My Thoughts on Seche-Vite Fast Dry Top Coat

Posted by: judit1661 on: November 5, 2012

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The question: Is Seche-Vite Fast Dry Top Coat bad for you?

I have been curious and wondering about Seche-Vite Fast Dry Top Coat (SV) for quite a while now. Since I have nothing but time I my hands I decided to do some research into the ingredients listed on the bottle. We all know about the warning included on every bottle of SV.
“WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. FLAMMABLE KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT OR FLAME. KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN.”

😷Since I use this product daily, for the most part, I have had a small concern. Even though I am not having any plans of becoming pregnant I wonder about my girls using it, and others. I went on an online search of the ingredients listed on the bottle. The first one I looked up was toluene. Toluene is one of the 3 free ingredients, that seems to be avoided at all costs, yet is is listed #2 on the SV. Toluene is an organic product found in a tree from Columbia. It is used as a solvent, jet fuel additive, Formula 1 race car fuel, adhesives, lacquers, printing ink and is used to remove cocaine from the cocoa leaves used by Coca-Cola. It can be used to break open blood red cells to extract hemoglobin. Some gasoline stations try to substitute toluene in their gas because it is not taxed at 40% like other gasoline ingredients. But it breaks down the engine of your car faster so that is why not used for everyday gasoline. No mention if any carcinogen.
In fact there was no mention of any carcinogen which is what causes cancer, in any of the ingredients listed on the bottle.
😷😱But then, I came across a page from theCosmetic Ingredient Review. Yea, after I’d read all about the ingredients. The CIR participates with the EPA and IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). According to the CIR all nail hardeners and fast dry top coats contain formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a biggie on 3 Free list, but if a product has less than 2% of an ingredient it does not have to be listed as an ingredient. According to the CIR, IARC and EPA all fast dry top coats and nail hardener products contain,less than 2% of formaldehyde. In 1987, the IARC classified formaldehyde as a “probable human carcinogen” and in 2004 the IARC & EPA both classified formaldehyde as a KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
so it is the formaldehyde NOT LISTED as an ingredient that warrants the warning from the state of California. But, and this is important, both the IARC & EPA made it clear this was the industrial use of formaldehyde and it was for the direct inhaling of formaldehyde at its purest form that can cause a rare nasal cancer in humans. They have a link to leukemia but not enough of one to say it is connected with leukemia. Both agencies said these warnings were not applicable, and not found in the cosmetic and personal care application of formaldehyde.
😝I went to the SV website at Seche and after reading ever page and all the magazine mentions, provided by them, I found no mention of the warning message and no mention of formaldehyde.
💅Final Thoughts: I do not believe SV can harm you in any way. I think if you were a nail technician who applied SV constantly for an 8 hour day, every day, I might be a little worried. But, the way I use SV is probably way more than you do, which is daily, I do not think there is any thing that will harm me.
If I was pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant? I would most definetly err on the side of that poor little peanut inside you has no say in the matter and I would stop using SV until after my baby was born. As the mother of 2 beautiful kids, I know first hand how important what you do to your body is to the baby you are creating. Sometimes things that don’t bother me could bother that little peanut. That’s just me.
THIS MY OPINION, AND MY OPINION ONLY. MY OPINION IS BASED UPON INFORMATION I READ ON-LINE ABOUT THESE INGREDIENTS. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO TAKE WHAT I SAY AS GOSPEL, IT IS ONLY MY OPINION.

My beautiful babies. We were at the beach, hence the life jackets. Drew so badly wanted to give his sister, Jilly a kiss but it was hard to get close to her with all that padding! I am so lucky to have these precious people. They are my whole world.

💅As always, thanks for stopping by. Let me know what you think about SV, do you love it or hate it?

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