Nail polish allergy epidemic

THE trend for gel and acrylic nail polishes is causing an “allergy epidemic” in the UK and Ireland, dermatologists warned.

The British Association of Dermatologists said an audit of 13 dermatology units found that 2.4 per cent of people tested had an allergy to ( meth) acrylate chemicals, the key ingredients in acrylic nails and gel polish nails.