Question: Lavender (or any essential oil) causing lifting?

[Jessicles]

I had a client ask me the other day if her (almost excessive) use of lavender oil would be causing her lifting. She says she uses it in her bath and to run into pressure points at night to help her sleep. And the lifting is always on her ring and middle finger of her right hand (which makes me think it could be possible, using these fingers to always rub it in) and barely any lifting on her other fingers. I know that mineral oil and such can cause lifting in extreme cases, but what about essential oils like lavender? Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance,
Jess

 

[hekate01831]

I had a client that lost her nails to tea tree oil, as she thought it was cuticle oil? But i couldn't be sure if there was any other factors though.

 

[Jessicles]

Sorry, just bumping this up to see if anyone else had any ideas or opinions..

 

[gillian w]

If shes using it neat i would say yes.It'll take varnish off wood if left. All essential oils are potent stuff and should not be used willy nilly.

 

[Mieke]

Essentiol oils are extremely concentrated and should be used with care and knowledge. Using pure essential oil on every nail should be out of the question. You could blend in one drop in a bottle of nail oil for the aroma. Essential oils always need to be applied diluted in a cream, oil etc...never pure directly on the skin.
Some essential oils can cause skin irritation if used pure and some essential oils cant be used if a person has health issues/ or is pregnant.

 

[becca boo]

thats what im wondering too how is your client using the oil you have to be careful and understand ess. oils or they can cause serious damage we use cuticle oil on our enhancements everyday sometimes more than once with out this problem there may be more to it

 

[Classy Claws]

Most ess Oils should never be used unless diluted with a carryer oil (sweet Almond oil or similar) Ess oil such as lavender should never ever be put on the skin 'neat' and a maximum of 2 drops should be used in baths as it can cause fever. Tea Tree oil can be used neat on the skin when dealing with a small area (itchy bites etc) Most of the Cuticle or nail oils out there are a blend of ess oils, mineral oils and vegie oils (for instance Solar Oil is simply Sweet Almond Oil, Jojoba Oil and Rice Bran oil - 60:20:20)... In all honesty I cant see how the Lav oil would be causing lifting as oil is very important to the enhancement to keep it placticised and prevent lifting... I can see other health issues with using the lav oil in 'neat' form however.

 

[ValencianNails]

Most of the Cuticle or nail oils out there are a blend of ess oils, mineral oils and vegie oils (for instance Solar Oil is simply Sweet Almond Oil, Jojoba Oil and Rice Bran oil - 60:20:20)....

Solar oil contains Sweet Almond Oil, Jojoba seed oil, Rice Bran Oil and Vitamin E in that order.

You can't really compare Solar Oil to essential oils because it's been formulated specifically to condition enhancements to keep them flexible and supple aswell as being conditioning to the surrounding skin and natural nail.
The more you use it the more it drives it deeper into the enhancements and/or surrounding skin etc.
Also... it doesn't cause lifting of product... the main cause of which is either that the product wasn't attached properly to the nailplate in the first place OR that the client hasn't followed homecare advice.

 

[Peter Pan]

essential oils, as already stated is potent, i found out in the early stages when i was blending oils, that if any EO were on my nails too long, they started to go all sticky, and really didnt do my enhancements any good. but they didnt lift - thats all in the prep and correct application (as already stated), sorry to repeat stuff

 

[Classy Claws]

Sweet almond oil contains the vitamin E it is not another oil added to the mix, I have the complete break down ratios of solar oil in my product file. "Almonds are a rich source of Vitamin E, containing 24 mg per 100 g"

 

[ValencianNails]

Sweet almond oil contains the vitamin E it is not another oil added to the mix, I have the complete break down ratios of solar oil in my product file. "Almonds are a rich source of Vitamin E, containing 24 mg per 100 g"

Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) is listed as a separate ingredient in Solar Oil.

http://www.creativenaildesign.com/downloads/pp/PP-SolarOil.pdf

 

[Katelisa]

I use lavendar neat, i was taught it was fne. if i burn muself thats tyhe first thing i grab!

I went for a massage the other week, and the girl used NEAT lavender, OMG!!! i choked and had a sore throat for days. By the time i realised what she was doing and said "shouldnt u mix that with a base oil" (to which she said " nooo, some oils you can use on their own" YEH NOT In THAT QUANTITY THOUGH!!) I was already sufficating from the fumes!! then i had to get in my car, suffocate sum more, and have a 2 hour shower to get rid of the stink lol.

I smelt like my nan for days! lol.

 

[The Geek]

No oil will be able to penetrate the bond between enhancments and the keratin therefore none can cause lifting

HTHs

 

[VHunter]

I think it would depend on what or if it's mixed with something else.

If it's mixed with mineral oil, then it could cause lifting. BUT it would be the mineral oil and not the lavendar causing the lift.

hth's

 

[EllaX]

No oil will be able to penetrate the bond between enhancments and the keratin therefore none can cause lifting

HTHs

Ah - that explains it, i have a lady (a regular) she went away for four weeks on holiday, when i went round to rebalance and she said 'before you start i forgot to take my solar oil away with me so i have been using baby oil for 4 wks instead' she had no lifting whatsoever, i was really surprised. xx

 

[Mieke]

Essential oils fall in a different category then any other type of oil since they are so conentrated.
Essentoil oils have a very tiny molecular structure and can be easily absorbed in the bloodstream. If applied on nails I would think that it could penetrate the nailplate from the sides around the nailenhancement and interfere with the bond and possibly cause lifting...especially if a customer uses it like solaroil
I heard about it before from another collegue so i assume that it could be linked with the essential oils.
I have to say that i am not a specialist but i got educated during one year by an arometherapist when i was doing my beautician education, so i am just sharing what i learned trough him .

 

[The Geek]

They are not small enough to get between the bond of the product and the nail plate. Solar Oil can't, Mineral Oil cant, WD40 cant. What happens is the oil reptates through the product and into the nail plate... NOT between the bond of product and nail plate.

Product and natural nails are both porous. where they 'touch' is a bond no oil will get between.

HTHs

 

[Jessicles]

Well, I guess that settles it...

Thank you all very much for your replies and thoughts. Still don't know what to do about these two damn fingers, though. They've been doing it from the first set we put on. And it's been about 5 months now that she's had them. SHe's very patient, but we both want to fix this! Anyway, thanks again everyone.

Jess

 

[Mieke]

ahaaaaaa ... forgive my ignorance :green:
I,m a bit smarter now.