Comments on: Your Manicure Will Kill You – True or False?

By: therese garner

therese garner — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:52:23 +0000

ok ok ok … I am going to continue with my manicures as soon as i can get back to civilization…
I believe you about the fumes …
and no UV lamps….
BUT…
lets not throw the baby out with the bath water here.
😉

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:15:34 +0000

I woud also like to know how to dispose of nail polish?

By: Katherine Butler

Katherine Butler — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:41:34 +0000

That’s a good question – my research suggests letting it evaporate or taking it to your local hazmat disposal facility.

By: Jade

Jade — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:11:15 +0000

Interesting article. I would like to know, how does one safely dispose of acetone? I don’t paint my nails often, but have recently embraced more eco-friendly polishes (like Priti) and would love to ditch my acetone for some soy remover.

By: Luanne

Luanne — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:53:42 +0000

Thanks for this. We all need myth-busting. I don’t hear too often a professional manicure will kill us, but I do hear children are often overexposed, and know for sure that the biggest risk being posed is to Vietnamese manicurists who are exposed for 8 hours, six days a week to the toxic trio which still can be found in most polishes that frugal business owners choose. I certainly believe daily manicures will harm, if not kill these women, and their unborn children.