White Nail Plates??

[SJB]

I had a regular client for a pedicure once,
Applied a nail polish containing glitter, and when she came back a few weeks later, most of her toes nails had white patches on them.

Now, about 8 months later, they are still there,

Does anyone know what may have caused this to happen? And more importantly, how do we help her get rid of the pathces?

Thanks Guys

 

[mum]

If it's some kind of damage then 8 months should have seen most of it grow out. There is a fungal infection that creates white, chalky looking patches. You can't diagnose that but you can suggest a visit to a chiropodist if she is concerned.

 

[SJB]

Thank you, She said she'll check with her GP. I know she does a lot of walking, so not sure that the nail polish is to blame or not

 

[An*Gel]

Sounds to me like dehydration of the nail plate. You need to remove your nail polish and not keep it on for weeks and weeks.. months in some cases.

You can imagine what the chemicals are doing to the nail plate ... especially when some contain toulene and formaldehyde.

It should grow out and I would advise your client to apply solar oil every day to replace lost oils in the nail plate.

And no more leaving polish on those tooties for weeks!!!

 

[mum]

Sounds to me like dehydration of the nail plate. You need to remove your nail polish and not keep it on for weeks and weeks.. months in some cases.

You can imagine what the chemicals are doing to the nail plate ... especially when some contain toulene and formaldehyde.

It should grow out and I would advise your client to apply solar oil every day to replace lost oils in the nail plate.

And no more leaving polish on those tooties for weeks!!!

It may be dehydration but lasting for 8 months?

Just to clear something up: there is no reason the 'chemicals' mentioned are doing much to the nail plate. Toluene is a solvent that is drying but evaporates very quickly so length of time polish is kept on isn't relevant. It is considered safe to use in polishes. It has been removed as it isn't necessary and due to public concern over the air pollution.

Formaldehyde is a gas and in not found in any polish. Some polishes have TSF (tosylamide formaldehyde resin) which is a resin. It is not dangerous but being phased out due to the public image of formaldehyde!

These facts are something that all professionals should be aware of so clients can be educated

 

[An*Gel]

Thanks for that.. that is what I was thought in college.. sorry about that

I had a client with the same thing and she went to the doctor and he took a sample of her nail, but said it wasn't fungal.

The only thing I could think of was, she wasn't removing her nail polish and would just let it wear away.. she had the white flakes on her nails for about a year.

I advised leaving off any polish during the winter and applying solar oil and by the summer her nails were perfect.

The doctor told her later, that the nail varnish had "chemically eaten her nail plate" and that's what the white flakes were

 

[mum]

Thanks for that.. that is what I was thought in college.. sorry about that

I had a client with the same thing and she went to the doctor and he took a sample of her nail, but said it wasn't fungal.

The only thing I could think of was, she wasn't removing her nail polish and would just let it wear away.. she had the white flakes on her nails for about a year.

I advised leaving off any polish during the winter and applying solar oil and by the summer her nails were perfect.

The doctor told her later, that the nail varnish had "chemically eaten her nail plate" and that's what the white flakes were

That's a new one: 'chemically eaten her nail plate'!!! What chance do we stand if doctors are going to come out with things like that?? It's only polish not acid!

Some people are prone to dehydration but oil should put it right immediately. If it lasts longer than the natural growth time then something else is causing it.

The fungal infection I was referring to is quite rare but it looks like little patches of chalky, crumbly nail. Dehydration tends to be across the width of the nail.

 

[An*Gel]

That's a new one: 'chemically eaten her nail plate'!!! What chance do we stand if doctors are going to come out with things like that?? It's only polish not acid!

Some people are prone to dehydration but oil should put it right immediately. If it lasts longer than the natural growth time then something else is causing it.

The fungal infection I was referring to is quite rare but it looks like little patches of chalky, crumbly nail. Dehydration tends to be across the width of the nail.

Thanks so much for setting the record straight... I feel like a twit now, but at least I'm still learning thanks to this site :hug::hug: