Posting to be sad about the demise of Square Nail in Davis, which as far as I could tell existed for the purpose of being the opposite of all these dangerously chemical slave labor places... but their prices were high and they went out of business. I *think* the salon that's across the street from me, which was my replacement, is okay (I've known the owner, Lisa, and her employee, also her sister, for years, and there are no obvious signs in their salon of any of the abuses the article describes). But... a feeling isn't knowing.

I'm even more troubled by the NYT's follow-up article about Perfect Nails Poisoned Workers. God, it's horrible, it's like the radium girls. I always pick OPI polishes, which are 3-free, but there's still nail polish remover... I could take my polish off myself before going so they don't have to do that part... but I mean at some point I have to start questioning whether or not it's possible to get my nails done "ethically" at ALL.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/nyregion/nail-salon-workers-in-nyc-face-hazardous-chemicals.html