Painful soak offs

[tigi]

not offended in the slightest judy. i just find it easier to perform about 4 or 5 rebalances and then soak off and do the new set at the moment as am newly qualified as i find the nail over time loses something in its look. I was also told by my trainer to change the sets, and a few nail techs have done this for me in the past too, so i didnt think to question it to be truthful, i just assumed that this was what i was supposed to do.

I hope, in time and with lots more practise that I can re balance countless times and still have great nails on my clients. this thread has been great as its given me lots of things to think about and do and I am sure that in 6 months time it'll be a lot esier than it is right now, though i am loving it.

Bev hun you mention the use of a hoof stick? I was told not to use anything to try and lift the nail away, so can you describe to me at what point you do this? When the product is gooey and peeled mostly away from the nail ?

hugs

tigi

 

[Bev Rose]

not offended in the slightest judy. i just find it easier to perform about 4 or 5 rebalances and then soak off and do the new set at the moment as am newly qualified as i find the nail over time loses something in its look. I was also told by my trainer to change the sets, and a few nail techs have done this for me in the past too, so i didnt think to question it to be truthful, i just assumed that this was what i was supposed to do.

I hope, in time and with lots more practise that I can re balance countless times and still have great nails on my clients. this thread has been great as its given me lots of things to think about and do and I am sure that in 6 months time it'll be a lot esier than it is right now, though i am loving it.

Bev hun you mention the use of a hoof stick? I was told not to use anything to try and lift the nail away, so can you describe to me at what point you do this? When the product is gooey and peeled mostly away from the nail ?

hugs

tigi

Hi,

Once the product has soaked enough, it is almost falling off the nail and I use a wooden hoof stick to sweep it off the nail plate. I don't use it to prod & force the product off, if it's not 'ready', I re-wrap and soak a bit longer.

xxx

 

[sknight]

Hi,

Once the product has soaked enough, it is almost falling off the nail and I use a wooden hoof stick to sweep it off the nail plate. I don't use it to prod & force the product off, if it's not 'ready', I re-wrap and soak a bit longer.

xxx

I do the same. the only complaint I get is that it feels really cold when they take their nails out of the remover but thats all. Wish i could help more xx

 

[sian1979]

I have a question......lol!!
i dont soak off unless client wants something totally different. But i do use just normal acetone that you buy from sallys. Never had a problem with it at all, but then i dont use it very often. I know ALOT of techs that do soak offs and then new sets every 8-9 weeks or so..may be longer depending on the tech but they still do the soak off at regular intervals.....i dont think that its that uncommon.
My question relates to why the thread was started.....how many 'regular' soak offs do you think it would take before a client was to be over exposed to acetone and eventually become allergic. Like any chemical, overexposure must be a risk that should be thought about if using acetone. I just havent heard anyone mention it before.
thank you...... i am hoping that the responses will help answer why the thread starters clients issue as well as help me