Thanks my love! Not crazy about UV acrylic, would be a huge learning curve....other suggestions? I gotta tell ya, I can't remember the last time I let monomer touch a clients skin on purpose... I rarely ever even have to clean up the sidewalls, could the finishing dust cause the problem? I do use an efile... On Feb 17, 2011 3:25 PM, "ela...@starnail.com" <elainefromma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great suggestion Karen on the spot test. However, you all should know that > won't detect allergies 100%. If your client has been wearing your product > and then BAM one day she is allergic, that is a different type of reaction. > That's an over exposure allergy as opposed to "my body is allergic to an > ingredient for life". She could break out at the finger tips and then > nothing on the arm. > > When it comes to Acrylic it is almost always the monomer that causes the > allergy. I've found products with more HEMA (chem to help with adhesion) > are what make the customers exposure allergic. The more HEMA in the liquid, > (usually) the more violet dye is in the liquid to counter act the Yellowing > from adding all the HEMA. > > Years ago, I had a similar exposure problem with UV Cured Acrylic. My 6 > watt bulb (the days when 9watt were brand new) wasn't sufficient in curing > my acrylic completely. Even though you are not touching the clients skin > with the product, fumes can be enough to make them nutty if they are > allergic from exposure. Luckily for me, changing to a 4 x 9 watt lamp > solved my problem (no more microscopic uncured acrylic). > > The trick will be finding a monomer that the client can tolerate. But the > test will have to take place on a nail. You may want to try a UV Cure > Acrylic on her and cut down her exposure time. UV acrylic cures in 2-3 > mins. Tradition acrylic needs to cure through evaporation and the chemical > reaction...48 hours is the total time. > > It's a suggestion...ultimately, it'll take some testing to know what works > for her. > > > Kind Regards, > Elaine T. Watson > Star Nail International > Vice President of Marketing and Sales > Global Education Director > 800.782.7624 extension 321 > fax 661.257.5856 > ela...@starnail.com > Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com > > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:29 PM, <keyzka...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> Maybe put a drop of everything you use on one of those "spot" band aids in >> a row on the inside of their arm...up near the crease in their elbow. They >> should be able to tell you in a few hours if there is any reaction. >> >> I've done this a time or two and it helped us isolate what we needed to >> avoid. >> >> Allergies are funny---sometimes <poof> your allergy is triggered over >> night. >> >> Good luck! >> Karen >> Key West >> >> ------Original Message------ >> From: Becky >> Sender: NailTech >> To: NailTech >> ReplyTo: NailTech >> Subject: Re: NailTech:: Thoughts RE Entity & reaction... >> Sent: Feb 16, 2011 7:23 AM >> >> Itching and although I don't see it, they have to have little blisters >> because when they come back they have crusty cuticles... you know what I >> mean? They look like they broke out and then it dried up. I haven't used >> acrylic on them again until I identify what's making it happen. I also have >> never gotten complaints about the odor in the fitness center I'm in, but the >> day I switched back to Entity, someone said it was noticeable. I think I >> will just go back to Moxie... >> On Feb 15, 2011 3:43 PM, "Lynnette Madden" <salo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey hon, > What's going on with them? > > Buenos dias! > Lynnette >> Diaz-Madden > > www.facebook.com/nailtech > www.salon29.net > > Salon >> 29-where pampering and > personal attention is on its way! > > On Feb 15, >> 2011 4:34 PM, "Becky" <enhandsme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Friends, > > >> After a couple of years using Moxie again, I swapped back to Entity and now >> > have three women with issues.... in twenty years I have only seen >> allergies > a handful of times, and now I have three of my longtime regulars >> having > itching.. thoughts? I haven't changed anything else. This kinda >> makes me > sad, I was Entity's very first member! 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