brush cleaner

[dynamicnails]

Can someone please tell me how often should you use brush cleaner to clean your acrylic nail brush? or is it a no no..

 

[Klassy Klaws]

I clean my brush every time I use it but not with brush cleaner only Monomer.
Most brush cleaners contain Acetone which will eat away at your brush.
Just dip in to your monomer and wipe this will release any little bits of L&P stuck in it.
If there is a big bit of L&P you can fill your dappen dish with monomer and stand the brush up in it to soak it this will do your brush no harm hths:hug:

 

[geeg]

I Never especially 'clean' my brush.

I just rinse in my monomer at the end of use. Pat into shape with a lint free wipe (not your fingers) and store in a case so the brush doesn't dry out.

If you let your brush dry out completely it is fatal, and causes yellowing, that no amount of 'cleaning' will get rid of.

A used brush stays a clean brush but if you don't use it ... you loose it.

 

[pips]

I Never especially 'clean' my brush.

I just rinse in my monomer at the end of use. Pat into shape with a lint free wipe (not your fingers) and store in a case so the brush doesn't dry out.

If you let your brush dry out completely it is fatal, and causes yellowing, that no amount of 'cleaning' will get rid of.

A used brush stays a clean brush but if you don't use it ... you loose it.

Agree Gigi, my motto entirely. And even though I dont do that many nails at the moment i do still get my brush out and give it a drink of monomer, a nice pat on the back with a lovely lint free pad then place back in my holder.

When I first started out over 2 years ago I remember getting some brush cleaner...BIG BIG BIG mistake!!
My brush was no more and my purse was a hell of alot lighter :irked: Never touched it from that day on lol

They say you learn by your mistakes, well mine was a ruddy expensive one!

 

[adelekeegan1]

Probably a silly question but WHY do they sell brush cleaner when you don't need it ? I know Creative don't but other 'big' names do

Or is it just for more revenue and to make you wreck your brush ?

 

[pips]

Probably a silly question but WHY do they sell brush cleaner when you don't need it ? I know Creative don't but other 'big' names do

Or is it just for more revenue and to make you wreck your brush ?[/

Me thinks you are hitting the nail on the head :lol::green::lol:

 

[ValencianNails]

A used brush stays a clean brush but if you don't use it ... you loose it.

How long would a brush have to be unused before it becomes unusable?

 

[geeg]

How long would a brush have to be unused before it becomes unusable?

As long as it takes to dry out completly! I couldn't say a time limit. It depends on temperature and the case you keep it stored in. If you are not using it, then dip in monomer from time to time to keep it moist (not wet).

 

[ksmoores]

I have a neat trick that a the Rrussian Nail Creation Educator showed me with brush cleaner. she used this in comp but i use it salon aswell. After you have contour shaped with 150 grit file, start to reduce scratches with 180 grit, then put brush cleaner on nail wipe and place on surface of nail, melts top surface slightly so gets rid of any scratches, then buff and shine perfectly - try it before you knock it i did and is great

 

[geeg]

I have a neat trick that a the Rrussian Nail Creation Educator showed me with brush cleaner. she used this in comp but i use it salon aswell. After you have contour shaped with 150 grit file, start to reduce scratches with 180 grit, then put brush cleaner on nail wipe and place on surface of nail, melts top surface slightly so gets rid of any scratches, then buff and shine perfectly - try it before you knock it i did and is great

It is also an overexposure hazard and should not be done.

Brush cleaner is meant for brushes not to be used repeatedly anywhere near the skin!! No one with any knowledge of chemicals would do this.

Good god, what trash are people teaching??? this is not accepted practise. There are safer methods to shine up nail enhancements.

How about making perfect nails with your brush, then there is no need to use any files less than 240 grit to finish and therefore no scratches to remove by this unsafe and unsound method.

 

[ksmoores]

i did not say put on skin, but onto nails. i am completly aware and capable of getting a perfect shine without this, however it is a trick used in comp that works. Was also offering another use for brush cleaner.

 

[geeg]

i did not say put on skin, but onto nails. i am completly aware and capable of getting a perfect shine without this, however it is a trick used in comp that works. Was also offering another use for brush cleaner.

Of course it is going to touch the skin if you put it on a nail wipe and lay it on the surface long enough for it to 'melt' the surface! You think this 'trick' is something new?? It is not ... neither is it accepted practise in competitions either.


I think it is unbelievable that a supposed educator, should be passing on unsafe and unsound methods on this site which prides itself on only teaching safe methods of application. Frankly you should know better.

What goes on in comps is a one off situation and not something to be done repeatedly in a salon that can lead to skin sensitivity and allergy. I am shocked and dismayed that you should pass something on to new or old members of our industry that could potentially cause them a lawsuit.

My goodness, roll on the bill for regulation of unsafe practises in salons.

 

[lotus blossom]

first off, i have heard of this using acetone in competitions, to slighlty melt the nail surface , in comps
not brush cleaner, ??!!

i just use monomer to clean my brush just a quick wipe at the end of each set, brush is fine, and never had any need for brush cleaner, to clean brush or dissolve nails in salon lol

 

[ksmoores]

i am checking which of nail creation brush cleaner ingredients is causing such a headache, maybe brush cleaners do indeed have different ingredients. will get back to you all, and admit a steep learning curve if i am misinformed by my educators.

 

[geeg]

i am checking which of nail creation brush cleaner ingredients is causing such a headache, maybe brush cleaners do indeed have different ingredients. will get back to you all, and admit a steep learning curve if i am misinformed by my educators.

Even if your brush cleaner is only acetone or product remover ... it is never recommended to use it or any other chemical repeatedly on the skin.

Once in a while for removal but every time one has their enhancements buffed up at the end of service?? NO.

It is also a cheap short cut on using proper application and filing and buffing techniques.

Just like it is not recommended to use acetone and line out products and acetone (tip blenders) to melt tips onto the nail instead of proper skilled techniques. This using of brush cleaner is no different.

Using acetone for these purposes will also shorten the life expectancy of the enhancements for your clients and increase the instance of cracking and breaking. This is pretty basic knowledge.

 

[ksmoores]

i have looked at data sheets for nonacetone remover, NC brush cleaner, others BRAND brush cleaner, other brands acetone, NC tip remover and the potential skin hazards are all the same. Yes i agree repeated exposure to any of these products can cause sensitivity, but surely the risk is the same with polish remover as the data sheets show the exact same warnings word for word. I do not teach this as a salon practice, as i said its a neat trick that is used oin comp by some people and i have used it in the salon - to try it. Maybe we should look at the risks of using any product that by its purpose is gonna go on the skin. I agree with Geeg that unnessassary exposure is not good practice atall, but this trick seems to me to be no more problematic that using nonacetone remover which is used in that salon and at home on a much more regular basis.

I hope this clears my trick

 

[geeg]

i have looked at data sheets for nonacetone remover, NC brush cleaner, others BRAND brush cleaner, other brands acetone, NC tip remover and the potential skin hazards are all the same. Yes i agree repeated exposure to any of these products can cause sensitivity, but surely the risk is the same with polish remover as the data sheets show the exact same warnings word for word. I do not teach this as a salon practice, as i said its a neat trick that is used oin comp by some people and i have used it in the salon - to try it. Maybe we should look at the risks of using any product that by its purpose is gonna go on the skin. I agree with Geeg that unnessassary exposure is not good practice atall, but this trick seems to me to be no more problematic that using nonacetone remover which is used in that salon and at home on a much more regular basis.

I hope this clears my trick

It doesn't.

There are other consequences to consider (apart from skin sensitivity) to using this damaging method regularly in the salon (as you indicated in your post that you did).

It is a cheap short cut on using proper application and filing and buffing techniques. The sort of thing these cheap one day courses teach to get out of teaching safe application and filing techniques.

Just like it is not recommended to use acetone and line out products and acetone (tip blenders) to melt tips onto the nail instead of proper skilled techniques. This using of brush cleaner is no different.

Using acetone or MEK for these purposes will also:

1. shorten the life expectancy of the enhancements for your clients and
2. increase the instance of cracking and
3. breaking,
4. yellowing and
5. product breakdown.

Using a product to remove enamel polish quickly is quite different to allowing the same product to come into contact with the enhancement long enough to start to break down the surface.

I think the question of the original thread has been answered and I am now closing it.




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