Elaine, where can we get empty pots? 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! I don't know what CND's recommendations are, but I >> agree with Elaine that understanding the chemicals, I wouldn't warm the >> bottles either! >> >> Mare Horak >> National Director of Education >> Nailite >> PO Box 1316 Smyrna, TN 37167 >> 615-967-8853 >> [email protected] >> [email protected] >> www.Nailiteinc.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> To: nailtech ... >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NailTech" group. >> To post ... > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. 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