I believe that it weakens your nails – but to be honest, I can’t remember why I think this.

If it says Acetone , you can tell because it has that metho smell which I really dislike . You want the acetone -free ones which doesn’t have the toxic smell and is more gentle on the nails. They are available at all supermarkets and chemists such as Priceline etc ..

Thank you JOWILL. much appreciated.

It is quite harsh, but the truth is that removers without acetone simply don’t work as well – you find you have to scrub and scrub the remover in to get the polish off. At least acetone gets the job done quickly, and I agree with others that scrubbing nails with a soft brush and soap afterwards and moisturising is the best way to go.

I went and bought some Vitamin E cream today! Thank you for the advice! The girl at the chemist uses it too!

There are some very knowledgeable mums out there!

I always; use Vitamin E on my hands after using nail polish remover; helps to keep my hands ‘happy’!

Thank you all for your responses. I will take these all on board.

Acetone tends to dry out nails and leaves dry cuticles behind if not moisturised properly.

Acetone leaves a white residue on nails.

Non acetone also contains a percentage of acetone however acetone is full strength. Acetone leaves a white dry substance arou d fingers and dries the nails a bit. Once you wash your hands all the whiteness disappears. Painters use full strength acetone to remove errors. There’s realy no harm. Just wash hands and apply so
e cream or oil to soften the skin.
p.s. Its much easier to remove with acetone than supermarket polish remover

I have used this for many years. I have good strong nails of my own. I always take off the nail polish them wash my hands and nails and most times soak them for five minutes and dry them off before starting to paint them again. I have had no problem but I do understand the warnings. I think that we need to worry more about some nail polish that comes here and the ingredients that are in them. For instance a Red varnish I had once had lead in it and I was so effected that my nails swelled like frog fingers and they were infected. It took three months to get back to normal. I did take this up with the Chemist Chain that I bought it and they still have that brand on sale to this day.

It’s a very harsh chemical so prolonged use wouldn’t be good as with any chemicals.