What are the dangers of long-term manicure

For female friends, their nails are also a place that needs to be taken good care of, because hands represent a woman’s second face. Only when the nails are well taken care of will a woman’s hands look beautiful. Manicure shops are becoming more and more common on the streets, so many women choose long-term manicures to transform the image of their hands. However, since most nail polishes contain certain carcinogens, what are the dangers of long-term manicures?

What are the hazards of long-term manicure

Long-term manicure damages nails

Many people who do manicures for a long time will experience problems such as deformed nails, nail detachment, and cracking. This is because nail polish itself contains harmful substances such as formaldehyde that can corrode the nails. At the same time, if tools such as nail files are used improperly during the manicure process, the nails will also be damaged.

Crystal nails produce moldy flowers

Crystal manicure is very popular nowadays. It is to connect another section to the original nail and use the three-dimensional inlaid nail method to "inlay diamonds". The texture of crystal powder can be good or bad. If crystal powder with poor air permeability is used and the manicurist is not very skilled, the bubbles and gaps formed on the nails will become a breeding ground for bacteria. For a period of time after having crystal nails, the consumer's fingernails will easily become inflamed, with itching at the mildest and redness and swelling at the worst. It is very likely that mold will grow after having crystal nails.

Poor quality products can easily cause poisoning

Many nail salons and small stalls now use unqualified nail polishes, water-based powders and other products. Experts say that long-term use of nail polish containing excessive amounts of heavy metals such as lead, arsenic and mercury on thinly filed nails will result in the harmful ingredients being absorbed by the human body through the nails, which will not only cause symptoms of chronic poisoning, but will also seriously affect women's endocrine system and increase the risk of breast cancer in women.

Failure to sterilize equipment may lead to cross infection

Nowadays, many nail salons are very simple. They can open for business with just a table, a chair, a set of nail polish, brushes and other tools. The nail salons provide customers with unclean nail tools. The towels, tweezers, scissors and other tools used are not changed and disinfected for each customer. The operating areas and nail tools are not disinfected, and the hygiene standards are not up to standard. The nail tools are not disinfected as required, which makes it easy to be infected with diseases such as tinea manuum, onychomycosis, paronychia, etc., especially during the dead skin removal process, as sharp tools can easily damage skin tissue. If not disinfected, cross infection is likely to occur.

There is a risk of cancer

Nail polish contains a chemical called phthalate, which is present in high levels and plays a major role in softening the nail polish. This substance enters the human body through the respiratory system and skin. If used excessively, it will increase the risk of breast cancer in women.

Another survey shows that nearly 90% of nail polishes do not have Chinese labels on their packaging or labels. The most prominent problem with these substandard nail polishes is the use of banned pigments, whose ingredients contain large amounts of fluorescent agents that may be carcinogenic. In addition, many of the cuticle polishes and nail strengtheners used for manicures have unclear ingredients and may contain toxic substances.

Since nails can easily absorb foreign substances, long-term use of nail polish containing excessive amounts of heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, mercury, and benzene may cause chronic poisoning or even cancer.

Can cause miscarriage and teratogenesis

Be aware that nail polish can cause fetal malformations. Nail polish generally contains a substance called "phthalate", which can cause fetal malformations and miscarriage. Phthalate is a colorless, odorless, oily liquid with high volatility that can make nail polish more uniform and durable. It can enter the human body through the skin, respiratory tract and digestive tract, accumulate in fat tissue and is not easy to excrete.

If the residual concentration of this substance in the human body is high, it will harm the liver, kidneys, cardiovascular and reproductive systems, and affect the endocrine function of the human body. Long-term use by pregnant women may affect the development of the reproductive organs of the baby, especially male babies, who may suffer from impotence or infertility in adulthood.

Infected paronychia

The first step in a manicure is usually to remove the cuticles and file the nails, removing or pushing back the cuticles on the customer's nails. That is, filing the skin near the white part of the nail and covering the nail to make it thinner or even remove it, which is harmful to the nails themselves. Many ladies who like manicures have discovered that after getting manicures a few times, they can’t stop. Because my real nails have become "ugly". As nails become thicker, they can only be filed thinner to maintain their "image".

In addition, frequent manicures will cause the nails to darken and turn gray, which can only be covered up with thick nail polish. What's worse, constantly applying oil to cover up deformed nails leads to a vicious cycle, and eventually the flesh around the nails becomes red, swollen and pus-filled. This is mainly because if the cuticle is removed or pushed back, the nail matrix loses its protection, which can easily cause the subcutaneous tissue to become red, swollen and painful. If the infection is severe, it will quickly become suppurative and form paronychia. If it recurs, it will eventually become chronic paronychia.

In addition, there is a layer of substance on the surface of nails that is similar to the enamel on the surface of teeth, which can protect the nails and act as a barrier. When the surface of the nails is filed thin, the protective function is weakened, and bacteria, fungi and microorganisms can easily infect the human body.

However, everyone loves beauty. When doing manicure, you can wear a mask to avoid inhaling toxic substances into the body, disinfect manicure tools regularly, and wash off nail polish regularly, because nails also need to breathe. This can also avoid the above problems.

Susceptible to onychomycosis

Because of frequent manicures, many people suffer from onychomycosis! During the peak manicure seasons in summer and autumn, the department sees more than ten patients with onychomycosis every day, and sometimes there are even long queues. In fact, the nails have a layer of nail surface membrane, which is part of the skin and has breathing and protective functions. If you apply nail polish frequently, your nails will not be able to "breathe". In addition, when doing manicures, the nail surface membrane must be worn off, and the surface and skin will be damaged. Once the nails become diseased, viruses and fungi will take advantage of the opportunity to enter and cause disease.

When doing manicures, after the nail cuticle is removed, the nail matrix loses its protection, which can easily cause the subcutaneous tissue to become red, inflamed, swollen and painful. Frequent manicures may cause a vicious cycle, eventually leading to redness and swelling of the skin around the nails, severe infection, rapid suppuration and formation of paronychia. If it recurs, it will become chronic paronychia, and the lesions may cause blood-borne diseases.