Hi guys

ive done a search on above but the questions i have i cannot find the answer to .
i did my mum nails about 8 weeks ago with nsi attraction l&p which has been great with no probs until now, she called me round last night and i have noticed a greenie on her nail so i immediatley removed them , now my first question is Is it really bad prep that causes these as my mum works in a greasy dirty factory and her work is hands on and she thinks she has got some dirt under the extension? but to me it defo looked like a greenie, i was gutted my first blimmin greenie, could this be possible? second question is whats the best way to remove the stain i have taken some lemon juice round for her to soak them but i did buff with a white block gently to try and remove with no such luck- please help if you can id hate to think it was bad prep that caused this as i think so far its my first nightmare .

julesx

I was taught to

• Remove enhancement
• Scrub nail(s) with a nail brush and antiseptic hand wash
• lightly buff to remove the surface stain (don't over buff)
• soak for 10mins in surgical spirit.
• Dispose of files used

But this is only if its in its early stages (green)

Hi...if you actually click on the word greenie in your post it will take you to a great article about them.
A greenie is a bacterial infection....which occurs when bacteria on the nail plate feeds off the oil & moisture there and then excretes...the stain you see is the bacterias excretions ( the article puts this in a more humerous way!)...Obviously proper prep would prevent this...but also if there was any lifting on the enhancement this could give cause for it too...

The way to treat it...is to remove the enhancement by soaking...oxygen will act as an inhibitor....then dehydrate the nail plate..I use Scrubfresh a CND product which also leaves pathogen fighters behind on the surface...but you may have another product that you use... Then LIGHTLY BUFF with a 240 Grit..and DISCARD ABRASIVE.....you will not be able to fully remove the stain if it is dark and you do not want to thin the nailplate......Use your Dehydrator/Scrubfresh again....and if you follow proper prep you can put another enhancement on...

Basically you are removing the little greenies food (oil & moisture) and if it can't eat it can't poop!.....again read Sam's article he puts it so much better!

As Izzydoll said perfect! ....But this is what I have heard please feel free to correct if I am wrong.....if it is bright green it's better than dark green or brown....being that bright green means it just started and you caught it before any real damage is done ...and that even though the nail is stained you can apply enhancement over it .....if it is dark green/ brown ...you should not cover at all and air dry it out .....

when I have gotten them before...(from a no good prep mind you ) on myself ..(.in a hurry) bought these tiny little scrubbers...forgot where I got them....but I put them in my scrub fresh and then scrubbed the part that was green ...then I went and did the steps like Izzydoll said...grew out just fine...

thanks for you help on this one, i have followed your instructions and the colour is not that dark and its has faded slightly not sure if it was my prep but i didnt do anything different to what i usually do and not had this before put it all down to experience. thanks x x x x

jules x

it may not have been your prep, I have had clients that have had greenies because they have banged their enhancements hard and cracked them causing water etc to get underneath and develop into greenies.

I dont think it matters if its just started or a bit darker, unless of course its been left for absolutely ages and its rotting the nail plate or something , once you have removed the bacteria with scrubfresh or the like you can proceed to put another set on....

thanks sherrie definatley not left for ages as soon as i noticed it i removed them straight away, she cant wait to get some new ones done lol any excuse eh x x x

jules x

The only greenie I have had was on a client that had the start of slight curling at the free edge, so I removed the enhancement, filed down the nail as far as possible and therefor removing the greenie altogether and then sculpting a new nail and it never returned