Listen up ladies (and highly secure metrosexual men), your standard manicure and pedicure is under deep scrutiny by the EPA.
According to Grist:
The U.S EPA has given two Seattle-area non-profits a $100,000 grant for a three-year "Toxic Beauty" project that will educate owners and consumers about the downsides of pretty paints, as well as looking into alternative products and equipment. And in Oakland, Calif., the Participatory Reearch, Organizing, and Leadership Initiative for Safety and Health -- or POLISH, like you didn't see that coming -- educates cosmetology students about industry regulations and plans to partner with the University of California-Berkeley to research air quality in local salons.
