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What are the ingredients the increase durability in nail polish. also what ingredients make the polish dry faster.
Please include why.
Thank you!

Hi,

I think you will find these sites informative:

http://www.enotes.com/how-products-ency ... ail-polish

http://www.nail-care-tips.com/nail-polishes.php

http://books.google.com/books?id=UnjD4a ... t#PPA49,M1

Best Regards,

Barrett Tomlinson

A few more sites you might find useful:

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/19 ... .Ch.r.html

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/19 ... .Ch.r.html

http://www.syl.com/hb/nailpolishesingre ... eview.html

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/g ... n01132.htm

Hope this helps!