HMC
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I'd like some advice on how to help a client with a split nail. Excuse the long message and not-so-great photo, it was the only angle/light in which we could see this split.
On her one nail (thumb) she has a split. We are quite sure she has damaged it right from the start of the nail, hence it's growing with a line/split (permanently?).
It just starts as a pink line, then further towards the free edge a white line, then the longer it gets (at the free edge) it splits (catches, pulls, annoys etc etc). We hoped the pink line would grow out, eventually being at least a pink line the whole way through with no split. . But not so far.
The last two years she had been getting acrylic on that one thumb at another salon. To seal it or cover it so it wouldn't catch on things. She got tired of this, researched, found IBX, found us.
She is trying to fix it permanently (if possible) to stop it from happening again, as opposed to acrylic or gel to just cover it forever.
Retailed her a good hand cream and cuticle oil to start with, explained to look after hands and nails (i.e. gloves when gardening, dishes, water etc - this she does already).
Since the 1st May, she has been coming weekly for the IBX nail treatment. Today she has had her 12th (?) appointment. Unfortunately we didn't take a before photo on the 1st of may, but we have a photo from today (BEFORE today's treatment).
The overall condition of all of her nails has improved, however we are focusing on the split. At first it looked as though it was improving, we kept the weekly treatments hoping to keep it up until it grew out. She understood it was a "see how we go" situation, and that it may take a while. Today she said she's disappointed that after 12 treatments, it doesn't look that much different. Its very frustrating for her. The nail is healthier, the split seems the same.
We have kept the nail quite short as to stop it catching.
I had also recommended her to try the ORLY Nailtrition as a nail polish to put over the top (instead of a cheap one she was using between treatments to 'seal' over the split). She tried it for a week. Her nails again seem healthier, but of course the split is the concern which it did not affect in one week (she is going to use it for another two weeks).
I have told her I will do a bit of research to see what else I can come up with.
Of course I see her again in a weeks time.
What else can I do or recommend?
Have you seen this before, how did you solve it?
If the split will be there permanently, what options does she have to 'live with it'?
(i.e. acrylic or gel - though she would rather not)
Our salon is above a pharmacy/chemist, so I am going to try to ask them too.
Thank you in advance, any help is much appreciated.
I'd like some advice on how to help a client with a split nail. Excuse the long message and not-so-great photo, it was the only angle/light in which we could see this split.
On her one nail (thumb) she has a split. We are quite sure she has damaged it right from the start of the nail, hence it's growing with a line/split (permanently?).
It just starts as a pink line, then further towards the free edge a white line, then the longer it gets (at the free edge) it splits (catches, pulls, annoys etc etc). We hoped the pink line would grow out, eventually being at least a pink line the whole way through with no split. . But not so far.
The last two years she had been getting acrylic on that one thumb at another salon. To seal it or cover it so it wouldn't catch on things. She got tired of this, researched, found IBX, found us.
She is trying to fix it permanently (if possible) to stop it from happening again, as opposed to acrylic or gel to just cover it forever.
Retailed her a good hand cream and cuticle oil to start with, explained to look after hands and nails (i.e. gloves when gardening, dishes, water etc - this she does already).
Since the 1st May, she has been coming weekly for the IBX nail treatment. Today she has had her 12th (?) appointment. Unfortunately we didn't take a before photo on the 1st of may, but we have a photo from today (BEFORE today's treatment).
The overall condition of all of her nails has improved, however we are focusing on the split. At first it looked as though it was improving, we kept the weekly treatments hoping to keep it up until it grew out. She understood it was a "see how we go" situation, and that it may take a while. Today she said she's disappointed that after 12 treatments, it doesn't look that much different. Its very frustrating for her. The nail is healthier, the split seems the same.
We have kept the nail quite short as to stop it catching.
I had also recommended her to try the ORLY Nailtrition as a nail polish to put over the top (instead of a cheap one she was using between treatments to 'seal' over the split). She tried it for a week. Her nails again seem healthier, but of course the split is the concern which it did not affect in one week (she is going to use it for another two weeks).
I have told her I will do a bit of research to see what else I can come up with.
Of course I see her again in a weeks time.
What else can I do or recommend?
Have you seen this before, how did you solve it?
If the split will be there permanently, what options does she have to 'live with it'?
(i.e. acrylic or gel - though she would rather not)
Our salon is above a pharmacy/chemist, so I am going to try to ask them too.
Thank you in advance, any help is much appreciated.