gee whiz Jill I don;t see my response, thats why I was up till 4.30
starting this blog thing :)
it's starting to grow.. now I gotta spread the word :)
Still havent had one of you guys step up to the late to help educate :)
http://beautytechinfo.wordpress.com
At 10:17 PM 7/22/2010, you wrote:
I just posted my reply to this stupid "news" story and saw yours
(Debbie's) was the first! It's just irritating because 2 weeks ago I
tried to get a client to try the Shellac, but she wouldn't. She was
afraid because of some news story that said it was bad for you. I
grilled her because I hadn't heard about this news story, but she
couldn't tell me the details....just that it was bad.
Of course I didn't force it on her, but I did tell her I'd look into
it to see what the heck she was talking about. So I just forwarded
this "news" story to her and told her to read the replies at the
bottom and that I was "Ky. nail tech"!
Jill Wright
Bowling Green, KY
On Jul 21, 9:28 pm, Debbie Doerrlamm <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK I was just SOOOO ticked off I sat down and responded.. spell
> checked, re-read it over to make sure it sounded professional, not
> whiny or anything :) I pasted, put in my AIM name, email all that and
> clicked.. grrrrr.. its not there.. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
>
> I can only shake my head at wonderment in such poor reporting and
> fact finding. Not only does this author have her facts wrong, the one
> link she provides to the FDA site specifically says MMA was not
> banned. Was there any attempt at all to verify what these "experts"
> told Ms. Angelle?
>
> The opportunity to have your nail polish last more than 2 days,
> staying chip free and shiny for as long as two weeks without an
> "enhancement" application is an amazing stride in the professional
> nail industry. The TV, newspaper, and web press received lately has
> kept professional, educated, licensed nail technicians not only busy
> at their table, but too often busy correcting gross mis-information
> such as presented here. In case you are interested, I am a licensed
> NY state Nail professional for 17 years and run a 16 year old
> networking portal site for beauty professionals. I personally have
> responded to more than one of these mis-informed reports in the
past 2 months.
>
> >>Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned methyl methacrylate
> but they
>
<http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInform...>state
> on their website that "many nail products that contain potentially
> harmful ingredients are allowed on the market because they are safe
> when used as directed."
> >One particularly dangerous ingredient,
<http://http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/salon/nailsalonguide.pdf>a
> chemical called methyl methacrylate, can cause shortness of breath
> and irritate the eyes and skin.
>
> FDA article: "No regulation specifically prohibits the use of methyl
> methacrylate monomer in cosmetic products."
>
> That is not to say MMA (methyl methacrylate) is good, indeed it is
> bad - bad for the consumer and bad for the nail technician. Almost
> every US state has instilled some variation of prohibiting or
> outright banning the product for use in the salon environment. MMA in
> other industries is used widely daily.
>
> MMA is NOT safe for use in the salon environment. The product cures
> (dries) rock hard and can cause severe damage to the natural nail if
> the nail is banged or badly broken. The vapors (smell, fumes) and
> dust produced by MMA can cause a laundry list of mostly respiratory
> illnesses. Removal of MMA, even a preparation for a "fill-in" of the
> enhancement requires an electric file, which is often used with no
> proper education. This leads to damage of the nail plate, often
> piercing of the nail plate allowing chemicals to seep into the blood
> stream. When properly used, an electric file is no more dangerous
> than brushing your teeth with an electric toothbrush. Further, MMA is
> NOT an issue in any gel product. The issue with MMA is in the acrylic
> liquid (monomer) when it is mixed with the acrylic powder for an
> acrylic enhancement application.
>
> >>complaints that gel nails do still chip
> well yes that can happen, improper application is the main cause,
> abusive use of nails would be another reason.
>
> >>drowning one's fingers in acetone
> Absolutely not - if your nail technician is drowning your finger in a
> bowl of acetone, find another technician. Every technician I know -
> and I know several thousand - use a cotton ball on the nail with
> acetone, wrapped in foil to minimize exposure of the acetone against
> the skin or nail.
>
> If the color selection is lacking, you need to find a technician who
> uses a different brand - 2 other brands are available as of today, a
> 3rd coming shortly - all major names in the nail game - these other 2
> brands each have over 25 or more colors to choose from.
>
> >>Avitzur concluded that the patient's gel manicure had caused
nerve damage.
> Do you have any idea how many gel manicure, gel enhancement or
> acrylic enhancement applications are performed daily across the US
> and around the world? My personal guestimate would be
> 2,449,074 visit salons daily around the world (world population/2) *
> (1%) / (14)
>
> >>Improper use or overuse of a nail file to prepare the nail for
> layers of gel can expose sensitive skin to chemicals or infection
> This is one, if not the only correct information supplied in this
> article. Nail services should not be painful and should never draw
> blood. If either happen the consumer should leave and report the
> operator to the state agency that oversees their license.
>
> >>mixing acrylic products with gel products
> This is a perfectly acceptable application method when the products
> are applied by a properly trained, educated and licensed nail professional
>
> >>This patient probably didn't have a true gel manicure," says
> Avitzur, "but I plan on avoiding them myself and would not recommend
> them to others at this point."
> As a matter of fact this is quite true to my knowledge. The woman did
> not have a "gel manicure, she had an acrylic enhancement with a
> possible gel topcoat. I saw the story on the evening news here in NY.
> The Dr stated she happened to have the same type of service done just
> days prior and said she found out it the salon exaggerated the
> service - both women were over charged, lied to and did not get what
> they thought they was paying for, neither got a quality service from
> a well trained professional.
>
> >>The ultra-violet light used in tanning beds has been associated
> with increased skin cancer risk
> To quote Douglas Schoon, internationally-recognized scientist, author
> and educator with over 30 years experience in the cosmetic, beauty
> and personal care industry. He is a leading industry authority, known
> for his technical and regulatory work that has helped shape the
> beauty industry. He is Co-Chair of the Nail Manufacturers Council
> (NMC), and as <http://www.cnd.com>Creative Nail Design's (CND) Chief
> Scientist, was head of the R&D laboratory, QA, and Field
> Testing/Evaluation departments for almost 20 years.
> "..fluorescent lights office lights put out a tiny amount of UV
> light. Between UV nail related salon services, your clients will be
> exposed to more UV light from fluorescent bulbs in an office setting
> than during the salon service. If they go outdoors at all during the
> day, their UV exposure skyrockets. UV nail lamps are not significant
> source of UV exposure. To date, I've not seen any scientific evidence
> to the contrary and there is no credible scientific information that
> suggests these lamps are anything but safe. "
>
> >>Another option may be to look for a salon that uses LED
> This is not a catch-all answer. Gels must have been specifically
> formulated to cure (dry) under a LED lamp. If the product was not
> formulated to be used under a LED lamp, the natural nails could be
> damaged from the resulting exothermic reaction.
>
> >>but does not require the same level of skill to apply as a gel.
> Moreover, the process of removing the polish minimizes exposure to acetone.
> Just to be perfectly clear - CND's new hybrid gel-polish is GEL mixed
> with traditional nail polish (lacquer) that CURES under a UV bulb
> lamp. Other brands with similar products are GEL mixed with pigment.
> CND's Shellac is deemed by the company to be PROFESSIONAL USE only.
> This means there is a level of skill and knowledge/training required
> to properly apply and remove the product. The "remover pads" CND
> sells with the system is a variation of the cotton ball/foil method
> nail technicians have been using for 15+ years which also minimizes
> exposure to acetone - which by the way is the safest chemical we use
> in the nail salon.
>
> Regards,
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