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I have recently been experiencing pain in my big toes whenever I have nail polish on them for more than a few hours. Is this an indication of a nail fungus? My nails look normal to me; although, they may be a bit on the thick side? The nails also curl under a bit on the sides. Initially, I thought the pain related to ingrown toenails. My physician was going to cut them out for me but my toes stopped hurting after the initial evaluation (because I removed the toenail polish I'd been sporting all summer). What do you think? Do I need to start the vinegar treatment?
In Reply to: Painful toes after nail polish application posted by Jenny on September 14, 2002 at 00:35:26:
Speaking as a licensed manicurist, I wonder if there is Formaldehyde in your nail polish. Some people who are sensitive to it report that the nails bed ached after apply it and it stopped after removal.
In Reply to: Re: Painful toes after nail polish application posted by donna on September 14, 2002 at 01:06:27:
Do you happen to know of a brand that doesn't use Formaldehyde??
In Reply to: Painful toes after nail polish application posted by Jenny on September 14, 2002 at 00:35:26:
Hi, Jenny.
Listen to Donna. Even though formaldehyde is the most common culprit, any chemical that makes up polish can cause the same thing--especially when the individual has already become sensitized by a reaction to formaldehyde.
If this were me, I would give up polish for at least a year and then only try hypoallergenic polish.
The big toenails are supposed to curl under like that.
Let us know how you do.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Painful toes after nail polish application posted by Wendy Olson on September 14, 2002 at 21:54:07:
Wendy, I feel really stupid that I can't give a definite name seeing as how this my business but I can give you info as to why it's in the polish.
In a nail strengthner, it's there to harden weak nails. If you have thin, peeling nails which could possibly be due to high moisture content ( along with other factors), it will cross link over the surface of the nails and will draw moisture out of the nail resulting in a harder nail. You probably remember talk of people who could buy Formaldehyde at drug stores and would put drops of it in a bottle of clear polish to hard their nail. It has since been pulled from OTC sales. The up side is, yes it works, the down side is it will eventually dry out your nails and they will break off simply because you hit them against something a little too hard. The way you can tell that your nails are too hard ( not enough body oils ) is when one breaks, the edge will be smooth like the break of a dinner plate. If your nails have a high moisture content, the nails will generally tear and the edge will be ragged and fuzzy.
In colored nail polishes, the Formaldehyde is also a drying agent in that it helps to dry the polish. At least that's what I've read.
The best advice I can offer is to read the ingredients on the package and if there's Formaldehyde in it, it will be listed there and should be down toward the bottom.
I know that the Cuccio line of polishes are formaldehyde free and I'm sure there's others.
I'll be glad to help out in the search if need be.
In Reply to: Re: Painful toes after nail polish application posted by donna on September 15, 2002 at 21:59:49:
Thanks, donna.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Painful toes after nail polish application (Archive in MCS.) posted by Walt Stoll on September 16, 2002 at 08:55:47:
:) Wendy
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