Gel getting hot!

[Frenchyfile]

I am not very experianced with Gel, but am CND trained in L&P, however I went today to a workshop held at a local beauty supplies store, just out of curiosity, I was quite supprised that this Gel when under the lamp became very hot and was told to press firmly my finger to the floor of the lamp to counteract the pressure!!!! can anyone shine any light on this??

 

[Nat<3]

I know exactly what you mean, when i was training we were also taught this, i have only experienced thsi feeling once myself, and by pressing down it relieves the pressure, it does not happen very often, but very good way of relieving the pain!!! x

 

[Nicola]

I just done a refresher course today on CND gel and you should take your hand out of the lamp not press your finger down! Take your hand out and it will cool right away. The reason its getting hot in the first place is the gel is to thickly applied.

 

[loubylou]

It is called heat spike hun

 

[Frenchyfile]

Ok no problem, Quite literally I'm cool now!!!!

 

[Gigit]

Heat spike... some gels have it more than others, some people also feel it if their natural nails are thin or damaged regardless of product. One way to help is to have the client put the hand in the lamp for a few seconds, pull it out, put it in... then back out (this is called a flash cure - do that 2 or 3 times) then place in for the full cure.

 

[mrs o]

Thin weak nails are more prone to this.If you have a client like this ,identify the condition to her ,and ask her to tell you if she is beginning to feel any heat.Dont wait till she is in pain!
Then put on your first layer of gel thinly and ease the hand in and out of the lamp.
You may have to cure a second time because the nails will be out of the lamp during the cure time.
Also if you apply the gel too thickly you may get a heat spike,so watch out for this.
hth

 

[geeg]

Thankfully very few clients feel uncomfortable when using CND Brisa gel (one of the many reasons I love using it) which is classed as a cool gel.

Even so, as Mrso ( Hi there Karen :hug says, thin or damaged nails are much more sensitive to 'heat spike' from any gel or too thick an application ... go easy with these ones and apply the gel in more and thinner layers.

It is my opinion that no nail treatment should include PAIN and it should not be 'normal' when using a nail product to have to warn clients that they may experience an uncomfortable or painful moment .. it is up to we the professionals, to see that they do not experience pain of any kind by knowing our products, taking note of the condition of the clients nails and to take the appropriate measures to see that they do not.