risk assessment

RISK ASSESSMENT

IDENTIFY:
nail polish

RISK:
if ingested, can cause poisoning
may cause allergic reactions
some chemicals are dangerous for nail chipping
if glass bottle smashes, glass can pierce skin or be stepped on

CONTROL:
do not ingest nailpolish
use a base-coat before applying colour polish
do not drop glass bottle

DISPOSAL:
remove nail polish with a safe nail polish remover
if nail polish container is dropped, clean up immediantly

table and graph and yeah

this graph took me a billion times to "get right"

methodd

AIM: To observe which nail polish brand will maintain quality the longest and the relationship between cost and quality in each brand.

HYPOTHESIS: That the most expensive brands will last the longest and appear the best whilst the cheapest brands will chip faster.

EQUIPMENT:
- 10 different brands of red nail-polish: Maybelline, OPI, L'oreal, MAC, Napolean, BYS, NYC, Wet'N'Wild, Cover-girl, Chanel (wider variety of costs and brands to be finalised later)

METHOD:
1. Gather necessary equipment including 10 different brands of nail polish
2. Paint each finger a different brand, with two layers
3. Allow nails to dry
4. Leave for 1-2 weeks untill chipping or discolouration etc occurs
5. Repeat 2-3 times, swapping between left and right hands and different fingers
6. Observe and record results

new idea for blog

Props to Sarah Riahi for the new idea.
Basing my srp project on nail polish.
I want to determine which brand lasts the longest without chipping or scratching off, and the relationship this has with the cost of the nailpolish. I'm researching whether the cost of nail-polish and the differences in cost, and whether it affects the quality of the nail-polish.

To do this, i plan to get at least 5-10 different brands (not sure how many would be appropriate) and to apply two coats of each different brand to each finger.
I'll then have to repeat this 4 times or so, and swap left and right hands so the results won't be too altered since i'm right-handed.
I'll then anaylse which brands were the first to chip or appear of less quality after a week or so, and record it.
Then, i'll compare costs and try and see if there are any patterns, relationships or suprises.

a formal method will be soon to folloowww.
Sounds like a good excuse to wear bright bright red nailpolish to school :)

SCIENCE IDEAS

This blog thing does work after all.


My ideas now include :

• which, if any, chemicals that can prevent the browning of apples- which could include chemicals like vinegar, water, soft-drinks, etc. I'm not sure yet how many apples or different chemicals i need, but i'm thinking this as my best idea, so far...
• does soft-drink/fizzy drinks affect the growth of plants- i saw this idea on some chick's poster from last year, so im thinking it would be pretty interesting. I could alter the drinks and plants, but base it on that similar time frame.
• what chemicals can effectively kill a weed, and fastest- my brother was doing this experimentn a while ago, and gave me this idea, so i was thinking it would be pretty interesting to do some really wierd ingrediants to test it on, like toothpaste, oils and vinegars and stuff from the kitchen.

They're pretty much my ideas so far, im supppperrr worried about this whole research thing though, science in general scares me ahah.

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hehe, just had to do that.