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My Child Ate Nail Polish

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Nail Polish is minimally toxic .

If your child swallowed nail polish, give them a few sips of water and watch for vomiting.

What to know: Nail Polish

  • Nail polish includes lacquer, top coat, base coat, gel polish, and brands like OPI, Revlon, Essie, Sally Hansen and more.

Toxicity Level

What are toxicity levels?

My child swallowed nail polish. Is nail polish toxic?

Nail polish is minimally toxic in small amounts.

Ingredients vary by product and brand, but ingesting nail polish can cause mild irritation in the stomach or intestines.

Symptoms of Poisoning

If your child swallowed nail polish, give them a few sips of water and monitor for mouth and throat irritation, or an episode of vomiting.

If symptoms develop or your child experiences continued vomiting, call IPC at 1-800-222-1222. This call is free and confidential.

Eye Exposure

  • Nail polish may cause irritation if exposed to eyes.

  • If your child got nail polish in their eyes, rinse by pouring clean, lukewarm water across the affected eye(s) for 15 minutes.

For more instructions, please see our page on eye exposure information.

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