How do you stand the smell of a nail salon?

I took a little friend for a reward day and she wanted her nails done. Granted, I’m a low maintenance woman so I’m not used to going to nail salons, but this place was reeking of fumes so badly, I had to wait outside.

So I told the little girl that due to the fumes, maybe we could just get her nails painted and try another place- didn’t want to cause her young brain damage or anything.

Is this normal for nail salons to not have sufficient ventilation?
Do you inhale those fumes for an hour when you get a new set on?

I don’t understand why anyone would subject themselves to that toxicity when you can take care of your own and be just as lovely.

What am I missing here?

(And yes, I have a sensitive nose, but this was overwhelming. The girl told me it doesn’t bother her because she goes with her sister a lot, who is 16.)