Learn all about allergies to nail polish.

A dermatologist Sana Aslam prepared 8 tips to take away all doubts about the allergy to nail polish.
The glazes are used not only aesthetically, but help to strengthen and protect nails from daily aggressions. What few people know is that the enamelnail are a frequent cause of skin allergy and that the most frequent site is the upper eyelids to become red scaly.

The allergy causes damage to the enamel around the eyes and neck, with redness and itching, places where we take your hands frequently. You could say that 10% of the population has an allergy to nail polish. The main cause of allergic reactions is formaldehyde and toluene present in the composition of the enamels. Toluene is a solvent (cheap) formula of traditional glazes.The formaldehyde is present in the resin enamel. The function of the resin to the adhesion and durability to the product. By the time the formaldehyde is only banned in the United States, Canada and Western European countries.

We must remember that the allergy may not be of toluene or formaldehyde, but the mica, which is a pigment used in the glazes and sparkling pearl.

When I make a nail, I am with eyes swollen, is allergic to nail polish?
Probably allergy (contact dermatitis) to glaze appears as red scaly plaques, eyelids, neck and chest and sometimes on the palms.

 What are the symptoms of allergy to nail polish?
Swelling of the eyes (eyelids), redness and itching in the neck, face and hands

I used a glaze and continued taking allergy allergy, it is normal?
In allergy or hypoallergenic nail polish, formaldehyde and toluene is replaced by another resina.Você can be allergic to this new resin, or some other component of the enamel. 

What must be careful when you go to manicure?
If you are allergic to nail polish, you should always use glaze base and hypoallergenic.

How do I know if I am allergic to toluene-only or also to other substances of enamel?
The diagnosis is made ​​by patch test done at the allergist. 

How is the test?
The test is a standardized battery of substances (in USA are 35 among them have the formaldehyde and resins). The substances are glued to the skin of the back with hypoallergenic adhesive. After 48 hours it is removed and the first assessment is made ​​(if there was somewhere to the allergic reaction and this reaction corresponds to which substance). The second evaluation is after 96 hours. The test result is positive, when it appears to redness and blisters at the site of a substance (this means that the person is allergic to this substance)

Is there a treatment or remedy for those who are allergic to nail polish?Treatment is the same for any allergy. The allergic person can not use nail polish that is not hypoallergenic. 

The basic colorless enamel applied before allergy?
Yes, it has the same products as the enamel, with the amount of resin (toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde) is increased to increase adhesion of the enamel.