What's the little black dot that you see in the bottom of a nail polish bottle? Does that mean it's old?
2007-01-29 10:20:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Makeup
Thanx everyone, i feel kind of stupid now though hehe and no it wasnt the brush lol
2007-01-29 10:36:27 · update #1
it's a metal ball.
it's there so that when the nail varnish separates (nail polish is an emulsion and the two liquids will separate over time) you shake the bottle and the ball mixes it all the ingredients back together
2007-01-29 10:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by some girl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the black dot is really just a special ball that moves around in the bottle when you shake/move it, and it makes the color stay nice right. but it's not a bad thing to have, it's supposed to be there...the only ones that don't have the balls in them are like the clear ones or the light and see through ones...
2007-01-29 10:24:34 · answer #2 · answered by mysterygirl825 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could also b the little ball that stirs the nail polish when u shake the bottle
2007-01-29 10:55:32 · answer #3 · answered by sj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alot of nail polish bottles have little metal balls in them to help mix up the polish.
2007-01-29 10:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by Kristin G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you shake the bottle this bead helps to mix the polish up.
2007-01-29 10:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
each nail polish has it
its a little metal ball
so when the nailpolish sits for a while it gets kinda blah,, you know
well when you shake it the ball kinda helps it mix better
2007-01-29 10:23:30 · answer #6 · answered by Meow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it moves around it is a little metal ball and it isjust to stir it up when you shake it the less expensive ones don't have it if that is not what it is then i dont know and i wouldnt trust it, at least not on prom night
2007-01-29 10:23:55 · answer #7 · answered by montgomery 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps the nail polish to not be so clumpy when you shake it.
2007-01-29 10:22:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a ball bearing put in there to mix the polish well when you shake it
2007-01-29 10:27:37 · answer #9 · answered by margarita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...it's there to help you determine if it's stiff or not. You should be able to hear it hit the sides of the bottle when you shake it.
2007-01-29 10:22:52 · answer #10 · answered by morgan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋