Yes Terri, Star makes in the "Eco Brand" a UV Cure acrylic. It kind of has the same properties as an odorless...(wet sticky layer you file off at the end of applying) but is 100% odor FREE and won't evaporate from the dish so technically a bottle of monomer goes further than traditional. If you call Star to try it out...whomever you talk to, (this goes for everyone) tell them we are having this discussion on the mailing list and that I said you should request and receive (free) the Eco DVD but be specific that it is the ECO DVD that comes in the kit with the Acrylic. Otherwise you're likely to get the Eco Soak Off Gel DVD.
Also, Kathy...you are right about the heavier pigmented monomer's (purple). We add violet dye's to products that are yellowed by the ingredients to reverse the yellowing. HEMA throws a lot of yellow and therefore needs the violet to cut it out. Much like hair coloring. You use the opposite color on the wheel to neutralize a given color. If you were having issues all over your body from just the dust from filing...you have a "true" allergy. 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 7:00 PM, Terri Mullins <tlm...@yahoo.com> wrote: > What is UV Acrylic? Does Star make it? I have a client who was allergic > to CND monomer. I thought it might be the primer. I put Tammy Taylor on > her no problems yet... I LOVE this group. It's nice to know it's the > monomer. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "ela...@starnail.com" <elainefromma...@gmail.com> > *To:* nailtech@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Thu, February 17, 2011 3:25:40 PM > > *Subject:* Re: NailTech:: Thoughts RE Entity & reaction... > > 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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