Some beautiful women turned to this post, asking whether nail polish is really so harmful.
Nail painting is blocking the liver window! It’s terrible, turn quickly and help more people! The liver is in its claws. Nails are the windows of the liver. You close the windows to death. Can its liver qi not stagnate? Mild cases include dysphoria, insomnia, headache and rib distension, while severe cases include breast mass, uterine leiomyoma and ovarian cyst.
Similar to such posts, such questions will appear in many fields, such as [carcinogenic with lip gloss] [carcinogenic with hand sanitizer] [toxic toilet water] [WIFI spermicidal], etc.
There is no denying the fact that unscrupulous merchants are flooding the market and toxic products are rampant. However, if the factors of artificial counterfeiting are put aside, formal and qualified daily necessities such as nail polish, lip gloss, hand sanitizer and toilet water are also so dangerous. Is there any hidden danger to our health?
I. [Harmful] Components and [Relatively] Safety
Take nail polish as an example, a lot of evidence of harm will be retrieved online.
For example, acetone, ethyl acetate and other nail polish solvents can cause contact dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma and other diseases. Some nail polish pigments have carcinogenic risks and hepatorenal toxicity. Phthalates can lead to abortion and fetal malformation.
These possibilities do exist, but the reason is either due to the high content of [harmful] ingredients, or due to the use of banned substances, as well as factors such as body specificity and special state.
I believe that in the future, we will find more and more safe and harmless substances to replace the products currently in use and with possible risks. At a time when we cannot avoid all [harmful] substances, we can at least use them relatively safely by strictly following industry standards and norms.
II. Continuous Improvement of [Safety] Standards
For the quality control of nail polish, there are currently < < Cosmetic Hygiene Standard > > formulated by the Ministry of Health and < < Light Industry Industry Standard QBT2287-2011 Nail Polish > > formulated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. They have made specific provisions on the raw materials, packaging materials, sensory physics and chemistry, hygiene indicators, net content, packaging appearance, and prohibited and restricted substances of nail polish.
For example, more than 1,000 chemicals and dozens of plant components have been banned, toluene consumption should not be greater than 25%, lead content should not be greater than 10 mg/kg, etc.
Of course, this does not mean that the norms and standards formulated by professional organizations are absolutely correct and absolutely safe if they are observed. These norms and standards themselves are constantly revised and improved according to the update of theoretical understanding and feedback of practical results, striving to control the use of [harmful] substances to a relatively safe level within the current limited scientific understanding level.
Three, [standardized, limited] use
Therefore, from a health point of view, I recommend [nude armor], which is theoretically the safest. From the perspective of beauty, I agree with standard and limited use. For example:
1. Purchase high-quality products from well-known manufacturers through formal channels;
2. Use intermittently to avoid long-term and continuous smearing;
3. Hands that do not need nail polish contact fried dough sticks and cakes (fat-soluble compounds in nail polish are easily dissolved in grease);
4. Keep the environment ventilated when applying nail polish;
5. It is better not to use special groups, such as pregnant women, nursing, hypersensitive individuals, complicated with specific diseases, etc.
In the same way, you can also answer questions about lip gloss, toilet water, hand sanitizer, etc.
Everyone should have his own judgment on whether to use nail polish or not, but this must be based on the exact factual evidence and rational logical analysis. One cannot casually take a post to serve the truth. At a glance, one panicked one’s hands and feet, lost one’s discretion, lost one’s good interest, and failed to live up to the delicate jade fingers and red crisp skillful hands in front of one’s eyes.
Author: Dr. Zhang Zheng