I know, I know, you're all looking at screen wondering if I'm crazy for putting a tub on here. You can't pour from a tub onto a pad easily, right? And you are correct, BUT this simple tub holds a wonder originally brought to us from the seas. Sponge.
The Life Brand (found in Shopper's Drug Marts here in Canada) has honestly gone up in respect for me by coming out with this product. It's simple, it generates less waste, it costs less overall and it makes removing all kinds of nail polish (even glitters!) a breeze. Here's how it works:
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| Above view of the screw top lid |
2) Locate the centre opening in the nail-polish-remover-soaked sponge. It should be a cross or an x shape.
3) Place finger inside and gently rub back and forth against the sponge. The sponge will easily brush away the polish without the normal rubbing needed with a cotton pad.
4) Presto! Your done!
It takes a bit longer with glitter of course but it's still much faster than normal as the bubbles in the sponge often catch on the glitter particles and pull it off. You might get some sponge breakage from this but only small pieces usually.
All in all, ever since I discovered this, I'm never going back to removing my nail polish regularily on my fingers again. Unfortunately, it doesn't work quite the same with toes as toes are stubby and lack fine motor movements (i.e. your toe kicks out and the tub falls over spilling the polish remover inside- I haven't tried it but I can totally see myself doing this), thus making me use normal cotton pads soaked in remover for toe nail polish.
You will have to replace this every once in a while as the sponge will eventually start to disintegrate from the polish remover (and get quite grungy looking) but it will last you easily 6 months if when it becomes a little drier due to evaporation you add some more polish remover to the tub yourself.
I got mine for under five Canadian dollars at my local Shopper's Drug Mart and this is my second tub. They come in four varieties: Apricot, Lemon, Regular, and Acetone-free. The one pictured is lemon, but I think I could stand the smell of Apricot a little more. They still smell strongly of nail-polish remover but they have a slight fruit scent to slightly tone it down (or at least not demand total attention of your sense of smell at once!) If you think about it the pros out weigh the cons.
Pros:
- Less polish remover used as it's used again and again each time you remove polish in the tub.
- The tub cuts down on evaporation of the remover you are using while attending to each nail
- No cotton pad waste
- About the cost of regular remover
- Quicker removal time
Cons:
- Sponge will disintegrate with use
- The sponge starts looking dirty quickly (its all the polish colours mixed together)
- Only available in Canada
Overall, I love these as it makes removal pretty much one-handed so I can type/scroll/click the remote with the other at the same time. If you get the chance I recommend giving one of these a try!
Rating: 9/10 Because the sponge does fall to pieces with time and use
This stuff looks awesome! Nail polish remover is so messy and not to mention the way the cotton pad deteriorates as you use it. I wish I lived in Canada :(.
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It should be fairly easy to make if you're crafty at all. Get a screw top tub at a dollar store a thick sponge (or layer one sponge on top of the other) also from a dollar store. Cut the sponge to fit and have the cross in the middle and shove it in the tub then dump nail polish remover in it. It shouldn't be too hard or expensive. If you do decide to do this let me know (and take pictures!) I'd love to know how it goes. Best of luck!
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