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Monday, October 24, 2011

Tierra Mia Organic Nail Spa



TIERRA MIA ORGANIC NAIL SPA



Tierra Mia is the Philadelphia nail salon where you can get your nails done with organic materials. Manicures and pedicures are part of fashion and styling, so many of people are getting more sensitive about the appearance of their hands and feet. But are mani-pedis okay or good to your nails? 
With mass media and many business industries talking about green, eco-friendly, and organic, then why not for my nails?
 Tierra Mia is the place you should check out. Their interior is very comfortable, clean and modern...also very green. Flowers makes you feel cozy and in a luxury spa. Most nail salons in Philly don’t really care about their interior - sometimes I feel I’m at factory, not a salon.



Tierra Mia’s nail products are natural and organic based. The owners told me that there are two kinds of nail lacquers, one is emulsion (which means water based), and the other one is nitrocellulose based, which means solvent. Most other nail salon’s nail lacquers are nitrocellulose based. It is quite toxic. Although many companies have removed formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl phthalates, which are considered as the toxic trio, but still their nitrocellulose based products are toxic. Is it really harmful? Yes, it can be the cause of cosmetic poisoning, and every time you put manicure on your nails, your nails and your body absorbs toxic chemicals and keep it in your body’s fatty tissues and internal organs.


So then, how does Tierra Mia serve their customers? They have coconut mani and pedicure service and soy hair removal service.  Their nail lacquers are water based with many different organic materials. Customers say after they get their nails done, they look good and there was no bad chemical odor. Looking pretty is important, and that is the number one reason why people get their nails done, but now it is the time to think about the inside of your body getting prettier.   

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