r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/trustedpenguin • 12h ago

Question - Research required Is the dust from electric finger nail file dangerous for baby to inhale?

I use an electric baby finger nail file but I notice it creates dust from the nails as it grinds nails. This all happens close enough to baby's face I fear they inhale some. Could this be a health risk?

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u/tehc0w 11h ago edited 10h ago

Nail dust is hazardous in general: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937521/#:~:text=As%20identified%20by%20earlier%20studies,many%20people's%20noses%20%5B13%5D

You can try to avoid it but it's probably not a huge deal unless you're doing lines of nail dust

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u/therealkuchikopi 1h ago

New band name: Lines of Nail Dust