Cost & Packaging

I purchased the 125ml bottle from Amazon which cost me £8.05 with free delivery. As usual, the price does jump around a bit so check on Amazon for the current price. The bottle came directly from a 3rd-party seller on Amazon and was packaged inside a cardboard box with folded paper to stop it sliding around.

The bottle has a screw-top lid and the instructions and ingredients are clearly listed on the back. The back of the bottle also says that it can be recycled.

It’s quite a small bottle as you only get 125ml, but I find that to be a plus as it’s easier for me to transport and/or take up and downstairs in my pocket.

Application

After taking the lid off, the top of the bottle has a small hole for dispensing the polish remover – think vinegar bottle! This is such a good feature as my regular removers all have wide, open tops which isn’t great for someone like me as I spill everything I touch. The smaller hole means you can apply the remover to a cotton wool pad easily and reduces spillage.

My usual method for applying varnish remover is to hold a loaded cotton wool pad over a nail and then give it a bit of a rub. I found that this method doesn’t work too well with this remover so I changed tactic and just went for the rubbing action. This worked a treat and removed the polish without too much effort which surprised me as I thought it would take longer due to there being fewer chemicals in the product.

Application

After taking the lid off, the top of the bottle has a small hole for dispensing the polish remover – think vinegar bottle! This is such a good feature as my regular removers all have wide, open tops which isn’t great for someone like me as I spill everything I touch. The smaller hole means you can apply the remover to a cotton wool pad easily and reduces spillage.

My usual method for applying varnish remover is to hold a loaded cotton wool pad over a nail and then give it a bit of a rub. I found that this method doesn’t work too well with this remover so I changed tactic and just went for the rubbing action. This worked a treat and removed the polish without too much effort which surprised me as I thought it would take longer due to there being fewer chemicals in the product.

Results

This nail polish remover worked a treat with little effort. The smell is a bit strange but far better than inhaling the usual, and long-lasting, smell of my regular polish (Essie ‘Good as Gone’).

The product left my nails a little oily, which I liked as acetone-based removers really do dry my nails out. I also found that I used far less cotton pads than I usually would – less waste is always a plus. I also found that the cotton pads were not sticking to my hands as much as with other removers, and the removed polish didn’t end up all over my fingers either.

I feel that this nail polish remover is a much better choice than my regular one and it’s better for my nails. Downsides are the cost and the packaging – although you can recycle the plastic, it’s still not the best way to help the environment and £8.05 is quite expensive for 125ml.