soaking nails in acetone, details from lab

[kat]

Hi every one, i asked every one for there opinions on soaking nails of every 3 weeks instead of doing back fills due to my astmah. well i contacted the lab where they make the acetone and he said it is safe to do so so long as i use a barrier cream like i am doing to put on around the sourounding skin, it is safe to soak of every 3 weeks for 25mins, acetone can cause skin to dehydrate which in turn can cause dermatitis (can't spell that lol). this is why we use vasoline as you al ready know. I told him how i could buy fron salon suppliers the artificial nail remover with anti fungle stuff in it and he says that would or could still cause dryness of skin, it is no different then the acetone with out the anti fungle, he also said you can buy acetone 70% but i would have to soak off for longer. so his advice was do what i am doing using barrier creams and as soon as a client shows signs of developing a skin condition then stop using the acetone, which is what we do with every thing any way.
well i just thought i would let you all know what i found out and this was directly fron the lab itself.
thanks kat

[Oljame]

very usefull! Thank you Kat!

[Tess]

Very very useful Kat Have you considered a new table to help reduce the effects of your asthma as well?

[Velvetelle]

But having said all that, and yes, i agree it is very usefull information, wouldnt you have to file a lot of acrylic away in order to reduce the soaking time to 25 minutes or under???

I know when i soak off acrylic that it takes longer than 25 min if i dont file away a LOT of the acrylic first... And if there is gel on top then that would have to be removed, that of course is a finer dust... Otherwise you could be there a while!!!

So to me, in effect it defeats the purpose if you have to file acrylic first... Its the whole catch 22, file away, asthma plays up, soak for longer than 25 minutes each time and risk dermatitis...

Kat, can you wear a mask? Would that make a difference to you??

[kat]

well i belive it depends on the products you are using, i use avolve and i only file of the gel top coat,, i also apply the acrylic very thin, avolve to me seems softer then other products i have tried, after i file the top coat it only take 25 min if i do not take foil off sooner, when you take foil off sooner to check the air makes the acrylic go hard again, so really it is pointless checkin any sooner the 25 mins. other products i have used takes any where up to 45 mins to soak off.

[kat]

Very very useful Kat Have you considered a new table to help reduce the effects of your asthma as well?

Hi tess to be honest i am not in the financial situation to even consider it, lol may be later on when i am charging regular prices for my nails, but for now i can't. I was using a potable dust extractor from hong kong and it crapped itself after 4mths, i changed the fuses thinking it was that but it still doesnt work, for now i will stick with soaking off, and later when i am more financial i will look at getting a table like you guys have.

[kat]

But having said all that, and yes, i agree it is very usefull information, wouldnt you have to file a lot of acrylic away in order to reduce the soaking time to 25 minutes or under???

I know when i soak off acrylic that it takes longer than 25 min if i dont file away a LOT of the acrylic first... And if there is gel on top then that would have to be removed, that of course is a finer dust... Otherwise you could be there a while!!!

So to me, in effect it defeats the purpose if you have to file acrylic first... Its the whole catch 22, file away, asthma plays up, soak for longer than 25 minutes each time and risk dermatitis...

Kat, can you wear a mask? Would that make a difference to you??

hi, yeh i wear a mask but it still doesnt help. when i file off the thin layer of nsi glaze"n"glow i am fine cause its only qick, i keep my work station clean from dust at all times to eliminate dust particals flying through the air, i do not do gel nails after i read that carl said the dust was finer and worse for you then acrylic dust. the client ill not get dermatitis if i look after the skin and nails before and after soaking off, i believe that any client that comes for acrylic and gel nails is at risk of later on getting dermatits, we use lots of dehydrating produsts on the cuticals and nails, which plays a large part in getting dermatitis, this is also what i love about avolve, when i file i use the oil so no astmah and much less chance of the client getting dermatits. any way i have decided to stick with soaking of every 3-4 weeks and see how i go i have 2 cvlients which i already do this for and they love it, they also hate the dust and they like to see that there nails still look healthy when i remove the old acrylic, they give there hands a good scrub so they feel clean and fresh, and they have the new set applied, they are wrapped in the change i have made and they don't mind paying more, later on i will try and get a table with an extractor built in but for now i will do it this way.

[Lovin_nails]

I did a stilleto on a girlfriend of mine the other day and the day after - as it was sooo long and pointy had to soak it off (will post pics later) i applied the acetone and foil and just under 20 or 25 mins when i opened the foil ready with my orangewood stick, it came off almost in one complete go....

Taking the foil off or opening it to check will almost restart the disolving process as soon as the air hits it! Find a time it takes to disolve 'your' application of acrylic and stick to it, i never have to put a file or buffer on the natural nail - it comes off completely each time

[natdasilva]

so much to learn from this forum...

I often open up the foil to check the process - partially cause I'm so impatient and want to start on the new set.

Now I know not to open up for at least 20 - 25 mins.

Thanks girls

[Tess]

Patience is a virtue!

[Mel Skora]

Hi Kat,
So if I am understanding this correctly u are soaking off clients nails every 3 weeks instead of infilling them?

How long does this take... I hate doing it.. I could not imagine doing it at every infill..
I am glad u posted this topic. I have a serial soaker ( as i call her)..; she loves her new fresh look set... and at times just turns up with no nails to an infill ( same time so i dont mind)... but i was worried about her skin,

thanks
mel

[Tess]

Yes I agree, I couldnt do it, I hate soaking off as well... (I also have a few clients that turn up and are booked for refills and have no nails on, drives me insane, they arent the only ones booked in, so I have to spend the next 10 minutes ringing and putting other clients back... grrrrr )

[kat]

Hi Kat,
So if I am understanding this correctly u are soaking off clients nails every 3 weeks instead of infilling them?

How long does this take... I hate doing it.. I could not imagine doing it at every infill..
I am glad u posted this topic. I have a serial soaker ( as i call her)..; she loves her new fresh look set... and at times just turns up with no nails to an infill ( same time so i dont mind)... but i was worried about her skin,

thanks
mel

Hi mel, no i dont do it if i have used cover powder on the nail beds cause it takes longer for the natural free edge to show then i just do basic infill, its just when i have to do the back fill,or if they decide they want to change the colour on the free edge, what i have been doing is booking mani's in so i do it while i soak the nails off, i only do 30 mins mani cause i do not have parrafin wax as yet, so it works out well, like today i did infill cause she loved the tips and the length the way they were, so it had been 31/2 weeks but ididnt soak them off, i just did normal infill.Its mainluy the dust from cutting the new smile line cause you have to take of so much, i hope i havent confused you