Whats the difference between acetone and non-acetone nail polish remover?
Have you ever stood in the drugstore with chipped nails and stared blankly at all your options for nail polish remover? You’re not alone. The main decision you have to make is whether you want acetone or non-acetone nail polish remover. Here’s the simple secret: While acetone will work faster at getting the polish off of your nails, non-acetone removers will be gentler to them. So what’s in these removers, anyway? Acetone is a clear, harsh-smelling and highly flammable liquid. It’s a solvent, capable of disintegrating even plastic. This explains why it works so quickly breaking apart and removing your nail polish. Isopropyl alcohol is typically used in the making of acetone. The key active ingredient in non-acetone removers is usually ethyl acetate. Made from ethanol and acetic acid, ethyl acetate is colorless and also flammable. In addition to also being used as a solvent, its fragrant smell has led to its use in perfumes. Most of your nail polish removers are going to include solvent
