Hi, newbie here..
So I got my certificate a few weeks ago and as I’ve been adviced, I went to my local capital hair&beauty. When I asked if they have any soak off gels (builder gel, not gel polish) they recommended the soak off UV builder base gel, also referred to as “builder in a bottle” by the manicure company. They told me how it’s an easy soak off builder gel, but with an easier application method so I thought I’m gonna give it a try. I also got a basic builder gel by the same brand, just so I can compare the two.
Everything went very well until I got to removal. During the application process I did everything exactly as instructed by the manufacturer and even though they claim it soaks off with acetone in 15-20 minutes, I was sitting there for an hour and still had some residue from the gel left on my nails.
When removing, I first buffed off the top coat and the gel polish, I actually thinned it down quite a bit (careful not to touch the natural nail plate ofc) and then wrapped my fingers in foil, with a cotton pad soaked in acetone (I use the salonsystem 100% pure acetone). I left it on for 20 minutes and then went in to check, as I believed it would’ve been all soaked off by now, and almost nothing has happened. So I warapped them up again and left it for an other 40-50 minutes and even then there was some left of the gel still... I really don’t know what I’m doing wrong since I did everything exactly as I learned and was instructed by the manufacturer, and based off the reviews off the product I use, others don’t seem to have this problem..
Dumb question I know but is there maybe a difference in quality and/or strength in different brands of acetone?? I mean pure acetone from one brand should be the same as pure acetone from an other brand but still... I have no better idea as to what can the problem be.
Any ideas or advice??
Again, I’m a newbie, I don’t have a lot of experience and I’m quite lost at this point.
Thank you!
So I got my certificate a few weeks ago and as I’ve been adviced, I went to my local capital hair&beauty. When I asked if they have any soak off gels (builder gel, not gel polish) they recommended the soak off UV builder base gel, also referred to as “builder in a bottle” by the manicure company. They told me how it’s an easy soak off builder gel, but with an easier application method so I thought I’m gonna give it a try. I also got a basic builder gel by the same brand, just so I can compare the two.
Everything went very well until I got to removal. During the application process I did everything exactly as instructed by the manufacturer and even though they claim it soaks off with acetone in 15-20 minutes, I was sitting there for an hour and still had some residue from the gel left on my nails.
When removing, I first buffed off the top coat and the gel polish, I actually thinned it down quite a bit (careful not to touch the natural nail plate ofc) and then wrapped my fingers in foil, with a cotton pad soaked in acetone (I use the salonsystem 100% pure acetone). I left it on for 20 minutes and then went in to check, as I believed it would’ve been all soaked off by now, and almost nothing has happened. So I warapped them up again and left it for an other 40-50 minutes and even then there was some left of the gel still... I really don’t know what I’m doing wrong since I did everything exactly as I learned and was instructed by the manufacturer, and based off the reviews off the product I use, others don’t seem to have this problem..
Dumb question I know but is there maybe a difference in quality and/or strength in different brands of acetone?? I mean pure acetone from one brand should be the same as pure acetone from an other brand but still... I have no better idea as to what can the problem be.
Any ideas or advice??
Again, I’m a newbie, I don’t have a lot of experience and I’m quite lost at this point.
Thank you!