Details

What makes Piggy Paint so popular:
- Non-toxic
- Low odor
- Water-based formula
- Hypoallergenic
- Fun, vibrant colors
- Dries to a hard, durable finish
- Cruelty-free
- Safe for use during pregnancy!
- Every ingredient in the polish is
biodegradable with no traces or residues left behind
- Free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, Bisphenol A, ethyl acetate
and acetone
Piggy Paint™ As a
Learning Tool
Fine Motor
Skills Let your child paint your
fingernails or toenails. If you’re worried about it looking
(well, like a child painted your nails), opt for the toenails…you
can always put socks on in public! This helps with her fine-motor
skills and gives her a chance to exert her independence.
Color Names Are you
trying to teach your child color names? Paint her nails with the
specific color you’re working on (such as red) and declare it a “Red
Day”. All day long, point out objects in her environment that
match her nails, and encourage her to do the same. Wear red
clothes, add red foods to mealtime and use a bath color tablet
to make her bath water red. Once she’s mastered that color, paint
her piggies a new color.
Patterns Recognizing different types of patterns is a hard concept
learn for children to learn, so why not put patterns right at
their fingertips? For example, if you’re working on simple
patterns, alternate blue and yellow “Piggy Paint” on her
fingers. As you go through the day, help her to make patterns
with her toys, M&M‘s, crayons, beads…use your creativity. Have her
refer to her fingernails for help. Start out with color patterns
and then attempt other categories, such as big doll, little
doll, big doll, etc. Ready for harder patterns? Move to three
different colors or alternate pink, purple, purple, pink, and so
on.
School Colors
Does your daughter play any sports? Perhaps she has a favorite
high school, collegiate, or professional team she cheers for. If
so, paint her nails with her team’s colors to show her support.
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Instructions for Use
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Apply 2 -3 thin coats of Piggy Paint™.
- Air dry 60 seconds.
- Blow dry polished nails for 1 minute with hair dryer
set on warm heat/low blower setting. For safety
purposes, please follow manufacturer’s instructions on blow
dryer and always monitor your child.
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Sizing

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Piggy Paint Nail Polish is the size of a
"normal" bottle of polish (0.5 fl. oz./15 ml), yet has a skinny brush
that works well on small nails.
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Ingredients

Water, water-miscible acrylic resins and thickeners (well below 100
parts per million), butoxy diglycol.
May contain mica, D&C red lake,
ultramarine blue, iron and titanium oxide pigments.
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Product Origins

Made in the USA.
About Piggy Paint
My name is Melanie Hurley, founder of Piggy Paint™. I am a stay-at-home
mom with two very fancy little girls, ages 4 and 6, who love to have
their fingernails painted. I’ve always hated the thought of my kiddos
putting their hands in their mouths after I painted their nails with
traditional kid polishes. Not only did the ingestion of the chemicals
worry me, but the smell nearly left me light-headed after painting two
sets of fingernails and toenails.
One day while we were painting
nails over a foam plate, my daughter dropped a glob of her solvent-based
polish onto the plate. 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. From that day on, I decided that any flammable
substance that could eat through foam was unacceptable for my children’s
fingernails, which would inevitably end up in their mouths.
My
quest was on, and Piggy Paint™ was born. As you may have guessed, our
polish is NOT flammable and sits beautifully on the unaffected foam. We
hope you enjoy this water-based polish that is specially formulated of
natural ingredients. Finally, a kid-friendly polish without the
accompanying drawbacks of traditional polishes. It is free of
formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, biphenyl A, ethyl acetate and
acetone... and made in the USA!
From my heart to yours, I hope
Piggy Paint™ takes the worry out of painting your nails and puts the fun
back into this enjoyable activity you can share with your daughter and
other precious girls in your life.
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Miscellaneous

FAQ
How
large is a bottle of Piggy Paint Nail Polish and Remover? Piggy Paint Nail Polish is the size of a "normal" bottle of polish (0.5
fl. oz./15 ml), yet has a skinny brush that works well on small nails.
Piggy Paint Nail Polish Remover is 4 fl. oz./120 ml.
Why is Piggy Paint
as Natural as Mud? Piggy Paint is as Natural as Mud in the sense that every ingredient in
the polish is biodegradable with no traces or residues left behind, thus
it would make an excellent addition to your mulch pile. The acrylic
resins are present in the polish in the form of latexes-emulsions in
water-very similar in form and function to milk. The term "resin" is
quite generic and refers to any polymer which can form a film as it
dries. In this sense, proteins, celluloses, sugars, and DNA, to name a
few "natural" polymers, are resins and none of these are any less
harmful than the resins we use in our polish.
Why does my nail polish
look milky? Is it still safe to use? Some of the polishes may have a milky appearance that will disappear
upon drying. The polish is still fine to use and will appear vibrant on
your nails.
What should I do if there
is separation in the nail polish? Although separation is very minor, occasionally a light ring of color
will appear at the top of the bottle. Simply shake the bottle to mix the
polish.
What is the shelf life of your polish? Piggy Paint has a shelf life of several years, though there may be a
slight tendency for the polish to thicken as the months go by. To
correct this, add a drop or two of water to the bottle and give it a
good shake!
What should I do if my polish thickens up? If
thinning is needed, add 1 or 2 drops of water, and shake well. For
best results, gently remove any nail polish clumps present on the brush
with a paper towel.
Is there anything toxic
in the nail polish? No. There are no toxic chemicals. The
resins are polyacrylic latexes
with residual monomers well below 100 parts per million. The only
co-solvent is a diglycol ether. All colorants are FDA-certified for
cosmetic use.
Which glycol ethers are
used in the polish? While there are some indications that
two glycol ethers, monomethyl and
monobutyl ethylene glycol, may have some potential for harm, the
diethylene and dipropylene glycol ethers as a class have been proven
safe for human contact. Of these two classes we have chosen to use
monobutyl diethylene glycol because of its high boiling point (low
flammablility), it's approval for use in California as a non-VOC
solvent, its water solubility and its biodegradability.
What
should be
done to prepare nails before putting on the polish? Simply,
clean nails with Piggy Paint Nail Polish Remover or soap and
water. Healthy nails naturally produce a mixture of oils and proteins,
which serve to protect, beautify and enhance their appearance. Normal
nail polishes remove these substances from the nails, requiring the user
to prepare their nails with other products. However, since Piggy Paint
Nail Polish is a waterborne polish, it does not remove the oils so your
nails remain strong and healthy.
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How long will it take
for
my nails to dry? Piggy Paint dries to a tack-free state
nearly as fast as regular polish,
though it takes longer to reach its ultimate hardness. We recommend
using multiple thin coats since they will dry faster than one thick
coat. If your hands are cold, the temperature is cool, or there is high
humidity in the area, it may take longer for the coats to dry. For
maximum chip resistance, use the following application instructions:
1. Wash hands with soap and water. 2. Apply 2 -3 thin
coats of Piggy Paint™. 3. Air dry 60 seconds.
4. Blow dry polished nails for 1 minute with hair dryer set
on warm heat/low blower setting. For safety purposes, please
follow manufacturer’s instructions on blow dryer and always monitor your
child.
Do I have to use a blow dryer to dry the nails? No,
but it is recommended for maximum chip resistance. Since Piggy
Paint™ is water-based and does not contain harsh chemicals, it takes
approximately 4 to 6 hours for ultimate hardness to be reached. The blow
dryer just speeds up this process. Another alternative is to wait and
polish your child’s nails after bath time, before they go to bed. This
will allow the polish to cure overnight.
How hard is it
to remove
the polish? Do I need nail polish remover? Piggy Paint can be removed within 1-3 days with rubbing alcohol.
Afterwards, the polish becomes increasingly more difficult to remove,
particularly for dry, porous nails or toenail, and a nail polish remover
is necessary. Our Piggy Paint Nail Polish Remover is specially
formulated for our polish, though it will remove solvent-based polishes
as well. Soak nails for 30 seconds with a cotton ball saturated with
Piggy Paint Nail Polish Remover.
Will Piggy Paint Nail
Polish stains come out of carpet? On the carpets we tested, Piggy Paint Nail Polish was easily removed, as
long as the stain was taken care of quickly (before it dries). We have
had several customers praise Piggy Paint for not ruining their hardwood
floors, as well as their carpets. This is not a guarantee; but you have a
much better chance of saving your floors with Piggy Paint Nail Polish,
since solvent-based polish stains set in immediately.
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