Klarinet Archive - Posting 000243.txt from 1997/04

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Nail polish (was Re: Reed Contradictions)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:56:14 -0400

On Mon, 7 Apr 1997, Diane Karius, Ph.D. wrote:

> Barring individual sensitivities, most of the more
> irritating substances are volatile and evaporate off as the polish dries.
> Exposure should be pretty minimal unless you stick the thing
> in your mouth to wet it.

Well isn't that exactly what we do? Are you saying there's danger
of ingesting irritating or potentially toxic nail-polish chemicals
if we merely insert the reed in our mouth following treatment
with the polish?

Neil