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There are many people who decorate their nails at home instead of going outside because of Corona.

Because it is relatively inexpensive, convenient, and can be changed frequently, many products are sold like stickers on nails.

However, when I examined the products on the market, a large amount of heavy metals that are not good for the body were detected.



I will continue the story after seeing Jang Sun-i's exclusive report.



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are nail sticker products that can be applied simply by applying them.



Video Mug, along with the Green Consumer Agency, tested for harmful substances on 15 products from 5 companies to make sure that the nail stickers on the market were safe.



More than one heavy metal was detected in 13 products excluding two.



Chromium was found in 8 products, and antimony and nickel were also detected in 6 and 4 products respectively.



Some products have arsenic and lead detected.



In one product, chromium was detected up to 30 times the safety standard for cosmetics, and antimony was detected in another product more than 9 times the standard.



Both chromium and antimony can cause contact dermatitis. In particular, antimony can cause vomiting if inhaled, so its use as a cosmetic ingredient is prohibited.



[Park Kyung-Hye/Dermatologist: Chromium or nickel can get into the skin and have a bad effect.

Not only the skin is a problem, but if you do it repeatedly, you have to think about the effect it can have on the whole body.] Although



heavy metal-filled nail stickers are sold, there is no management or punishment.



[Eun Ji-Hyun/Director, Green Consumer Agency: (Nail sticker) is not a cosmetic item.

If you look at the regulations on the safety standards for cosmetics, there are standards for heavy metals, but nail stickers are not products that are applied directly to the human body and have an effect.]



Liquid manicure belongs to cosmetics, but nail stickers attached to the body are not applied directly to the body. Is not.




The government departments are dismissing each other that they are not subject to self-management.



[Ministry of Environment: Since it is applied directly to the human body, this is judged as the Ministry of Food and



Drug Safety

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[Ministry of Food and Drug Safety: I think you should consider that it belongs to an industrial product.

If it is an industrial product, the National Institute of Technology and Standards or the Ministry of Industry]



[Korea Institute of Technology and Standards: We have to decide whether the KFDA should manage it or we should manage it. In fact, if we have to manage it, we have to regulate it by the Cosmetics Act.] The



product is distributed and distributed. However, as management and supervision are in blind spots, consumer safety is threatened.



(Video coverage: Kim Seung-tae, video editing: Kim Gyeong-yeon)



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Let's talk more about this with the reporter Jang Sun-i.




Q. How many nail stickers are used?



[Reporter Jang Seon-i: I just brought a sticker with you.

Nail stickers look like stickers.

There are products that look like stickers and stick to your nails like this, or you can bake them with a lamp to make them shine.Also, there are products that have been hardened so that they are completely shiny, so you can make it easily like this when you attach them to your nails.

Because it is easy and relatively inexpensive, these nail stickers dominate most of the self-nail market.

Recently, there are also many people who can't go to the nail shop because of corona.

It is used a lot.]



Q. What are the heavy metals and harmfulness detected in hand-held products?



[Reporter Jang Sun-i: In fact, we have now confirmed that heavy metals have been released from a trusted institution, but in fact, it is a little difficult to do if you ask me how dangerous it is."

Because in order to accurately determine the risk, it is necessary to do a hazard test, but because this hazard test has to be investigated over a long period of time and is expensive, it is difficult to immediately test it whenever a new product is released.

In particular, as new products appear, are in fashion, and as such periods are getting shorter and shorter, the reality is that it is difficult to keep up with the speed of product release.]



Q. What if damage occurs?



[Reporter Jang Sun-i: Actually, this is not the first time to investigate heavy metals for nail products.

Even 4 years ago, the Consumer Agency conducted a survey on the manicure applied.

As I said before, the nail polish you apply is cosmetics.

When the investigation was conducted, heavy metals came out, so the consumer agency suggested a recall to the company.

But I told you that nail stickers are not cosmetics.

That's why it's quite difficult to do this.

Therefore, because there are no standards, the company does not violate the law, and there is no basis for punishing the company.

Because of this, even if a consumer has a health problem, it may be difficult to compensate for the damage.

Therefore, it is imperative to apply for relief to the Korea Consumer Agency or to individual consumers through legal procedures, so appropriate measures must be prepared quickly.] 



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