Becky, for worst case scenerios you could even coat with a stiffer hard gel. It won't soak off so you'd have to prep the underside of the nail like you're applying an artificial nail. You may not need to replace it every time. Only when it pops out. It may help be a little bridge on those worst case scenerios.
SOG ..its definitely it's major flex ability that does not prevent the curling. BTW it doesn't necessarily mean the nails are "thin". A good tech isn't filing the natural nail thinner. And the products you all are purchasing (professional products) will not thin out the nail. I always tell techs that think the product is "thinning" the nail to take a sample of the product and a nail clipping. Leave them in a jar soaking indefinitely. The nail piece will never dissolve. Techs do need to be careful not to over prep every time they reapply. If you're filing the natural nail two weeks after you already filed it, you do risk thinning the nail. Be careful to only buff new growth. I'm really glad Doug did cover this in his brain (that sounds funny). I learned it from him years ago and was able to apply the lesson and see results. I'm such a better educator for having Doug as a friend. Kind Regards, Elaine T. Watson Star Nail International Vice President of Marketing and Sales Global Education Director 800.782.7624 extension 321 fax 661.257.5847 [email protected] Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Elaine, you have posted this before and after watching Doug Schoon's > brain today, I got another dose of the info. I have always trained my > clients to do this and now I have the SOG on myself.. my nails are > definitely thin and weak and they are curling after about a week. I have > been using oil underneath. I always seal my clients nails with resin and > activator when they have natural nails under their acrylic but I didn't do > my own. > > I don't have acrylic on my nails at all now, just gel and SOG... > > On Aug 9, 2010 5:05 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Suggestions to prevent or fix nail curing with soak off gels. > > > > First, I want to explain why. When your nails are moist they fluff up > > microscopically. Like a sponge on your kitchen sink. When they are > > dehydrated they shrink, again like that sponge. When you overlay your > nails > > with anything (even polish) you trap moisture that travels up from the > bed > > of your nails and into your nail plate. This is a normal occurrence. But > > normally the moisture is allowed to evaporate and the nail stays at > pretty > > much the same texture. Now, once you get a little free edge. The moisture > > that is puffing up the nail is able to evaporate under the nail plate > > causing it to shrink and curl. Some people have this worse than others, > > while some won't have this at all. It just depends on the porousness of > > your natural nail and how much size it changes at both ends of the > > spectrum. This happens with Acrylic and Hard Gel as well. The difference > > is, with good adhesion those products are stiff enough to "not" allow the > > nail to curl unless it lets go. SOG's are super flexible, so when you > start > > to curl it goes with it. > > > > So now that you understand why, here's how you can prevent it....BEFORE > it > > starts. > > > > The key being before... > > > > When you reapply your SOG's (with little to no free-edge)...for your > trouble > > nail curlers, apply some of the clear soak off gel "under the nail". This > > will trap some of that moisture and keep it from curling. You can also do > > this with brush on resin and an activator (spray or brush on). Then when > > you go to soak off the nails in two or so weeks, it will come off as > well. > > Be sure to clean under the nail, dehydrate it according to your > > manufacturer's recommendation and then reapply and let it cure while your > > tops are curing. For the shortest nails you may want to cure them upside > > down facing the light for at least a minute to be sure they got some > light > > on them. > > > > DEFINITELY send everyone home with cuticle oil. Tell them to apply daily > to > > their cuticles and under their nails. This will also keep the surrounding > > skin from getting dry with the use of the soak off chemicals. > > > > Hope this helps you all out!! > > > > :) > > > > Kind Regards, > > Elaine T. Watson > > Star Nail International > > Vice President of Marketing and Sales > > Global Education Director > > 800.782.7624 extension 321 > > fax 661.257.5847 > > [email protected] > > Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I really love these gel polishes but I now have it on my own nails and > they > >> are seriously curling. I don't even like how they look. I noticed the > same > >> on my natural nail clients and I know we've discussed it here a bit. I'm > >> going to have to go back to having acrylic on, which I don't mind, > because I > >> can't stand how much they are curling. > >> > >> Oh well, I can definitely attest to how well it holds up on natural > nails, > >> which is why I started wearing it anyway... > >> > >> -- > >> 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]<nailtech%[email protected]> > <nailtech%[email protected]<nailtech%[email protected]>> > > > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > 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]<nailtech%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > > > -- > 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]<nailtech%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. 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