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Is There Any Harm To Use Nail Polish For Infants?

hi my name is Cesar. I have a very important question. My baby's mother paints my one year old daughters toenails and her fingernails and i believe it's bad. I wanted to know if i am right about it. Is it harmful for my infant in any way to get her nails painted?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello! Infants have tendency to put fingers in their mouth and these nail polishes may contain hazardous chemicals, so its better that exposure to foreign bodies be minimal.
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Is There Any Harm To Use Nail Polish For Infants?

Hello! Infants have tendency to put fingers in their mouth and these nail polishes may contain hazardous chemicals, so its better that exposure to foreign bodies be minimal.