It's definitely frustrating but I try to keep myself calm by reminding myself that we are experiencing an historic change in the industry and there are bound to be hiccups. It comes with the territory of being an early adopter.
Michelle Phoenix - Elite Nail Technician Wet Paint Nail Spa www.wetpaintnailspa.com On Dec 20, 2010, at 4:45 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I totally understand your frustrations Lynnette. Your problems are my > problems. Meaning, these are the reasons that Eco hasn't had a bottle option > yet. I'm SOOOOOO Close to a solvent free formula. I thought I "had" it > Friday. I wasn't 100% satisfied with adhesion. I do have the color stable > without solvents in a great consistency without anything that will evaporate. > I'm so close. > > But trust me, it's one thing to thin down Polish. It doesn't have a high > incident of allergic reactions. Playing chemist with a Gel based formula can > get scary. And it won't happen over night. You'll suddenly see that ONE > client come in with itchy red cuticles and wonder what the heck is going on. > > Warming any evaporating chemical only speeds up the evaporating process. So > what seems to help loosen up the formula, inevitable thickens it. I don't > know what the solution is. That will have to come from Creative and Harmony. > But you definitely want the right chemical that is being used in their > products. And I would wager it isn't all that easy to create the thinner. > > Here's a goofy solution you all are not going to love....dump your bottles in > pots. It can only get "so" thick and then it will stay at that consistency. > It won't go completely hard unless you expose it to the uv rays. At least > you'll be able to get your money's worth out of it. I feel your pain > Lynnette. Trying "knowing" all of these problems are going to happen before > the masses do. Then trying to explain to my boss (Tony Cuccio) why I'm not > jumping on the bandwagon and releasing a bottle. It's hard for him to > believe me (months ago) when I started making predictions. Thank god > complaints finally rolled in and I could go..."SEEEEEE. I told you this > would happen.". Now he leaves me alone to do my thing with my chemist. > > I'm sorry this is so frustrating. It will all balance itself out in the near > future. Mark my words. > > > Kind Regards, > Elaine T. Watson > Star Nail International > Vice President of Marketing and Sales > Global Education Director > 800.782.7624 extension 321 > fax 661.257.5856 > [email protected] > Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com > > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Lynnette Madden <[email protected]> wrote: > Well I have to chime in here because it is quite frustrating to put out good > $$$$$, only to have the bottles thicken. > Why would a company develop a product they know will get thick and not > develop a thinner? I asked this before. At least OPI always had their thinner > next to their polish! lol > I only have a few Shellac, but it does happen with Gelish. > I was sent info from someone suggesting I do what she does and use polish > thinner. It works. > Warming works also. You just have to not leave it on the warmers too long. > The problem I have is that even with the bottles "burped," they leak like > crazy. I am losing product. > The product goes on beautiful when warm. > I really do not think that it compromises the product. Anyone remember the > opi warmers? No one ever said that they compromised the product. > I am not a chemist, but someone needs to come up with a better solution to > thinning these products than "shaking the crap" out of them and heating IF it > hurts the product. > Until then, we have to resort to different measures.... > > ¡Feliz Navidad! > ¡Buenos dias! > Lynnette Diaz-Madden > > www.facebook.com/nailtech > www.salon29.net > > Salon 29-where pampering and > personal attention is on its way! > >> On Dec 20, 2010 10:49 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I agree with Elaine! 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