putting on nail polish during pregnancy can harm the baby? Sounds like a bunch of bul$$!t to me but I want to hear opinions!
chmlengr
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I don't think that the actual nail polish on the nails is what is harmful to the babies. Some brands of nail polish is made with dibutlyphthalates (DBP), a chemical coming under growing scientific scrutiny because of high levels found in reproductive age women and possible risks of birth defects.
Scientific concerns about DBP's risks increased recently after a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study unexpectedly found DBP in the bodies of every single person they tested, with the highest levels in reproductive-age women, the group most at risk. Scientists are concerned about DBP and reproductive age women because the chemical causes severe birth defects in lab animals. According to lab animal studies, DBP can harm nearly every physical structure in the developing male reproductive system. The effects include testicular atrophy, absent testes and reduced sperm count.
Major loopholes in federal law allow cosmetics manufacturers to put unlimited amounts of industrial chemicals like DBP into personal care products with no required testing of monitoring for adverse effects. DBP is found in about a third of the nail polishes currently on the market, as well as a variety of other cosmetic products.
'It's buyer beware when it comes to cosmetics' _________________________________________
I did extensive research on this topic (I am a chemical engineer and was doing work for a major manufacturer of nail polish and cosmetics) and found this information on the internet. The link to this can be found at Environmentasl Working Group
It's a wonderful site to read through. I am not saying that it should be a bible and that you should avoid all cosmetics and nail polishes during child bearing years, but I have become much more aware of what's in them and what I am breathing in when I smell them.
