FALCON POWERS – Achieving the perfect manicure may come at a small price that must be paid for beauty, such as the effects that regular or gel polish can have on nail health, including nails turning yellow.
According to the website “leminimacaron”, the reasons for the yellowing of nails after applying nail polish are as follows:
- The tendency of nails to turn yellow sometimes after applying nail polish is due to the dyes and chemicals used in the polish.
- Yellowing can also occur due to the reaction between the polish and the natural oils present on your nails.
- Exposure of nails to the chemicals present in the nail polish for a long period of time.
- Repeated painting of nails without allowing them to breathe.
How to prevent nails from turning yellow?
- Using a gel base coat as a barrier between the nail polish and the nails.
- Letting the nails breathe for a period or a few days before applying another nail polish color.
- Moisturizing the hands.
- Choosing high-quality nail polish.
- Avoiding the use of expired nail polish.
Dr. Assem Farag, Head of the Dermatology Department at Ain Shams University Hospital, stated in a special statement to “Masrawy” that there are 3 main reasons for the change in nail color after applying nail polish, which are:
- Lack of immunity.
- Vitamin deficiency in the body.
- Another reason is smoking.
He added that poor quality nail polish, with the chemical dyes used in the polish, causes yellowing.
