Our nails are porous and can actually absorb Salicylates through them. So, if you put sal-full nail polish on your nails, it can block your guaifenesin from working to reverse your fibromyalgia symptoms.
Plus, if you get any nail polish on your skin around your nails or cuticles that will block your Guaifenesin too. Some nail polish will have castor oil in it, so watch for that. I have heard that recently Dr St Amand believes someone to have blocked on nail polish, applied messy, so getting on fingers. (Sept 2 2016) And more recently (Sep 2018) Dr St Amand has mentioned blue nail polish to his patients, that it can stall clearing. Please see post on Blue Dye.
There IS one exception to this, for those of you who love to do your nails! Phew, right?! Stop holding your breath…
If you put a safe shellac or fake nails or something on, you can use your fav nail polish on top of that, but PLEASE have a professional do it so you get NONE on your cuticles or skin <3 Just be as safe as possible, it’s NOT worth blocking your guaifenesin from working to reverse your fibromyalgia symptoms.
Nail polish remover also commonly has sals in it. Make sure to check the ingredients since it commonly gets on your cuticles and skin. This one is sal safe : Pretty nails with Acetone, Agua, fragrance
Here’s the link to a list of Nail stuff that is currently sal-safe, as usual double check the ingredients on each item you buy as ingredients can change without warning! 🙂 http://www.fibrofreerecoverygroup.com/salicylate-free-product-list/#nails
Also, check out Kimberly’s Pinterest boards for some sal-safe options.
Check post for more info on Frequently Asked Questions of Guaifenesin Protocol and Salicylates