I'm on a non-nail discussion forum, and this topic came up. All these ladies popped up talking about how using superglue for repairs is fine, and myself and another nail tech came on to say that superglue shouldn't be used on nails, that 1) nail adhesive should be used rather than superglue, and 2) any repairs should ideally be done by your nail tech unless it's just a very short term measure.
So now I have a dozen ladies chewing me out for saying superglue isn't safe for nail/skin use. Some quotes:
Why so appalled? They're made of the same stuff. Superglue (cyanoacrylate) was originally used to treat flesh wounds. By all means don't believe me; look it up or talk to a medic.
The gel/liquid/powder used to make fake nails is the same stuff.
For the shocked nailtech:
wikipedia quote:
"Some rock climbers use cyanoacrylate to repair damage to the skin on their fingertips. Similarly, stringed-instrument players can form protective finger caps (in addition to calluses) with cyanoacrylates.[citation needed]
CA glue was in veterinary use for mending bone, hide, and tortoise shell by at least the early 1970s.[citation needed] The inventor of cyanoacrylates, Harry Coover, said in 1966 that a CA spray was used in the Vietnam War to ******* bleeding in wounded soldiers until they could be brought to a hospital. Butyl cyanoacrylate has been used medically since the 1970s outside the US, but due to its potential to irritate the skin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not approve its use as a medical adhesive until 1998 with Dermabond.[3] Research has demonstrated the use of cyanoacrylate in wound closure as being safer and more functional than traditional suturing.[4] The adhesive has demonstrated superior performance in the time required to close a wound, incidence of infection (suture canals through the skin's epidermal, dermal, and subcutaneous fat layers introduce extra routes of contamination),[4] and final cosmetic appearance.[5][6]"
Cyanoacrylate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enceclopedia Britannica:
cyanoacrylate adhesives (in cyanoacrylate (chemistry))
any of a number of cyanoacrylic esters that quickly cure to form a strong adhesive bond. Materials of this group, marketed as contact adhesives under such trade names as Super Glue and Krazy Glue, bond almost instantly to a variety of surfaces, including metal, plastic, and glass. Because they adhere strongly to skin, they are also employed by surgeons for closing incisions and by morticians
Super Glue (adhesive) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Seriously, superglue is fine.
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Anything I can say to counter this? I understood nail adhesives had to go through more rigourous testing because it was for use on skin. Am I wrong here, or is cyanoacrylate = cyanoacrylcate?
So now I have a dozen ladies chewing me out for saying superglue isn't safe for nail/skin use. Some quotes:
Why so appalled? They're made of the same stuff. Superglue (cyanoacrylate) was originally used to treat flesh wounds. By all means don't believe me; look it up or talk to a medic.
The gel/liquid/powder used to make fake nails is the same stuff.
For the shocked nailtech:
wikipedia quote:
"Some rock climbers use cyanoacrylate to repair damage to the skin on their fingertips. Similarly, stringed-instrument players can form protective finger caps (in addition to calluses) with cyanoacrylates.[citation needed]
CA glue was in veterinary use for mending bone, hide, and tortoise shell by at least the early 1970s.[citation needed] The inventor of cyanoacrylates, Harry Coover, said in 1966 that a CA spray was used in the Vietnam War to ******* bleeding in wounded soldiers until they could be brought to a hospital. Butyl cyanoacrylate has been used medically since the 1970s outside the US, but due to its potential to irritate the skin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not approve its use as a medical adhesive until 1998 with Dermabond.[3] Research has demonstrated the use of cyanoacrylate in wound closure as being safer and more functional than traditional suturing.[4] The adhesive has demonstrated superior performance in the time required to close a wound, incidence of infection (suture canals through the skin's epidermal, dermal, and subcutaneous fat layers introduce extra routes of contamination),[4] and final cosmetic appearance.[5][6]"
Cyanoacrylate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enceclopedia Britannica:
cyanoacrylate adhesives (in cyanoacrylate (chemistry))
any of a number of cyanoacrylic esters that quickly cure to form a strong adhesive bond. Materials of this group, marketed as contact adhesives under such trade names as Super Glue and Krazy Glue, bond almost instantly to a variety of surfaces, including metal, plastic, and glass. Because they adhere strongly to skin, they are also employed by surgeons for closing incisions and by morticians
Super Glue (adhesive) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Seriously, superglue is fine.
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Anything I can say to counter this? I understood nail adhesives had to go through more rigourous testing because it was for use on skin. Am I wrong here, or is cyanoacrylate = cyanoacrylcate?
real nail adhesive doesn't drop everywhere, it's a bit thicker i reckon. lucky i only opened it to see what it was like :/ x
