure preparations include:
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Nail lacquer
Enamel remover
Nail cream

5. 1.NAIL LACQUERS :
Definition : “Nail lacquers are viscous preparations
intended to decorate nails of fingersand toes”.
Ideal Characteristics-
• It should have proper viscosity and flow properties.
• It should have uniform colour.
• Itshould havegood glossand good adhesive
properties.
• Itshould not produce crack.
• Itshould have reasonabledrying time (1-2 minutes) .
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6. COMPOSITION
 Film forming substances-
Impart hardness, toughness, resistance to abrasion
 Eg. cellulose acetate , cellulose acetate butylate ,
ethyl cellulose.
Resins-
It impart adhesionand improve gloss , help indispersing
insoluble pigments. Eg. Alkyl resins.
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7. Solvents-
Solventsarevolatileorganic liquids thatcombineall the
ingredients of lacquer formulation and make a
homogeneous viscouspreparation.
Eg.ether,acetone,ethyl alcohol ,benzene
 Plasticizers-
•Plasticizers imparts thegloss adhesion to the nail &reduces
its tendency toshrink.Eg.castor oil.
Colours-
The colouring agents should dispersewell ,should be
resistant to light , acids and alkali found in detergents
,should be non-staining and produce a good gloss.Eg.
Eosin, erythrosine, carmosine
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8. FORMULA
1.Nitrocellulose 16 gm
2.Resin 9gm
3.Plasticizer 4.8gm
4.Solvent 60.5gm
5.Colour 0.5gm
6.Perfume q.s.

9. 2.ENAMEL REMOVERS:
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Definition : Nail removers / nail cleansers are defined
as the mixture of solvents containing small amounts of
fat intended to remove the nailenamel.
 Ideal Characteristics:
Itshould not be toovolatile toevaporateduring
application.
It should not be non-irritating.
Itshould not leave the nails fattyorsticky.
It should not have unpleasant odour.

10. Formula-
1.Castoroil
2.Diethylene glycol monoethylether
3.Acetone
4.Perfume
10
3ml
15 ml
82ml
q.s
3.NAIL CREAMS
Due to excessive removal of fatty substances from
nail surface the appearance of the nail becomes
dull to overcome this brittleness &maintain the
health of nail some preparations areused.

11. Evaluation Nail Lacquers:-
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1. Drying Rate.
2. Smoothness.
3. Hardness.
4. WaterResistance.
5. Viscosity.

12. References-
Sanju Nanda, Arun Nanda , Roop K. Khar ,Cosmetic
technology ; Birla Publications(Pg No:317) .
B.M.Mithal , R.N.Saha , A hand book of cosmetics;
Vallabh Prakashan .(Pg no:178-192).
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