Dry manicure, is it ok ?

[Cameo Val]

I would appreciate lots of other peoples opinions on this one please. I do manicures and nail prep using the cuticle removers first, then using my cuticle pusher and tools to remove non living tissue as i was instructed. But when I do my own nails I do what I call a 'dry manicure'. That is, not using the cuticle remover, just going straight to the cuticle pusher and tools. And to be honest I like it better that way as you can really see all the dry skin and gunk that you loosen off. When I do clients you cant really see exactly what you are getting off as its all mixed up with the remover cream/oil.

So my questions are ...... is it ok to do dry manicures on clients or do you think that we definitely need to use cuticle remover first.

Second question....Could I be causing any damage to a nail if using the dry manicure technique

Third question..... Does anyone else use the dry manicure technique on clients.

I am not asking this because I want to cut corners in any way. Its just that I feel I can 'see' the skin and debris coming away on the dry manicure method.

thanks
Val

 

[amyuk]

does this not hurt?? and does it not have the potential to damage the nail at all??

 

[Cameo Val]

Well this is why I have asked on this site, and why I have only done it on myself and not on clients as I do not want to cause any damage to anyone. On my own though it seems to work quite well and I dont get any lifting.As for the hurting..........well no it does not hurt at all.

 

[amyuk]

oh good! Sounds painful tho! would be interested to find out, as you say if you can see what your doing, and there is no damaged caused then all the better!


XXX

 

[scattyfox]

I would be careful using this method, you have teh potential to cause damage in the lunula area as you are pushing down slightly harder on a dry nail and this could cause damage to your new nail cells as they are still soft in that area.

I would use cuticle remover to soften the cuticle then it is much easier to remove. if you feel you may have not removed all of it make sure you pull the side walls slightly back and use a currete in a small c movement.
HTH

 

[Prosperity]

Hi, we were taught never to push cuticles and remove dry, always use wet. It can be painful and also can scratch.

You then just remove the remover with a mix of citrus soak and water in a spray bottle and once you have squeaked it will be free from oils etc.

x

 

[bimbogeri]

Maybe my tools aren't good enough, but I find that even if I think I've got everything off with a dry manicure, if I put on some cuticle eliminator I can still get more off afterwards - I specifically did a test because I was sceptical that you could prep thoroughly without cuticle remover.

BUT I know lots of people who do prep 'dry' and get everything off so I am wondering if either my technique or tools are insufficient for working on their own. I have both a dual tool and a double ended one like the EZ Flow pro pusher (one spoon end, one knife end) and prefer the second one but still don't feel it is sufficient on its own.
I do have an implement pouch with various different screw on ends but I don't know what half of them are!

 

[scattyfox]

I use cuticle remover then do aha and solar oil soak the nails and then go over them again, i only use a dual tool and a curette and get loads off.
x

 

[Katelisa]

do you mean for a manicure or before nail enhancements??

when you are doing enhancements is it correct that you Should avoid soaking the nails in water because it makes the nail plate swell and soften so the overlay will be going onto a swollen nail plate??? :irked:

 

[NoticeableNails]

I was trained to just remove the non-living tissue with my pro-pusher and not to use cuticle remover if you are doing a set of enhancements, but if it is a mani you are doing, use a cuticle remover.
Hope this helps

 

[Katelisa]

ive always been taught the same. dry manicure before enhancements but cuticle remover and soak for a manicure.

 

[bimbogeri]

I wouldn't soak before enhancements, but I still feel I couldn't get all the cuticle off without the aid of cuticle remover I'm assuming their isn't a definite right and wrong as two of the major companies train differently, but I'd love to know how to get all the cuticle off without cuticle remover as I can't manage it. Is their a knack to it, or a certain tool that's better?

 

[Katelisa]

i think gentle but thorough is the thing if ur dry manicuring. Imagine a client has quite bad pterygium, i actually find it quite easy to lift all this up off the nail plate whilst it is dry, i just gently tease and 'scrape' it off the nail plate. I think as long as your cuticle implement is used at the correct angle u cant do damage.

...also - i dont find that cuticle remover does much for me unless i use it then soak the nails.

x

 

[Northern Nails]

When doing enhancements, before i used cuticle remover i used to get loads of lifting. Since using the remover i don't get any at all.

Even using cuticle remover your hands arn't soaking as if they were in a bowl durng a manicure. I would still class using cuticle remover as a dry manicure

 

[Jaffacake]

I'm glad this post came up as I was only discussing this today!

Before I did my rebalance class I was doing all my prep etc back to front i.e removing cuticle and scrubfreshing before filing the nail, so the nail wasnt being thoroughly prepped under any lift etc that had flaked off. I was told that this could lead to greenies.... bingo! i thought, that's why I had had a client with a couple of greenies in the past then?

well.... I have been doing it the right way ever since and yesterday the client had 2 more!! there was no sign of lift, seemed well stuck on in all areas...

It was suggested to me by a fellow geek that maybe its the cuticle remover, citrusoak wash etc before enhancements that is causing the greenie?? moisture coming up through the nail plate after the product goes on...she suggested not using cuticle remover and citrusoak but just working dry unless they are a serial nail biter or something with loads of cuticle and then do a couple of manicures first anyway...

any opinions on this greatly received... x

 

[scattyfox]

I've always used cuticle remover before enhancements and a manicure, with enhancements i then remove with citrus soak then use scrubfresh sherrie, but ahvent coem across any greenies yet. Scrubfresh for 20sec each nail.
x

 

[Jaffacake]

I was on a downer yesterday after seeing them ~ couldnt fathom it out at all! I thought I'd cracked that problem .... sob sob... xx

 

[Cameo Val]

ive always been taught the same. dry manicure before enhancements but cuticle remover and soak for a manicure.

Thanks Katelisa, you have put that a lot clearer than I did, that is exactly what I meant, a dry manicure on nails prior to enhancements. For a full mani on natural nails I always go for the full soak and cuticle treatments.

It is interesting to know that some people have been taught that way, to do it dry before enhancements. I agree though that you do have to be careful with the angle of your tools and be careful not to cause scratching of the nail plate. I have been doing it to my own nails now for 3 months and they look fine so I think that I have got the angles right.

 

[Katelisa]

i always whizz round my cuticles dry when im bored and my nails r fine!! xx

 

[caz3]

I Have Been Taught Dry Mani If I Am Going To Put Enhancements On This Was With Ezflow And Also My Other Course With The Herts And Essex. This Is The Way I Have Been Ding It And It Seems To Work For Me.

Looking Forward To Reading More On This Thread.

Caz Xxx