{"id":4573,"date":"2013-11-12T19:16:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T02:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nailcarehq.com\/?p=4573"},"modified":"2017-09-05T14:15:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:15:31","slug":"allergic-to-pure-acetone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nailcareheadquarters.com\/allergic-to-pure-acetone\/","title":{"rendered":"ASK DOUG: Can I Be Allergic to Pure Acetone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0by Doug Schoon<\/a><\/p>\n

Pure Acetone – Can I Be Allergic?\"Ask<\/a><\/h2>\n

ASK DOUG<\/h2>\n

\u201cHi Doug, I recently attended one of your Scientist and the Geek presentations the UK where you stated that no one could be allergic to acetone.<\/p>\n

Why is this? I would love to share this with my college class and would like more information so I could better inform them.\u201d \u00a0~anonymous<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ANSWER<\/h2>\n

This is a great question since many incorrectly believe they are allergic to acetone.<\/p>\n

Also, I loved that you want to share the info with others. Oh yeah, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about!<\/p>\n

So in that light, I wanted to share with you my response to her, so you may benefit as well. I hope you enjoy.<\/p>\n

Your Body Makes Acetone!<\/h2>\n

The chemical structure of acetone doesn’t trigger the immune response largely because acetone is found naturally in our body as a by-product of food metabolism.<\/p>\n

It would NOT be good to for our bodies to become allergic to something that is naturally found in our bodies.<\/p>\n

\"Doug-Schoon<\/a>

Doug Schoon, Author of Nail Structure and Product Chemistry<\/p><\/div>\n

Only certain kinds of substances can trigger allergic reactions.<\/p>\n

Acetone and all of its closely related chemical cousins don’t cause allergic reactions, because they don’t have the proper chemical composition and shape.<\/p>\n

Acetone can cause skin dryness, which some misinterpret as allergy. Skin dryness and flaking is likely only skin \u201cirritation\u201d, which is different from an \u201callergy\u201d.<\/p>\n

Allergy vs. Irritation<\/h2>\n

Skin allergies are permanent<\/strong> and irreversible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Skin irritations are temporary<\/strong> and reversible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So What Am I Allergic To?<\/h2>\n

Some incorrectly believe they are allergic, because they’ve had a skin reaction while removing nail coatings with acetone.<\/p>\n

The acetone won\u2019t cause the allergy, but they may be allergic to ingredients from the product that is dissolved in the acetone.<\/p>\n

This is why skin contact with nail coating ingredients with acetone solvents should be minimized as much as possible.<\/p>\n

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