OK, moms, I need your help. My granddaughter is 14 months old. A family friend babysat her and painted her toenails, which left my daughter-in-law in tears. (I can't imagine how those wiggly little toes got painted) DIL goes to great effort to keep a healthy, organic environment. Now we have the delimma of needing to get the nail polish off but not wanting to use traditional nail polish remover. Is there any such thing as a gentle, organic nail polish remover that ould be safe to use on a baby?
Oh, what wonderful and empathetic responses! As suggested, I checked the Piggy Paints website and found a shop nearby that carries the Polish Remover. My DIL went right there and got that nail polish off. Thanks moms!
It will wear off in time.
Have her sit in a wash tub to play in a little water and when her toes and feet are water logged, use a gentle toothbrush to loosen the polish.
Babies nails grow quickly so it'll get trimmed off, too.
Their nails are so soft it'll just wear off. Can't get any more natural than that!
Unless she puts her feet in her mouth, I don't see a need to take the nail polish off, but a desire to have it off. By the time you find an organic nail polish remover, and I'm not sure they exist, it will probably have worn off by then.
Tell your DIL I feel for her. We're not even an 'organic' family and I nearly died when someone did that to my child.
RE: the poster who asked did she tell them not to..... the idea of ANYONE doing that to a little 14 mo is so foreign to some of us that it never even crossed my mind to have to say something to the person who did it to my baby. Who would do that to a baby... never mind one that is not your own??!! This too will pass... and now she knows to let people know makeup/polish, etc. are not ok for her child.
P.S. I like the bath and Emory board suggestions.
Try a natural foods store like Whole Foods. Piggy Paints sells a non-toxic nail polish remover, but there are not a lot of places that sell it retail. Their website should tell you if there is a retailer in your area.
I don't have a solution, but I am curious if your dil let this friend know that that is not okay. I don't get the nerve of some people taking these liberties with other people's children. It doesn't even occur to me to polish the nails of a baby. Whenever I've had little girls come to visit for a time, I ask their mothers what their rules are with glamour and such--hair, jewelry, make-up (even lip gloss), underwear....
give it some time and it will come off on its own. It takes about 2 weeks for my daughters poish to slough if we just leave it alone and don't repaint. IIn the event you do not want to wait, use one that is formaldehyde free (non-acetone fronm the drugstore). I understand the concern but I don't think one use of polish remover is going to make a difference.
You could gentle scratch it off with your nail. Unless it's a high quality polish it'll flake right off. Or VERY gently rub it off with a fine emery board.
