Caralyn, I understand your misgivings in regard to SOG. I'm going to try and clear up some of the questions you may have although I'm not an educator for a gel line.
Asking why SOG when you can just use traditional gel? Good question...when you are considering using it for an overlay on the natural nail or slightly extending the natural nail. That one is a matter of preference, SOG is more flexible than traditional gel. You and your client are going to have to decide which product will best suit their needs. As you read further down you will see what role the primer plays in just how soakable your SOG will be. Then you have your Gel Polishes which are soakable too. I believe that is what Lynnette was referring to when she asked her latest question about SOG. Gel Polishes are a great option, and a great service to offer! It's like TURBO polish lol. Gel Polish can be used on any client no matter what she may have on her nails. They work well over acrylic, gels, wraps and natural nails. There is no drying time at all which is a huge plus, not to mention it's a great selling point for winter pedicures. And Gel Polish will last much longer than polish...my clients go an average of 3 -4 weeks. Gel Polishes are soakable, but what you use as your primer and sometimes your base gel is going to make the difference when determining how soakable they actually are. Using a "protein" type primer is going to grab that gel polish and not let go. It works great, but the gel polish is not going to soak off easily if at all. Usually using an acid free primer will do the trick when it comes to soaking off. A trick a lot of us use is priming most of the nail with acid free primer, and using a protein type primer at the free edge. Truthfully, I find it easier to use my e-file to get the gel polish off...especially when I'm not give the time to soak the client, or the client runs late. When Gel Polishes first came out, I was intrigued by what they offered, but I thought they were too much work...I thought why bother when I can polish them faster....Now I love using them! SOG is truly soak off, the key is using the correct prep products. Hope this helped! Alice Wallace High Road To Education Team Member -----Original Message----- From: Caralyn Brown <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Dec 12, 2009 6:20 am Subject: Re: NailTech:: More on S-O-G....2 Sent from Caralyn's iPhone On Dec 12, 2009, at 4:28 AM, Caralyn Brown <[email protected]> wrote: Looks like to me that the so called "Soak Off Gels " really aren't soak off. To me it's a misrepresentation of these products. If your still having to file it to remove it. Then it's not a "soak off" product. Plain and simple. That's why I watch to see what is new and up coming and see who is using it here and see the pros and cons given here and then I make my decisions on what products I use. The only pro I have seen with the S-O-G is possibly. It's better for toes over regular gels. I debate that one only because it seems to take more to remove than reg gel. So why should I invest in YET another product that the industry says I just must have when I am doing just great with what works? I mean there's not a complete explanation from the experts as to why the S-O-G don't soak off. I'm talking about the owners of the companies that make these products. And the chemist too. Ya know I have so many different product lines in my closet that it's crazy to even think about how much money is sitting there. This or that was the NEW nail fad and I had to have it. I know it was my choice but, now I am wiser and see what's going on. If there were samples out there that would be great. But, when I called a couple of companies about their products they said" no no samples." "Well, that really makes me want to buy your product even more now. You have a product that is suppose to do the impossible. You want me to buy it. Yet, you won't send me a sample to try. Even though. I am an educator in a Beauty College teaching 18 nail tech students at the time. Hmmm, you really DONT want to sell me or my student or future student or their co-workers product do you. Two companies turned me down. The third said they just didn't give out samples at all to anyone. So, that is my adventure in trying to locate sog's So if there is anyone out there that doesn't mind me being technical and picking there brain and trying to figure this S-O-G thing out I would really appreciate it. Especailly when I can go back to my students and give them a true and better answer than just trying to bs my way thru it. I like having the right answer for my girls. I have hated having to say I have no idea about the new soak of gels girls. All I can tell you is that they really don't soak off like they say they do. And leave it at that. Sorry for ranting but this has been on my mind for a while and I finally decided to get it off even if it took 2 tries the cat ran across me and so the 1st one wasn't finished. Caralyn Brown 20 Digits Nail Spa Master Educator Sent from Caralyn's iPhone On Dec 12, 2009, at 3:21 AM, [email protected] wrote: Peggy, It was Nailite!! Order on Monday to get to get the specials!! I just need help with how to REALLY soak off. I had quite a few replies a few weeks back about the SOG, so I hope those same people can tell me what they are doing to soak off. Buenos dias, Lynnette Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Peggy <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:15:18 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Subject: Re: NailTech:: More on S-O-G.... Lynnette What product name did you use. If it's that good then maybe I'll try them. I don't know the procedures either? I do acrylics. Thanks Peggy Peggy's Facial & Nail Spa Chatt., TN Sent from my iPhone On Dec 11, 2009, at 3:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: Hola everyone!! Greetings from chilly Pennsylvania! I have some questions again with this "soak off" gel. I had VERY good results with my first guinea pig. She works in the post office and her nails take LOTS of abuse. First chip was two weeks later. BUT-- I went to soak this stuff off and LO and BEHOLD the gel does NOT soak off. I filed a bit and it did not budge!!!!! So I wound up e-filing it off!!!! What are you soaking off with? Does it come off like acrylic or does it just come off in one piece? Or the layers you apply? This stuff stuck like mma Help! Muchas gracias, Lynnette Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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