{"id":26539,"date":"2020-11-20T19:05:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T19:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=327693"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:16:14","slug":"woman-creates-non-toxic-nail-polish-brand-after-her-moms-breast-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/woman-creates-non-toxic-nail-polish-brand-after-her-moms-breast-cancer-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Creates Non-Toxic Nail Polish Brand After Her Mom\u2019s Breast Cancer Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Juliet Robinson<\/a> found a lump in her chest and was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago, she felt something of herself had been taken away from her. But her story inspired her daughter to work on helping other people feel beautiful without using the harmful toxins that could contribute to health issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they called me at seven o\u2019clock in the evening to tell me I had cancer, I just paused,\u201d Robinson says. \u201cI was frightened. I was like, \u2018so, what do I do next?’\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What she ended up doing next was starting chemotherapy and radiation<\/a> treatments. Juliet used to love getting dressed up, doing her hair, and painting her nails, but while she was going through treatment, she had to give up a lot of her favorite products.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI watched my mother\u2019s inability to be her flamboyant self,\u201d says Michelle Robinson<\/a>, Juliet\u2019s daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

So Michelle started searching for products that didn\u2019t have the types of chemicals her mother wasn\u2019t allowed to use. It was her way of giving her mother some little bit of normalcy while she was going through so much pain and a variety of symptoms related to her treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you go through that chemo and radiation, you don\u2019t feel pretty,\u201d Juliet Robinson said. \u201cEven afterward, you\u2019re so torn down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, Michelle didn\u2019t find many options to choose from. So she used her background in education and healthcare to develop her own line of nail polish, named after her granddaughter and her favorite color. DEMIblue Natural Nails<\/a> was created after more than a year of research, product testing, and focus groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI took that information, and I tapped into nail polish because we don\u2019t necessarily talk about the harsh chemicals found in nail polishes,\u201d Michelle says.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DEMIblue Natural Nails, which is not only toxin-free<\/a> but also vegan, was launched in 2018, after Juliet had been declared cancer-free.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI wanted to make sure I could offer a solution to those toxins to my mom and then other women who also were going through radiation treatments and chemotherapy and couldn\u2019t wear those traditional products.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Michelle says her products are for anyone looking to live a healthier lifestyle and use fewer harsh chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am so touched that she cared enough to go through the process to come up with this product for all of us, not just black women,\u201d Juliet says. \u201cIt\u2019s for women of all nationalities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle has sold more than 4,000 bottles<\/a> of her polish so far and believes the market for similar products is only going to grow as people become more health-conscious.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWomen are seeking healthier alternatives,\u201d she says. \u201cWe are in an environment now where were are more health-conscious. We are seeking healthier products.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about Juliet and Michelle Robinson\u2019s unique and inspirational story in the video below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Elizabeth Nelson is a wordsmith, an alumna of Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, a four-leaf-clover finder, and a grammar connoisseur. She has lived in west Michigan since age four but loves to travel to new (and old) places. In her free time, she. . . wait, what\u2019s free time?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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