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I sold my salon last year, and over the years I dealt with 15 pregnancies, including my own in the salon. I always made sure pregnant staff worked near a window that would open and had a fan handy , they had a cutting stool whilst working on clients and they had extra time for clients and a small gap between. That made their working day easier, and they kept well during their time at work. Aprons and gloves should be standard when working with chemicals. Increased smell sensitivity is likely to make you feel sick/lightheaded but the stuff used in hair/nail treatments should not be harmful to anyone, let alone a pregnant woman. Good luck!

Thanks for the suggestions...the fan thing is a good idea, as my boss is ALWAYS cold...and I'm always hot even not pg...so it would help with that too.

I don't work in your profession, but would guess that most things you come into contact with should be safe as folks are having these products put on their hair, nails and skin. Still, I would suggest being very careful to wear gloves as much as possible, and also to try to do what you can to improve the ventilation in your work area so that the fumes don't bother you. Even if the fumes aren't harmful, as your sense of smell gets stronger, they may make you feel queasy or sick. Maybe you could get a small fan to set on low, or turn on a ceiling fan, or open a window nearby or something just to get the air moving a bit and to give some relief. Good luck!

They should not hurt you but if they get too strong step away and get fresh air. I asked this when I was Pg with DS and they told me that I was not at any risk because you wear gloves with the chemicals. Just practice safely.