I don't think I'm allergic to nail polish fumes, but about 60 seconds of exposure is sure to give me a near instant headache. During boarding there was a pax removing her polish in the row behind me, I politely asked if she was aware of how horrible that smelled in a closed environment and she politely put it away. I would have asked an FA had she not, and I'd be flummoxed if the FA did nothing. Angry me would be sure to spill my drink or the bottle of polish on her, but rational me wouldn't want an assault charge. Tough situation for the OP but I'd let DL know.

Acetone is also extremely flammable. It also evaporates quickly, and it's fumes are also flammable.

Neither of these sound safe on an aircraft.

As I see it the biggest problem is respectful to others. Like all of you I have seen people do some disgusting things on the plane.

The Smell of the nail polish and the nail polish remover is the problem here IMHO.

Trimming a broken nail, OK. Cutting toenails not OK

Chewing tobacco not OK.

Be polite and limit your burping, drooling etc, but you can�t always control that.

I also have a problem with the Nail polish remover since it is flammable. IIRC it does have a quite high flash point, but I did not think you could bring flammables onto a plane.

As someone already pointed out, there are things that should be done at home. Putting on finger nail polish is one of them.

Isn't nail polish also prohibited in carry-ons? It certainly ought to be.

I saw a woman do this in FC about a year ago, and the FA swooped right in and asked her to stop, which she did.

I paint my own nails once a week (in the privacy of my home) and have no problem with the smell of the polish/remover. It's a whole different story on a plane though. The woman on my flight had had her bottle of nail polish open for just a couple of minutes and several other passengers were turning around to see where the smell was coming from and complained to the FA.

The worst smelly thing I've ever seen a passenger do happened pre-9/11. I was in coach seated next to an older woman who reached into her purse just as the plane landed, pulled out a full size bottle of very strong perfume and spent about 45 seconds spraying it all over herself. It was one of those very heavy perfumes from the 80's, like Giorgio or Poison. Twas brutal.

The least she could do is offer a mani to the others in FC.

Nail polish smells MUCH better than nail polish REMOVER. I can probably handle the former...but definitely not the latter.

The F/A just ignored her? I expect the F/A to do the manicure for me. Isn't that what they're there for?

Unfortunately, it is not, as long as the amount per bottle is 100 ml (3.4 oz.) or less and it was included in a 1 qt. plastic bag with other carry-on liquids and gels OR purchased airside.

There are also pre-soaked nail polish remover wipes available in foil packets that wouldn't have to go in the 3-1-1 baggie.

Had someone on a TPA-LGA clipping their nails a few months ago, next time I' m taking photos or video and posting it... Rude... FA looked but refrained from comment or action...

Did the person dispose of the clippings or just leave them scattered around the seating area?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...BAG41O1CDD.DTL

I don't want that stuff circulating around an enclosed environment and having no choice but to breath it for hours. Most nail polish has those nasty chemicals in them.

Acetone (nail polish remover), while it smells worse, is not as toxic in the amounts normally used... however it is much more flammable. It may be considered a paint thinner, and therefore technically not allowed on board... however I'm sure if you have a 100mL bottle of it, you'd have no problem bringing it.

As this is not a DL-specific topic, I am moving the thread to TravelBuzz.
Obscure2k
Delta Moderator

I would have asked the manicurist to do mine !