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False nails, good or bad idea? To follow fashion or camouflage, fake nails have become very popular. This practice does risk for natural nails? If so, what advice to minimize them and do not put in danger our nails?

What are the risks of false nails?

* The false nails tend to loosen the natural nail. Hidden beneath the fake nails, real nails become brittle, they become thinner, they crumble. The adhesive used during installation of artificial nails is in question. Toxic, it can directly attack the keratin (a substance to cause real nails).

* The fake nails also promote bacterial infections.

* The false nails are acrylic resin, a substance that can cause irritation and eczema, local or remote.

* The laying of fake nails institute is also suspected to increase the risk of skin cancer. Caution, this hypothesis is currently based on two cases! These lamps ultraviolet (UVA) used for attaching false nails that are criminalized.

* Please note that these risks are even greater than the false nails are placed on real nails already damaged and weakened …

Our advice vis-à-vis the false nails

* Renounce false nails.

* Otherwise, do use fake nails only in special circumstances and therefore rare for Christmas, your birthday, a wedding, etc.. In other words, wear false nails should remain exceptional.

* The capsules are less dangerous than false nails shaped.

* It is also recommended not to leave them up long, a week maximum, and not months as is common practice!

* If this is exceptional, it’s definitely worth to ask your false nails with a professional whose reputation is good.

* At least doubt on the appearance, color or fragile nails, consult a dermatologist. It will help you identify the cause of the problem and give you advice or treatment for nails regain healthy.

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