Ok, I need a chem-geek. I'm sure it comes as no surprise to anyone who's known me (or known of me) for any length of time, but I'm skeptical of pretty much any information that comes down the pike these days on the subject of product chemistry. A. I have to take into consideration that the experts on the subject also all represent companies and products that they depend on for their livelihood, not to mention are personall invested in-- I'm sure Doug Schoon thinks of Shellac as his personal baby, for example. So I can't think of any source of info on these matters that doesn't come with personal bias. B. Everything they used to tell us has changed in the last 20 years that I've been listening! Seriously, I remember being told that you could NOT overcure gel! That once all the polymer chains were formed, they were done. So continued exposure to UV light wasn't going to do anything else. It's not that I can't understand that technology changes. That maybe the gel technology that's primarily used in the industry today isn't the same as it used to be. I'm totally cool with that-- I just want someone to acknowledge that it changed. When did anyone say, "Well, it used to be like this, see? But now we use this instead and so we have these issues now...?" Ok. So anyway.... The current word is that gel CAN be over-cured. If anyone would care to explain to me HOW over-curing takes place, I am ALL ABOUT learning! Just a day or two ago, I came across a post from Manicures That Last about over-curing and the example was given that you don't really need to worry about over-curing until you get into 5 minute+ range. Ummmmm..... so, what happens if a nail chips? or breaks? or peels off? or whatever? Wouldn't repairing a gel/gel polish nail, at 2 minutes per coat (8 minutes total in a standard flourescent lamp) mean that any other nails that get re-exposed to the light during the repair are now over-cured?
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