My Shellac base coat has gone thick :(

[Jenny-Nails]

I really don't want to waste my basecoat...I have half of it left (larger size bottle) and it's gone thick and discoloured (yellowy) so I can't really apply it and use it....is this just natural wastage...it seems such a waste. Wasn't sure if there was anything I could do to remedy it :sad:

 

[shuntersue]

Mine gets a bit thicker as I get to the bottom, but it's never gone yellow? I usually decant the end on one bottle into the new onw (after a few uses) and it's alwasy been fine.

Could you open a new bottle and see if it does the same?

 

[The Geek]

Sounds like it could be contaminated. It may have also not had the lid screwed on all the way.

Unlike removeable gels in a polish bottle, Shellac contains solvents that can escape and cause thickening (just like polish). Yellow is almost always a sign of contamination.

HTHs!