PFAS score
Essie · Nail Polish & Top Coat
Essie Soak Off Uv Led Gel Nail Polish Choose Your Color 12.5ml/0.42oz
Skip until Essie discloses PFAS status or pursues third-party verification.
Essie's gel polish formulation is not publicly disclosed for PFAS content, and the brand makes no claim of PFAS-free status or third-party certification. Gel nail products often contain fluorinated resins or other synthetic polymers whose PFAS presence is largely unknown to consumers.
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Material
Gel polish base resins, film formers, solvents (proprietary blend)
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
Why this grade
Category baseline
cosmetics is a category where PFAS exposure is more common.
No PFAS disclosure
No public statement about PFAS in this product.
What we don’t know
This grade is a model-based estimate from public materials, coatings, and brand disclosure at 35% confidence. It is not a lab result.
No independent PFAS lab test is on record for this exact product. A lab test could move the score in either direction.
The brand has not made a specific, verifiable PFAS-free statement, so part of this score reflects that missing disclosure rather than a confirmed material.
Formulations and coatings change between production runs. Always check the current label before buying.
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