Zoya Naked Manicure Naked Base Coat

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TOXIC or not?? Figure it out, Zoya

I bought this Naked Base clear polish in July of 2022 to replace an old clear polish I had that contained harmful ingredients. Used the new polish a few times and it served it purpose just fine. The little box it came in was tiny and cute so I've left it in the box when it hasn't been in use (ha). ...Recently, I discovered that a somewhat common nail polish ingredient, Benzophenone-1, is one that should probably be avoided. I did another nail polish purge and found that this ingredient was listed on the Zoya box of this clear polish. I was bummed out enough to check out some details online...come to find the ingredients list here on Ulta is different. Now, at first I assumed it's just been a while and so they must have reformulated. But THEN, one ingredient stood out to me: Triphenyl Phosphate, also known as TPHP; one of the very ingredients Zoya's brand (and the box in my hands) has proudly proclaimed none of their polishes contain! I decided to see what the actual bottle said on the back and couldn't believe it -- the ingredients don't match. The box lists one thing and the bottle lists another, that is, the Triphenyl Phosphate list we currently (and correctly, it seems) see on Ulta's product listing. I was already disappointed to discover Zoya now has the Benzophenone-1 in their polishes (every current colored polish I have checked does have it, whereas my two older ones do not), that is just a general bummer, but now I have lost trust in the brand as a whole. Not only have they mismatched ingredients lists on their packaging, but they have also added an ingredient they have clearly stated they do not use. Whether or not the ingredients we question are actually harmful, if you say it isn't there, follow through and deliver on your promise. Don't tell us one thing and then do another.