I have taken off my daughter's Minx last night as she kept on picking and just peeling them off without heat. Needless to say that would also take the top layer of nail. I warmed the nail up with a hair dryer as I don't have my lamp at home and still nails looked really dry and flakey underneath. I applied cuticle oil and the discoloration went. I now have taken my Minx off today with the lamp and had the same problem. Nails look really dry in the area the Minx was on and somewhat flakey. Mostly on the big toe nails. I had them on for 4 weeks. Any idea on what has gone wrong? I have a client tomorrow for removal and am getting slightly worried now. Should I advise to apply daily cuticle oil when wearing Minx? In all honesty I didn't apply any. Am quite good with my hands but tend to forget on my toes.
Minx - Problem after removal
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geeg
Judge Gigi-Honorary Geek
Nails can become dry with long term wear of anything. Also Minx should be removed in an east to west direction and not north to south. The longer minx are adheared the stronger the bond which is why it is recommended for three weeks. Frankly many push it WAY beyond this point ... If they do then they
take the chance that this will happen. It is up to we pros to let clients know that they shouldn't!!
take the chance that this will happen. It is up to we pros to let clients know that they shouldn't!!
Thanks for the reply. I had mine on for 4 weeks and peeled it off from left to right or right to left. Now this is probably really stupid but does it matter if it is west to east? Not very good with east and west and such. :o
geeg
Judge Gigi-Honorary Geek
East west or west east doesnt matter. Some nails are more suseptible than others to becoming dehydrated. SolarOil will sort out the dryness. Its not life threatening lol. Nails become dehydrated wearing enhancements too. Hair that is bleached also becomes dehydrayted. None of it is permanent.
mizzy_dizzy
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Interesting ive not hurt of minx being removed this was before, Gigi Why is it? Is the reason for this that the fibrous keratin strands lay this way? So removing the minx in this direction this way dose not pull them up?
Or some thing else?
geeg
Judge Gigi-Honorary Geek
Its the way that Minx recommend probably for that very reason.
Thanks geeg :hug:I know it's not life threatening 
but it looks horrible. Would it make any difference if I took off the Minx, put on solar oil, foot bath and pedi as normal, then dehydrate with acetone or nail fresh and re-apply new Minx? Client wants a new design. Or would the solar oil cause problems with the new Minx not sticking?
but it looks horrible. Would it make any difference if I took off the Minx, put on solar oil, foot bath and pedi as normal, then dehydrate with acetone or nail fresh and re-apply new Minx? Client wants a new design. Or would the solar oil cause problems with the new Minx not sticking?
