Recurrent cheilitis and lip oedema caused by (meth)acrylates present in ultraviolet-curable nail lacquer.

Ultraviolet (UV)-curable nail lacquers, also called ‘gel polishes’, are novel popular manicure agents that are designed to be applied onnatural nails. They aremarketed under different brands, oneofwhich is Shellac®, launched by CND®, San Diego, CA, in 2010. These products have the advantages of being odourless, harden rapidly, and offering a wide spectrum of glossy colours. They are resistant and give a 2–4-week manicure without chipping (1). Gel polish contains the same pigments that are used in traditional nail lacquers, but also photoinitiators, and UV-curable acrylate or methacrylate monomers and oligomers (1). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of contact cheilitis caused by a UV-curable nail lacquer.