Mary Jo, That is a good idea too! And what I was just thinking about is that all the hubbub about the swine flu and now NADA. I said that would happen. Just like MRSA. Media driven craziness. Buenos dias, Lynnette Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message----- From: holly cliffe <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 09:48:22 To: <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Glue/Brushes/Acetone That's what I've been thinking. If you used a tube to run a bead of glue you can just snip off the end. In addition, you can run a bead without touching the client's skin. Holly Vancouver, BC [email protected] On 7-Jun-09, at 7:48 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Lynnette my derm also recommends "crazy glue" or nail glue for my > eczema. My question here....why not use glue in a > tube....completely eliminating the brush completely? > Smiles, > Mary Jo Zwirowski > Tipz N Toez, Ltd. > Naperville, IL > www.tipzntoezltd.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 14:40:02 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Glue/Brushes/Acetone > > > Melody, > EXACTLY! Also, my first choice on a small nick is powder styptic. > The acetone is completely removing ALL liquid on the NYLON bristles. > I also would never treat a major cut, but then I do not plan on > that happening. > But the nail glue works like a charm on lots of small cuts and > eczema!! > And get in line for the head being chopped off!!! You can stand > behind me!!! LOL. ;-) I will have the nail glue to replace it! > Buenos dias, > Lynnette > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Melody C Montgomery" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 10:16:55 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Glue/Brushes/Acetone > > > > Being conscious of the fact that I may get beheaded here.. I am > going to > toss in my two cents: (lol) > > Personally, (and I could just be completely wrong here....), I > would think > that the chemicals in the glue itself would kill any germs or > bacteria that > possibly remains after wiping the glue brush in acetone or cleaning > out an > acrylic brush in monomer. My personal belief is those chemicals > are not an > environment that germs or bacteria could survive or grow in.... but... > again... that is JMO. > > I think it is our professional responsibility to be mindful of the > fact that > we are not set up with infectious disease control containers, etc > and to > remember that we are limited as to what we should and should not > perform > services on. If I had a client with a serious wound on a finger > (that I > certainly hope was there when he/she arrived and not because I > inflicted > it!), I would simply not risk my license by attempting any kind of > service > on it... period! We live in a sue-happy society... I'm not taking any > chances! LOL.. > > But... if I did inflict a wound accidently, I would try to use > First Aid and > common sense in how I approached it.... as I am sure any one of us > would. I > would first attempt to stop the bleeding by applying pressure... > and then I > might attempt to seal the wound with glue.... but I probably would > not use > a brush-on. > > JMO > Melody Montgomery > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 9:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Glue/Brushes/Acetone > > > One more thing about this and maybe it might be a bit more clear: > if you > ever had a client with a greenie and removed the product and gave > her a new > nail. Did you toss your brush? Did you put it in sanitizer or > autoclave it? > What about the client you may have accidentally nicked while > prepping? Now I > am not saying to slop the product all over and touch the cut. Or if > the > client happens to pull back and the brush gets against the torn > hangnail? > These are just "what-ifs" to think about. I highly doubt you will > toss your > brush IF this happens. Any porous brush could still have bacteria > but the > nylon bristles in the nail glue will be cleaned. > So what would you do in the case of the greenie? Throw away your > brush? > Buenos dias, > Lynnette > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.55/2160 - Release Date: > 06/07/09 > 05:53:00 > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
