2024-04-11 12:57:42
The magazine 60 Millions de consommateurs has drawn up an inventory of the risks and disadvantages induced by the application of false nails, whether in the form of capsules to stick on, in gel or in resin.
Adding a little color and a touch of fantasy to your fingertips is not necessarily trivial, whatever the technique used. In an article published Tuesday April 9, 60 Million Consumers warns against the risks presented by applying false nails.
Inexpensive and available both in supermarkets and on the Internet, stick-on capsules have, for example, several disadvantages. Glues based on ethyl cyanoacrylate “are very sensitizing and can cause skin reactions accompanied by fierce itching”, warns Éric Thomas, allergist in Paris, and cited by 60 Million consumers.
Be careful of contact between glue and clothing
Another point of vigilance: the duration of wearing these nails. It should not exceed three days because water easily seeps between the real and false nails, which “results in maceration conducive to the development of microbes, which generally results in nails that turn green”, summarizes the dermatologist Sophie Goettmann.
In 2021, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) had also warned of the risks of burns caused by cyanoacrylate glues when they come into contact with clothing. According to the ANSM, “contact of this glue with fabric, especially cotton or wool, causes a chemical reaction resulting in an instantaneous release of very strong heat.”
More resistant than glue capsules, false gel nails, which can be kept for weeks, however have the disadvantage of having to place the hands several times under an ultraviolet lamp when they are applied, a technique increasing the risks of a skin cancer.
Applied only in institutes, the most resistant false resin nails have the advantage of not requiring any UV lamp because this mixture of acrylic monomer liquid and acrylic polymer powder hardens by itself. The smell that emanates, however, requires them to be placed in a properly ventilated room.
False nails not recommended for children under 16
In any case, if you notice the slightest problem or any abnormality after the installation of artificial nails, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) recommends having them removed by a professional or consult a doctor, such as your GP or a dermatologist.
The ANSM also advises all children and adolescents under the age of 16 not to have artificial nails installed because at that age, the nail has not yet reached full maturity. The agency also discourages people suffering from nail disease or who have fragile or damaged nails from engaging in this practice.
Same advice for pregnant women or anyone having to undergo surgery because “the need to place a device measuring blood oxygen on the end of a finger is not compatible with artificial nails”. As for healthcare workers, they risk transmitting a bacterial infection to patients more easily through these false nails.
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