Nail Polish and Swimming Pools

Friday DW visited her favorite day spa for a pedicure, and came home
that
night to paint her fingernails a matching color. We spent Saturday at
the
pool and working on mint juleps and our first sunburn of the season.
To her dismay, by Saturday evening, the polish on her hands was
beginning
to peel and the polish on her feet was showing several "dents". It was
as
if the pool chemicals had somehow softened or diluted her polish. She
said that while her pedicurist did the full blown treatment (base, two
coats of color, topcoat), she'd just put two coats of polish (no base
or
top coat) on her fingers.
By this morning in the shower, 90%+ of the polish on her hands was
gone,
and her toes weren't looking like she'd just had an expensive
pedicure.
She says she's never had this experience before.
FWIW, the polishes were from two diferent brands, and we're not using
anything new or different in the pool. The chlorine is a little higher
than usual because we just opened the pool, but not enough to cause
any
problems (we don't think).
Anyone else ever had this happen? Suggestions for avoiding it in the
future?
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Are there changes in the pool chemicals you are using?

"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:2KqdnTBCBdS6gQffRVn–
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We're using the same stuff we used last year (with no reported problems for
DW or anyone else). Just basic big tab chlorine tabs, a few doses of shock
to get the pool going, and a dose or two of the same algaecide we've used
for several years. That's why we're so puzzled.