Nail Polish Cross Contamination?

[Juliebove]

Last night I won a gift basket with $600 worth of MAC cosmetics in it. Nice, but... Daughter is allergic to soy and wheat (among other things) and I am allergic to almonds (among other things). So some of the cosmetics will have to be given away because they contain these things and we can't use them.

The nail polish contains soy. I am not allergic to it, so I thought I would keep it and use it on myself. But then I got to thinking... Would I cause cross contamination to my daughter if I did so? It seems like once the polish is dry, it would not be a problem. I have used some polish with soy in it before and don't remember a reaction in her, but it's possible that she had one and I didn't link it to that. I would hate to be accidentally putting soy in her food or giving her a rash by touching her.

I do know that I can not use oat containing products in the bath unless I make them myself from gluten-free oats. Daughter is also allergic to gluten and the slight amount of reside left behind by the oats is enough to give her a skin rash.

[kbtoyssni]

I have no idea about CC and nailpolish, but you should try selling the stuff on ebay! Then take your money and spend it on different makeup

[Juliebove]

I have no idea about CC and nailpolish, but you should try selling the stuff on ebay! Then take your money and spend it on different makeup

I would rather give it as gifts. I would feel terrible selling it because it came from my daughter's dance studio and I know the woman who picked it all out. She works for MAC. I don't really wear much makeup anyway. Mostly mineral makeup. There are a couple of lip glosses and a facial wash I can use. And maybe the nail polish. A couple of the makeup items I will use on occasion, but not too often. Most of the rest I can give to my friend for her daughter to use in the upcoming recital. They are the colors that are needed. And she thinks she lost the makeup when they moved. But I am of the opinion that it needed to be replaced anyway. It has got to be 4 years old by now, if not 5! So it will go to good use.