Is nail polish really that harmful?

Painting your nails is blocking the windows of the liver! It's terrible, please forward this article quickly to help more people! The liver's essence is in the nails, and nails are the windows of the liver. If you close the windows tightly, how can the liver qi not be stagnant? In mild cases, you will have irritability, insomnia, headaches and rib distension. In severe cases, you will be prone to breast lumps, uterine fibroids, and ovarian cysts.

1. “Harmful” ingredients and “relatively” safe

Taking nail polish as an example, a lot of evidence of its harmful effects can be found online. For example, nail polish solvents such as acetone and ethyl acetate can cause contact dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma and many other diseases. Some nail polish pigments have carcinogenic risks and liver and kidney toxicity, and phthalates can cause miscarriage and fetal malformations.

These possibilities do exist, but the reasons may be due to excessive levels of "harmful" ingredients, the use of banned substances, body specificity, special conditions, etc.

I believe that in the future, we will find more and more safe and harmless substances to replace the products currently in use that may pose risks. While it is impossible to avoid all "harmful" substances, we can at least use them relatively safely by strictly following industry standards and regulations.

2. Continuous Improvement of Safety Standards

Regarding the quality control of nail polish, the current standards implemented include the "Cosmetic Hygiene Standards" formulated by the Ministry of Health, the "Light Industry Standard QBT2287-2011" formulated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the "Light Industry Standard QBT2287-2011" formulated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Nail Polish", etc., which have made specific provisions on the raw materials, packaging materials, sensory physicochemical properties, hygiene indicators, net content, packaging appearance, and banned and restricted substances of nail polish.

For example, more than a thousand chemical substances and dozens of plant ingredients are banned, the amount of toluene shall not exceed 25%, the lead content shall not exceed 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 followed. These norms and standards themselves are constantly being revised and improved based on updated theoretical understanding and feedback from practical results, striving to control the use of "harmful" substances to a relatively safe level within the current limited level of scientific knowledge.

3. "Standardized and Limited" Use

Therefore, from a health perspective, I recommend "bare nails", which is theoretically the safest; from a beauty perspective, I agree with standardized and limited use. for example:

1. Purchase high-quality products from well-known manufacturers through formal channels;

2. Use intermittently and avoid long-term and continuous application;

3. Do not touch oily foods such as fried dough sticks and cakes with your hands painted with nail polish (the fat-soluble compounds in nail polish are easily dissolved in oil);

4. Keep the environment ventilated when applying nail polish;

5. It is best not to use for special groups, such as pregnant women, breastfeeding women, hypersensitive individuals, people with specific diseases, etc.

The same idea can also answer questions about lip gloss, toilet water, hand sanitizer, etc.

Whether to use nail polish or not, everyone should have their own judgment, but this must be based on accurate factual evidence and rational logical analysis. You can't just take a post as the truth, panic and lose your composure after taking a look at it, ruin your good mood, and let down the slender jade fingers and rosy hands in front of you.