Well since I'm talking about my own nails, I can assure you, they are thinner... and to be honest, I know my clients' nails are thinner too, because of me. Basically, I do what I need to and if/when they ever want to soak off, I see them through the process until their nails are back to 100%.. they know it, I know it.. your nails are not the same after acrylics. They aren't awful, but you know they had acrylic on.
Since these are my own nails, I will just be patient. After my shower today, my nails looked great. LOL they were full of water! On Aug 9, 2010 7:01 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> > >> <nailtech%[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]> <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]> <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. 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