What kills me is nail polish remover, for some reason. That stuff is pure poison. Once some woman sitting near me on a plane decided to "do" her nails and I thought I was a goner -- my lungs felt like they were on fire.
When my wife does the nail polish remover thing I evacuate the area.
I would LIKE to say that I cannot believe someone would do that smelly a thing on a plane - but, we have entered the era of air mass transit, so I guess anything goes! Can't people like this be shot down by the air marshals?
It's the acetone smell that is bothering you - I suspect one could ignite several bottles of nail polish remover and make quite an impact on a flight, so let's hope we don't attract a lot of female terrorists with nice nails!