Allergy to acrylic nails - Nail Problems Message Board

jacque · 10-25-2002, 09:57 AM

Has anyone ever reacted to the glue or some resin product in the acrylic nails. I have tried the ones at the salons and ones you apply yourself with the nail glue. Within 24 hrs., I have severe itching around the cuticles that spreads up the fingers and hands. The cuticles blister and have raised areas like severe poison ivy.

The same reaction happens with dental fillings, crows, etc. so the chemical must be the same. If someone has this allergy and knows which chemical, I'd like to hear what it is.

The nails are avoidable but not the dental work unfortunately....Thanks!

Nailz · 10-26-2002, 08:36 AM

I have a friend that is allergic to the regular formula of acrylic nails, but she has no trouble with the odorless kind. It may also be that the salon that you are going to for the acrylic nails is using the stuff that is made for dentistry(MMA)(which has been illegal since 1974, but is so cheap that people keep using it!) Good Luck!!!! I hope you can find something that works!!

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Marti · 10-30-2002, 07:07 AM

Dental acrylic is deleterious to the nails and can cause severe allergic reaction in individuals already sensitive to MMA (methyl methacrylate). Today's acrylic products are made mostly with EMA (ethyl methacrylate) which is less sensitizing than MMA, although I will say that once allergic to 'acrylic', we are allergic for life. All nail products contain some sort of acrylate - even nail adhesive and wrap resins.

For more information on artifical nail enhancements and allergic reactions, please visit my website [url="http://www.hooked-on-nails.com"]www.hooked-on-nails.com[/url] (link approved by moderator 1)

gabbie · 03-19-2005, 10:09 AM

ive used home done kits and had my nails done at salons. i used to get my nails done every 2 weeks for about a year with no problems. but one time a last summer i did them with the same brand kit id used before and my cuticles got puss under them. i had little itchy bumps all over my fingers and all.. you would think i wouldnt use it again but i did a few more times... same thing slightly worse each time. well i was messing with acrylic and i spilled some on my leg. my leg broke out with red itchy bumps it was very painfull and swollen. it spread from one thigh to the other and up and down my legs. it got on my arm and spread all down my wrist from my elbow and up my upper arm. the skin on my fingers feels waxy... is there anything any of you know about treating this reaction, what causes it (because dried acrylic doesnt bother me but liquid does.), my fingers swell slightly if i use normal nail polish aswell. and um anything to help the pain? anysuggestions are appresiated

Thank you
Gabbie

Marti · 03-21-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gabbie

ive used home done kits and had my nails done at salons. i used to get my nails done every 2 weeks for about a year with no problems. but one time a last summer i did them with the same brand kit id used before and my cuticles got puss under them. i had little itchy bumps all over my fingers and all.. you would think i wouldnt use it again but i did a few more times... same thing slightly worse each time. well i was messing with acrylic and i spilled some on my leg. my leg broke out with red itchy bumps it was very painfull and swollen. it spread from one thigh to the other and up and down my legs. it got on my arm and spread all down my wrist from my elbow and up my upper arm. the skin on my fingers feels waxy... is there anything any of you know about treating this reaction, what causes it (because dried acrylic doesnt bother me but liquid does.), my fingers swell slightly if i use normal nail polish aswell. and um anything to help the pain? anysuggestions are appresiated

Thank you
Gabbie

Girl, you are severly allergic TO ANYTHING THAT CONTAINS ACRYLIC (acrylates). Do not sand I repeat DO NOT attempt to use any type of artificial nail product on you rnails again. Once we are allergic, we are allergic for LIFE.

Allergic reaction happens after repeated and prolonged skin contact to an allergen, and in your case, it is acrylates. Acrylates are found in all instant glues, including those for fingernails, wood, metal and fabric (super glue, etc.). Acrylates are found in ALL artificial nail products, including liquid & powder acrylic, gel acrylic and wrap resins.

Once you experience an allergic reaxtion, it wil only get worse with each exposure. You will have to remove the nails and DO NOT reapply. If you continue to do so, your entire nail plate can permanently lift (separate) from the nail bed, and it may never reattach.

You need to tell your dentist that you are allergic to acrylic in both liquid and gel form. Dentists usually use gel acrylic (which is cured with a UV light) to fill teeth. Your dentist may have to resort to metal fillings if he just needs to fill a tooth. He can still use acrylic to form a crown or cap because this is always cured to its hardened form before it is cemented into your mouth.

Since acrylic liquids are considered volatile (they evaporate in the air), you may also experience an allergic reaction through 'smell' because if yu can smell it, it can touch your skin. If you even go into a nail salon and nail dust touches your skin, you can experience an allergic reaaction because newly applied acrylic (dust) contains uncured monomers (liquid) that can cause reaction if it touches you anywhere.

Please visit my website and read the pages on 'preventing overexposure" and "allergic reaction"; www.hooked-on-nails.com (link approved by Moderator 1). It will give you a lot of insight.

As for experiencing allergic reaction to nail polish, you may also be allergic to formaldehyde, which is found in all nail polishs, including base and topcoats. If you are allergic to formaldehyde, you can be allergic to as little as one part per million parts of air. What I am saying is that you are experiencing an ACUTE reaction and need to remove yur artificial nails, do not reapply them, and stay out of salons - this includes doing yur own nails at home.