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Claudia Cockerell

Bare nails, raw milk and no SPF: Earth Mama wellness influencers are only getting wackier

Ashley English drinking raw milk - (Ashley English / Instagram)

“I’ve come to believe that we should never wear nail polish,” says Ashley English in the soft, whispery voice that is par for the wellness influencer course. “Our nails are alive,” she continues, in a video spliced with shots of her tanned hands holding pieces of fruit or running her fingers in a stream.

This, she explains, is because our hands are “sending out signals and taking in information on a very subtle yet powerful level.” Covering them with toxic nail polish has “immense effects”.

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