UV gel 'burning'

[GlimmerOfGlitz]

Hello lovely people,

So I'm trying to decide whether I want to go with acrylics or gels. At the moment I've only tried gel so far and it isn't terribly hard to work with. The only thing that I can see being a problem is the 'burning' sensation. I've tried holding the nails just outside of the lamp for the first twenty seconds and my mother told me it doesn't 'burn' as intensely.

What are your opinions? Or tips?

[Please note I am looking into becoming a nail tech. Till then I want to experiment with a few products at home to get a feel for it and see what I like. I'm all for being self-taught but absolutely agree that qualifications are needed to ensure that the person operating these products knows what they're doing.]

P.S: That's a picture of the first set of UV gel nails I made the other day on my mother using a tip. This was made using a Rio set I was given for christmas.

 

[Tiggy77]

What brand gel are you using? There should be no gel or gel polish touching the skin anywhere.

 

[GlimmerOfGlitz]

What brand gel are you using? There should be no gel or gel polish touching the skin anywhere.

Hi, thank you for replying. It's Rio Beauty. I made sure to wipe the excess or any spillage off of the skin. I'm not sure if the problem continues with more professional brands.

 

[cheekychick]

Without sounding rude if you had had training you would know what causes the burning sensation you are experiencing as its all covered in the course.

Trying to get a feel for things so to speak can end up costing a lot more than choosing a brand & attending their training course.

 

[suzanne20f]

Your probably better leaving the 'experimenting' to after you've done the training, that way you'll not come across as many problems as you'll know what your doing. Your training provider should help you decide on brands to try.

 

[perfect10kb]

Hello lovely people,

So I'm trying to decide whether I want to go with acrylics or gels. At the moment I've only tried gel so far and it isn't terribly hard to work with. The only thing that I can see being a problem is the 'burning' sensation. I've tried holding the nails just outside of the lamp for the first twenty seconds and my mother told me it doesn't 'burn' as intensely.

What are your opinions? Or tips?

[Please note I am looking into becoming a nail tech. Till then I want to experiment with a few products at home to get a feel for it and see what I like. I'm all for being self-taught but absolutely agree that qualifications are needed to ensure that the person operating these products knows what they're doing.]

P.S: That's a picture of the first set of UV gel nails I made the other day on my mother using a tip. This was made using a Rio set I was given for christmas.

You are going to find it very difficult to 'experiment ' with any of the professional brands ( including the ones I sell ) as most decent suppliers will NOT sell to anyone untrained or unqualified . Gel is not difficult when you have been shown how to use the products correctly and safely and you should not suffrer any 'heat spike ' issues as ,indeed , that it what you are reffering to . I would suggest you research into a few brands , ask opinions here and then book yourself onto some training with the brand you decide to go with
x

 

[cazdiane]

I have only recently become fully qualified but you should never experience I real painful burning when curing uv gel, only a slight warming from where the molecules are moving around during the curing process. If you are then either you're not applying the gel correctly (and training will be needed to do so) or you could be using wrong lamp for product.
With either gel or acrylic you should have training, if you don't prep properly then you can get lifting of the product and if water gets underneath where it's lifed, it can cause a nail infection which can lead to all sorts of problems.
Good luck finding a place to train that's right for you

 

[Miss_Holly]

Without trying to scare you, the "burning" is from rapid shrinkage and the nail being pulled away from the nail bed causing nail sep, definitely something you want to learn BEFORE "experimenting", especially if you don't want people being able to blame you for ruining their nails, infections etc

 

[sammi010]

Like the others have said the burning comes from incorrect application of the product, or in some cases applying to damaged nails. Experimenting wont get you to where you want to be, you will just keep practicing the wrong application techniques and compound bad habits.

We don't spend £1000's on training and professional products just for fun. If it was a simple as watching a few youtube videos and a few sets on friends then what would be the point?

 

[noreenoconnor]

Without trying to scare you, the "burning" is from rapid shrinkage and the nail being pulled away from the nail bed causing nail sep, definitely something you want to learn BEFORE "experimenting", especially if you don't want people being able to blame you for ruining their nails, infections etc

The burning comes from the curing process. it's an exothermic reaction (gives out heat) so the more gel, the more heat it also occurs when using the wrong lamp, if the uv output is too much it will cause rapid curing and give out too much heat this way.

What you're feeling is your nail bed burning, and a burnt nail bed can cause the nail plate to separate from the nail bed. It is not pulling your nail off

I think Miss Holly has got confused with using L&P with too wet a mix ratio which can cause rapid shrinkage and force the nail plate up off the nail bed

 

[Miss_Holly]

The burning comes from the curing process. it's an exothermic reaction (gives out heat) so the more gel, the more heat it also occurs when using the wrong lamp, if the uv output is too much it will cause rapid curing and give out too much heat this way.

What you're feeling is your nail bed burning, and a burnt nail bed can cause the nail plate to separate from the nail bed. It is not pulling your nail off

I think Miss Holly has got confused with using L&P with too wet a mix ratio which can cause rapid shrinkage and force the nail plate up off the nail bed

No we were taught the curing gel too fast causes rapid shrinkage which has the ability to cause nail sep as the nail tries to compensate for the rapid shrinkage, it's in my text book somewhere in a moving box [emoji23]

Regardless not something you want to play around with uneducated

 

[fluffy26]

Can't the heat spikes also be caused by cheap product applied to thickly?