Allergy

[Myden]

Hi,
I am new to all this and it is my first time on this site. I have trained in Bio Sculpture to do NNO only at the moment and will go on to do sculpture etc later.
I have a new client who had acrylic nails for years and developed a reaction on her fingers around her nals. She had her acrylics removed and then after 3 weeks came to me on recommendation by a friend. Her nails were in a terrible state. They had all broken very short and they were thin in places, also her cuticles were in a bad way. She had never had cuticle work done only ever having infills. While I was doing her manicure I found pieces of acrylic under her cuticles! I explained that I could not guarantee that the gel would not react and advise that she have a manicure and keep her nails short for a while.
I did a set of Bio NNO's and she went away happy. No reaction. She returned 3 weeks later with all her gels on and happy to proceed. I removed the old gel and replaced it with new! Two days later she had the reaction again, red a itchy skin around the nail. It lasted a couple of days.

What could be the cause? Could it be the gel remover although no remover was used when she had acrylics and it did not react when she had these removed. Is it the gel? Is it possible to apply anything to the fingers to act as a barrier before I work on her?
She wants to try and overcome this if possible.

 

[del3]

It sounds like a possible case of overexpossure.
There are a lot of threads on this subject...hit the search button :lol:
Here's 1 to get you started
http://www.salongeek.com/nail-geek/88254-overexposure-please-take-seriously.html

:hug:

 

[Cathie!]

I would be inclined to agree with Del3 above....just because she didn't react the first time you applied the gel, doesn't necessarily mean she won't react to a new product full stop.

It's not likely something you have done as she has had a reaction in the past to l/p but she is obviously sensitive to nail enhancement products now and to reapply would be a no no imo....if this is an over exposure reaction, it will only get worse each time you apply product, if the weeniest bit of product or inhibition layer gets on to the skin.

Sorry to rain on your parade but that's the way it goes sometimes, you can't be blamed for the over exposure which has already happened....maybe you could go the natural nail, regular manicure route?

Be the best at what you do and many other clients will come your way. xxx :hug:

 

[Myden]

Thanks so much for your reply. I feel sorry for her as she is used to having lovely nails. I will suggest natural nails and she did want her toes in gel. Wonder she will react if I put bio on her toes?
What about using vaseline as a barrier on the skin around the nails? Would this effect the gel?

 

[geeg]

If the product doesn't touch her skin it is unlikely she will have a reaction! Make sure with all nail products that you do not repeatedly touch the living tissue that surrounds the nail and be very careful when removing the inhibition layer of gel that you do not smear it onto the skin. Work carefully toward yourself and use a clean side of the pad for each and every individual nail.

You have no idea which chemical she could be allergic to. It could be in the gel, it could be in the remover, it could be in whatever you use on your pad to remove the inhibition layer.

 

[Myden]

So what you are saying is that if none of these things touch her skin she would not have a reaction. I am careful not to let the gel touch but impossible with the remover? Should I try an infill instead of removing and can I use vaseline to protect the skin? Also what is the inhibition layer?? Sorry to seem vague.

 

[geeg]

So what you are saying is that if none of these things touch her skin she would not have a reaction. I am careful not to let the gel touch but impossible with the remover? Should I try an infill instead of removing and can I use vaseline to protect the skin? Also what is the inhibition layer?? Sorry to seem vague.

I would try an infill first and I would not use Vaseline ( it tends to melt with the heat of the skin and run in to places where you do not want it) but maybe a proper barrier cream of some sort (ask the chemist) which the client should be asked to pay for if she wants you to do her nails so badly. It certainly should not be an expense that you should be asked to bear.

The inhibition layer is the tacky layer of uncured gel that you remove with a pad and whatever your product calls for you to use to remove it.

 

[Myden]

I would try an infill first and I would not use Vaseline ( it tends to melt with the heat of the skin and run in to places where you do not want it) but maybe a proper barrier cream of some sort (ask the chemist) which the client should be asked to pay for if she wants you to do her nails so badly. It certainly should not be an expense that you should be asked to bear.

The inhibition layer is the tacky layer of uncured gel that you remove with a pad and whatever your product calls for you to use to remove it.

Thank you so much! She is coming in this morning so I will give it a try x