Jakob Dahlin1, Berit Berne2,3, Kari Dunér4, Sara Hosseiny2, Mihály Matura5, Gunnar Nyman6, Monica Tammela3, Marléne Isaksson1. 1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden. 2. Department of Medical Sciences, Dermatology and Venereology, Uppsala University, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden. 3. Department of Cosmetics, Medical Products Agency, 751 03, Uppsala, Sweden. 4. Department of Dermatology, Blekinge Hospital, 371 85, Karlskrona, Sweden. 5. Unit of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, SLSO, 11365, Stockholm, Sweden. 6. Hudläkarmottagningen Telegrafen, 503 30, Borås, Sweden.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ultraviolet (UV)-curing nail polishes based on acrylates or methacrylates are currently also available for non-professional use. The Swedish Medical Products Agency recently prohibited one brand of UV-curing polish, because several consumers reported undesirable effects after using it. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether consumers with undesirable effects after using the UV-curing nail polish that was later prohibited were contact allergic to the polish and its individual ingredients. MATERIALS/ METHODS: Eight patients who had reported severe skin reactions after the use of the UV-curing polish were patch tested with two coatings of the nail polish and its ingredients at five dermatology departments in Sweden. RESULTS: All patients tested except one showed contact allergic reactions to one or several of the acrylate-based or methacrylate-based ingredients in the nail polish. CONCLUSIONS: The non-professional use of UV-curing nail polishes poses a risk of sensitization from acrylates and methacrylates.
BACKGROUND: Ultraviolet (UV)-curing nail polishes based on acrylates or methacrylates are currently also available for non-professional use. The Swedish Medical Products Agency recently prohibited one brand of UV-curing polish, because several consumers reported undesirable effects after using it. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether consumers with undesirable effects after using the UV-curing nail polish that was later prohibited were contact allergic to the polish and its individual ingredients. MATERIALS/ METHODS: Eight patients who had reported severe skin reactions after the use of the UV-curing polish were patch tested with two coatings of the nail polish and its ingredients at five dermatology departments in Sweden. RESULTS: All patients tested except one showed contact allergic reactions to one or several of the acrylate-based or methacrylate-based ingredients in the nail polish. CONCLUSIONS: The non-professional use of UV-curing nail polishes poses a risk of sensitization from acrylates and methacrylates.