I had a client that curled bad when I used Young Nails sog (exact product name escapes me now, but I'm sure I'll think of it as soon as I hit the "send" button), so we put her back into Backscratchers Extreme. Now that I've moved her into Shellac, she has no curling. No one has any curling now. I just got an order of Gelish in, so we'll try that to see if any curling occurs. Thank heavens for the many assorted nail products, because 1 will not work on everybody with the same degree of success!
Jill Wright Bwoling Green, KY On Aug 10, 4:43 am, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Elaine, > > Thank you so much for posting this. I haven't started using the SOG yet > (still waiting for a top and base coat. lol ) and have been concerned that > maybe it is a mistake to use it. I think I let out a sigh of relief when I > read this. Information is our greatest tool~!!! > > Again, Thank You!!! > > Della Diver Kemp > Indianapolis,Indiana > > In a message dated 8/9/2010 6:05:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > Suggestions to prevent or fix nail curing with soak off gels. > > First, I want to explain why. When your nails are moist they fluff up > microscopically. Like a sponge on your kitchen sink. When they are > dehydrated they shrink, again like that sponge. When you overlay your nails > with > anything (even polish) you trap moisture that travels up from the bed of your > nails and into your nail plate. This is a normal occurrence. But > normally the moisture is allowed to evaporate and the nail stays at pretty > much > the same texture. Now, once you get a little free edge. The moisture that > is puffing up the nail is able to evaporate under the nail plate causing it > to shrink and curl. Some people have this worse than others, while some > won't have this at all. It just depends on the porousness of your natural > nail and how much size it changes at both ends of the spectrum. This happens > with Acrylic and Hard Gel as well. The difference is, with good adhesion > those products are stiff enough to "not" allow the nail to curl unless it > lets go. SOG's are super flexible, so when you start to curl it goes with > it. > > So now that you understand why, here's how you can prevent it....BEFORE it > starts. > > The key being before... > > When you reapply your SOG's (with little to no free-edge)...for your > trouble nail curlers, apply some of the clear soak off gel "under the nail". > > This will trap some of that moisture and keep it from curling. You can also > do this with brush on resin and an activator (spray or brush on). Then > when you go to soak off the nails in two or so weeks, it will come off as > well. Be sure to clean under the nail, dehydrate it according to your > manufacturer's recommendation and then reapply and let it cure while your > tops are > curing. For the shortest nails you may want to cure them upside down > facing the light for at least a minute to be sure they got some light on > them. > > DEFINITELY send everyone home with cuticle oil. Tell them to apply daily > to their cuticles and under their nails. This will also keep the > surrounding skin from getting dry with the use of the soak off chemicals. > > Hope this helps you all out!! > > :) > > Kind Regards, > Elaine T. Watson > Star Nail International > Vice President of Marketing and Sales > Global Education Director > 800.782.7624 extension 321 > fax 661.257.5847 > [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Blog: _itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com_ (http://itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com/) > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Becky <[email protected]_ > > (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: > > I really love these gel polishes but I now have it on my own nails and > they are seriously curling. I don't even like how they look. I noticed the > same on my natural nail clients and I know we've discussed it here a bit. I'm > going to have to go back to having acrylic on, which I don't mind, because > I can't stand how much they are curling. > Oh well, I can definitely attest to how well it holds up on natural nails, > which is why I started wearing it anyway... > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) . > For more options, visit this group at > _http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en_(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]. > 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]. 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.
