Maggie,
I am surely not a chem-geek. That information was in response to the
question if that extra few seconds of flashing in the lamp was going
to effect the curing. My response said that no, those extra flash
seconds were not going to effect the cure. I don't have more
specifics and will try and get them from Elaine Watson for you. Even
though she is Star Nail, I belive she will give an honest answer.
Elaine has stated that yes over curing can happen. But I am now going
to have to get a better answer for us both. Is it just the new UVGP
she's referring or to all gels? Is it just under the lamps or all
light? I do belive that a partial answer is over curing can occur
from the lamps. The concentrated UV while curing in the lamp can have
adverse effects if done more than the recommended time. So my 5
minute time reference was not a hard fast answer, but more of "I
would think anything over 5 minutes in the lamp is too much". I do
recall Elaine telling me how she played with the lamps and time to
get the cure just right on the eco Soak Off Polish.
Lorraine
web girl manicuresthatlast.com
At 08:50 PM 1/18/2012, you wrote:
Ok, I need a chem-geek.
I'm sure it comes as no surprise to anyone who's known me (or known
of me) for any length of time, but I'm skeptical of pretty much any
information that comes down the pike these days on the subject of
product chemistry.
A. I have to take into consideration that the experts on the subject
also all represent companies and products that they depend on for
their livelihood, not to mention are personall invested in-- I'm
sure Doug Schoon thinks of Shellac as his personal baby, for
example. So I can't think of any source of info on these matters
that doesn't come with personal bias.
B. Everything they used to tell us has changed in the last 20 years
that I've been listening! Seriously, I remember being told that you
could NOT overcure gel! That once all the polymer chains were
formed, they were done. So continued exposure to UV light wasn't
going to do anything else.
It's not that I can't understand that technology changes. That maybe
the gel technology that's primarily used in the industry today isn't
the same as it used to be. I'm totally cool with that-- I just want
someone to acknowledge that it changed. When did anyone say, "Well,
it used to be like this, see? But now we use this instead and so we
have these issues now...?"
Ok. So anyway.... The current word is that gel CAN be over-cured. If
anyone would care to explain to me HOW over-curing takes place, I am
ALL ABOUT learning!
Just a day or two ago, I came across a post from Manicures That Last
about over-curing and the example was given that you don't really
need to worry about over-curing until you get into 5 minute+ range.
Ummmmm..... so, what happens if a nail chips? or breaks? or peels
off? or whatever? Wouldn't repairing a gel/gel polish nail, at 2
minutes per coat (8 minutes total in a standard flourescent lamp)
mean that any other nails that get re-exposed to the light during
the repair are now over-cured?
Maggie Franklin:
Owner & Artist, <http://artofnailz.info/>The Art of Nailz, Visalia CA
"Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time."
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