| People use nail polish or nail varnish on the nails of | | | | state-of-the-art pulse oximeters. This has been |
| fingers and/or toes for cosmetic purposes, or | | | | proved by many recent researches. Many |
| sometimes for the protection of their nails. | | | | published papers can be found on the website |
| Artificial nails, such as acrylic nails, serve the same | | | | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| purpose, and occasionally help people kick the bad | | | | which is operated by the National Library of |
| habit of biting nails. Do these cosmetic products | | | | Medicine and the National Institutes of Health in |
| affect pulse oximeter readings? This question is | | | | the U.S.A. There are also numerous other |
| often asked by people who are well manicured | | | | resources, either on the Internet or found in |
| and are in need of a pulse oximeter. | | | | published professional magazines, discussing |
| Generally speaking, nail polish and acrylic nails do | | | | effects of nail polish and acrylic nails to pulse |
| not affect the readings of modern | | | | oximeters. |