IBD Gel Help!!!

[abook]

Hello all!! I'm a 8 year nail tech, and have just began my jump into gels!! I'm very excited and I think I will really like the results....if only I could get the silly things to stay on!! I put an over lay on my first practice client the other day. She is pregnant, and I followed the directions in the book word for word. The only extra thing I did was added primer because I have put acrylics on her before and the primer really helped her adhesion. (I used IBD primer) My light is brand new, and cured like it should. She took a bath the next day and when she got out she said she started seeing bubbles in them and they just lifted off. Any suggestions?? I have read and read and re-read all informatioin and watched a ton of videos on gels, and I can't figure out what i've done wrong, cuz as I said....I followed that darn book word for word lol. Thanks to anyone that can offer assistance!! I really want to promote gels as they have next to no oder at all and it will be healthier for my clients and myself.

 

[renata709]

hi
I did my course in eveningschool and we had to use primer and bonder at the sametime my nail always lifted untill I saw the ibd dvd they only use bonder with gelnails and as I have read here on the site ,you have to wait 24h to have a soak in the bath as they still harden in the first 24h hours,I hope I'm not mistaken about that last bit
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[roseblanc]

I use IBD and I don't have any problems with lifting (anymore, lol). I prep the nail, dehydrate the nail and put IBD bonder (cure for 1 min) then start with my builder. In doing this I have no issues with lifting.

 

[geeg]

Just because a product has an odor does not make it unhealthy. Perfume has an odor too and it is not unhealthy.

Gels give off vapor that you cannot smell .. they still give off vapors. Using Gels still creates dust particulates in the air. Gels are not a healthier option no matter what anyone may tell you to sell their product.

The healthy option is understanding the products you work with and practicing the manufacturer's guide lines so that you work safely and so that silly myths that 'some nail systems are a more healthy option than others' don't keep circulating in our industry.

Another smart option would be to take an IBD class and get the low down from those who know the system and how best it should be used through and through.

Already with your very first client you yourself have altered the proven way of using this gel by adding a primer that was not called for. Wouldn't it have made more sense to have followed the manufacturer's instructions and seen the results and how they lasted BEFORE assuming that the client would have problems, and altering things yourself?

 

[iam34ouch]

I use IBD, are you using the buff off or soak off gels?

 

[abook]

I used the IBD primer which is what was suggested to me by an IBD customer service nail tech of whom which I spoke with before I purchased my product. She said that if I have clients that have nails that lift while doing acrylics, that I should already know they will need the primer. So I felt pretty safe in doing so. I know now what happened and I did another test set on myslef and no problems (except on one nail)!! I didn't realize that what bonder doesn't cure you are supposed to remove with a dry nail wipe. I must have missed that step the first time, because I could even notice a difference in the cure on my nails. I did a test nail where I didn't remove excess bonder, and the rest I did....that's what went wrong. Thank you all for the help and I appreciate the responses.