Nail Polish

As winter approaches, it’s almost time for vacation. Maybe not for you, or even the kids in school, but for those toenails you’ve been overworking all summer. Guys, you can skip out and read up on past blogs because the women are guiltier of this one. With women in Texas wearing nail polish on those open toes almost year-round, their toenails take quite a bit of abuse. Nail polish has a chemical called formaldehyde in it. This is the stuff they use in new car glues and cadaver preservative. It dries and damages your toenails. Nail polish remover has acetone in it, which is a chemical that also damages toenails. And this damage isn’t microscopic either. You can see it in the form of white spots on the nail’s surface. These are points of weakness that make them more susceptible to infection.

The point of all this nail weakness talk is to help prevent against fungal infections from forming. So as it gets a little cooler, your podiatrist recommends giving your nails a breather when you’re covering them up with closed toe shoes anyway. No one will see them, I promise. This gives your toenails a bit of a recovery period. That means no base layer either. The clear layer is just as bad as the hot pink one.

There is such a thing as good polish however. They are made from natural elements and lack the threatening chemicals. Some women have said they aren’t as effective as the real deal but it beats fungus infecting your toe nails. If you suspect that your polish is causing problems, come by and see Dr.Grimm or Dr.Pattison for your footcare needs.