The proposal under the state’s Safer Consumer Products regulation marks the ingredient for alternative analyses and potential replacement in nail-care products. California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control cites possible dangers to salon workers in particular, including nervous system, respiratory and developmental toxicity risks.
Solvent toluene is coming under scrutiny in California, with the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control proposing that nail products containing the chemical be assessed for possible alternatives under the Safer Consumer Products regulation.
In a DTSC discussion draft