I Tried the Viral Exploding Nail Polish Remover and OMG (DO NOT BUY)

"I have never been terrified of nail polish in my life until now"

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[chopppedliver]

The fact cristine can recognize specific nail artists hands without any nail art is fukin wild

[maddistrine]

She just posted on Twitter, this is *TOXIC do NOT* use and gave the report that this product has chemicals that are not regulated for cosmetics in many countries!

[talishathode]

company: don’t use if allergic
also company: we can’t tell you the ingredients

[oll-_-llo]

Just a general psa, if a company won't disclose the ingredients of their products, it's probably because one or more of the ingredients is illegal and/or very dangerous

[Luigi]

Hello, professional chemist here. Looking at the data sheet for the paint stripper you had compared the nail polish remover to, the main ingredient appears to be dichloromethane. Dichloromethane is acutely toxic, and also likely carcinogenic. It has a very distinctive smell, so it is more than likely to be present in that product. DCM is highly volatile and evaporates quickly, leaving the area cold. These kinds of paint strippers rely on the solvent soaking in between the layers of paint, and then evaporating to create bubbles and cracks within the paint layer. It didn’t work on the swatch stick because it needed the body heat of a person to help the DCM evaporate and puff up the paint.

Given your experiences with this product, I’m fairly confident in saying it contains DCM as the active ingredient, likely contained within a cellulose-based gel to keep it in place. Because DCM is wildly toxic, this product is absolutely unsafe and should never be used on any living creature you don’t want to accidentally die.

[littlearies]

"Persons who are allergic to this product should not use it."
But how would I know if I am allergic without an ingredients list?"

[aesthera.]

I think it'd be cool if you got some of that industrial paint remover and tested it on nail polish too, to see how it compares. Just test it on the yogurt lid and the fake nails, not on Ben's fingers this time lol

[amberlee]

In case no one ever updated you, I did actually find out what was in this stuff. Independent lab analysis reports that it's caustic soda, ammonia, and a couple other ingredients banned from cosmetic use that are used in. You know. Paint stripper. It smelled like paint stripper because it was paint stripper.

[Gavin-dyvz]

I work in the automotive industry, and I’m a painter. To put it simply I have been in the situation of getting paint stripper (thinner) on my nails after painting them and they react pretty much how the videos are showing the nail polish in the videos. It crumples up and flakes off, the same exact way automotive paint does.
I believe this product more then likely has something more caustic in it then just standard acetone (which I also use since the auto industry is swapping from thinner to acetone)
If you think it smells like airplane stripper (which i have smelled so many times I think my nose hairs are permanently dead from) then it more then likely does have some form of the chemical in it.
I would highly advice you to be safe with it, I had to get specially trained to work with such chemicals these days.
Please be safe Cristine I would hate to see you get a nasty chem burn or harm yourself in any way. I’ve seen guys nails come off over stuff like this.

[missybarbour]

Use the mirror nail polish and then remove it with this to get the full auto-body shop experience

[iuliaaa]

"people with allergies shouldn't use this"
*shows no ingredients*

[aliciacrowe]

I laughed so hard when Christine screamed... but I was also slightly disturbed by the result and the fact there are folks that think this is safe...

[UnorthodoxSoundwave.]

Cristine needs to make a peel-off base coat called "It's not a problem anymore" because it makes removing polish less of an issue.

EDIT: The replies argued over the name for her to just end up calling it "Peel-Off Base Coat" smh

[RayneSaltair]

According to the FDA this is illegal. You must have an ingredient list unless you apply for trade secret status, which I doubt these fly by night, hinky companies did.

[mewcutie]

Chemist here, not sure what is in the nail stuff but judging by the ingredient list of the aircraft paint remover, you really don't want this stuff on your skin. Let's go over the ingredients:
Dichloromethane: carcinogenic, acute inhalation hazard, easily absorbed through the skin. DCM is a common solvent in chemistry labs, but it's pretty nasty. Acetone (what you use as common nail polish remover) is much preferred.
Methanol: have you heard about the "moonshiners" who would go blind? yeah.
Ammonium hydroxide: corrosive AF. If you let urine accumulate in an area with bad ventilation, this chemical is responsible for the burning sensation in your nose.
Xylene: inhalation hazard and central nervous system depressant. This stuff is responsible for the smell of spray paint.
Hydrotreated light distillate: petroleum, not too concerning.
Fatty acid soap: again, not concerning.
Ethylbenzene: possible carcinogen, another inhalation hazard

TL;DR: if you get this on your skin, wash off ASAP with plenty of soap and water.

EDIT: if you want it analyzed, I could probably arrange something for you. I work in a research lab with a lot of chemical analysis instruments. ;)

[kileynichole]

If it smells like paint stripper and reacts like paint stripper

It MIGHT possibly be paint stripper

[panicatmybrain]

Cristine you know you watch too many nail videos when you recognize people's hands

[Littlewhiterabbit]

Here in Australia not allowed to use it in salons.
It's been confirmed it is paint stripper.

[CristiNeagu]

When they say cellulose, they mean cellulose thinner, which is commonly used to strip paint... hence the familiar smell.

[mckenziecolette]

One of my current clients got something like this product at the beginning of the pandemic to take off her gel polish (she wasn’t my client at the time, but a good friend) from a rather well-known company that is mostly known for their dip powder. The primary reason she got it was because it claimed to have no smell, since she has bad asthma that can be triggered by strong smells (like acetone or acrylic monomer). I warned her to please be careful and let me know when she got it in to make sure it was safe. She forgot and used it anyway, and her nails were SO DAMAGED that her once beautiful, long natural nails completely broke off and were thin and very sore (plus the product had a strong smell, so she was upset). I ended up taking her on as a client and used odorless acrylic to help her nails grow out, and for the first few months, she would lose a nail or two because her natural nails just could not hold onto anything. PLEASE do not buy any product that resembles this “magic remover”, it’s all dangerous.