Can I Do Acrylic Nails While Pregnant

I hope that its not a stupid question but I want to make sure I can continue doing nails my passion while pregnant before I do anything.

Can i do acrylic nails while pregnant. I was planning to go to my local beauty salon to get them done. A chemical solvent called acetone is used to soak off gel. While there isnt a lot of research on how certain beauty treatments impact pregnancy because most pregnant mummas dont want to expose themselves for the sake of research what we do know points to acrylics being safe.

The fumes and the chemicals you are putting on your fingernails which are porous are getting into your bloodstream and your babys bloodstream. First and foremost it is advisable to paint as infrequently as possible and only now and again. Joined Jun 22 2008 Messages 99 Reaction score 1 Location McKinney Texas.

When you are pregnant your smallest decisions are also made with care and caution and the same applies to the use of acrylic nails during pregnancy. If you are exposed to a lot of these fumes it can make you nauseous or sick. Like 0 Report this.

You got it right. Hilda Hutcherson MD clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center says its. The main risk with the use of acrylic nail and other salon products is from exposure to solvent fumes.

And while there have been no controlled studies looking at the safety of artificial nails in pregnant women consider how many chemicals are involved in applying filling filing and removing acrylic nails. However the small amount that is left in the acrylic nails could cause irritation redness and swelling in the tissues under and below the nails. Its fine to have acrylic nails applied during pregnancy as long as the room is well-ventilated with open windows or air conditioning.

You probably dont want baby exposed to all that. Toluene at high levels can. Since salons may use strong chemicals you might get exposed to solvent fumes that could make you nauseous.