Volatile substances are commonly misused with easy-to-obtain commercial products, such as glue, shoe polish, nail polish remover, butane lighter fluid, gasoline and computer duster spray. This report describes a case of sudden death of a 29-year-old woman after presumably inhaling gas cartridge butane from a plastic bag. Autopsy, pathological and toxicological analyses were performed in order t...

Lighter fluid, like gasoline, model airplane glue, paint thinner, varnish, nail polish remover, and even some types of cover-up products, are all known in chemistry as "organic solvents," or part of the volatile organic compound (VOC) family. Like the effects of low-dose anesthesia, the pungent fumes of these chemicals produce a lightheaded and hot feeling. Many heavy solvent sniffers report al...

original publications assumed theUV-Aenergyexposure from commercial5 nail polish drying devices would fall within the estimated rangedetermined tobepotentially carcinogenic.1,2,4 However, considering the lowUV-Aenergy exposure in an averagemanicurevisit,multiplevisitswouldbe required to reach the threshold for potential DNAdamage.Although the in vivo risk frommultiplemanicure visits remains unt...

Panthenol is the alcohol analogue of panthothenic acid, known as vitamin B5, which is required for the biosynthesis of coenzyme A in cells. This compound exists as two stereoisomers, D-pathenol and L-panthenol, only the former being biologically active (1). It is a common ingredient in pharmaceutical products, for example in topical treatments for rhinitis, conjunctivitis, sunburn, and wounds, ...

c) placing a small drop of nail polish on scutellum (Singh and Chatterjee, 1985) d) placing a small mark of ink on both wings (Zouros and D'Entremont, 1980) e) fles had been coloured with either pink or blue fluorescent dust (Markow, 1980) and f) flies were fed red and green coloured food (Wu et al., 1995). In these studies, no effect of marking was found on the performance of fles or the outco...

A new "omic" platform-Cosmetomics-that proves to be extremely simple and effective in terms of sample preparation and readiness for data acquisition/interpretation is presented. This novel approach employing Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MALDI-MSI) for cosmetic analysis has proven to readily identify and quantify compounds of interest. It also allows ful...

Lighter fluid, like gasoline, model airplane glue, paint thinner, varnish, nail polish remover, and even some types of cover-up products, are all known in chemistry as "organic solvents," or part of the volatile organic compound (VOC) family. Like the effects of low-dose anesthesia, the pungent fumes of these chemicals produce a lightheaded and hot feeling. Many heavy solvent sniffers report al...

Allergic contact dermatitis, which usually manifests as a streaky or patchy rash, occurs when the skin touches or rubs against various allergens. Although allergens vary from person to person, common ones include nail polish, fragrances, topical antibiotics, eyelash or toupee adhesives, nickel, poison ivy or oak, and latex. Allergic contact dermatitis might appear even if you?ve been exposed to...