Oh no! Nail polish on her face!!

Smilinpj

My mom won't touch something for years (hence the nail polish) and then all of a sudden….

Previously, after not doing laundry for a year, she decided to do the laundry herself and poured so much bleach in the washer everything turned quite white and I had to open all the windows and get everyone out for a while due to the fumes. Obviously, I now have the bleach hidden.

Well, her nail polish has been sitting in her pretty dish by the sink forever. I never moved it because her chapstick is in there too and I know if it disappears someone will have 'stolen it.' So I left it alone. This morning she must have decided to put 'blush' on her face for the first time in years. Then she tried to clean it off. She has nail polish deep in the grooves of her face (she's 88). I can't use polish remover - it's too close to her eyes!! I guess I'm going to have to just let it wear off unless someone here can give me a better idea! Ugh. I'm actually wondering if that is her 'lipstick' too - although she usually has lipstick in her purse.

The nail polish is now gone…

Hey, they do keep me on my toes!!

Judi

mabelgirl

the nail polish should come off skin without acetone. Use just soap and water and gently rub it or just leave it alone and eventually it’ll peel off. Then buy some kids fingernail polish and replace hers if she’s apt to get upset if it’s missing. Drink a glass of wine and wait for the next wildcard!

SusanB-dil

Agree with mabelgirl - there are some removers without acetone. Maybe you can get some of it off that isn't too close to her eyes?

H1235

You might try vegetable oil.

janeedee

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/69834/oh-no-nail-polish-on-her-face

try Vaseline- safest thing near her eyes

Quilting brings calm

I have no advice about removing the nail polish. I think it’s time to child proof the house. She’s shown you at least twice that’s she’s no longer capable of handling objects safely. That means removing items that can hurt her even if she gets mad about their absence. As you’ve seen, she is getting into them quicker than you can stop her.

Smilinpj

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/215458#Comment_215458

Thank you! Everyone has great insight, and the wine is (probably not) especially helpful and will be done! :)