I did a set of nails the other day, she only wanted them for a week, so for quickness used white tips and clear Bio, the went really yellow after curing ??? I did think it looked yellowey (sp) in the pot, which I'm bout 3/4 of the way down. I'm careful with my brush so quite sure I wouldnt have contaminated it, has anyone else had this ? any ideas ?
Yellow Bio
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Zingara
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What did you cure them with? A Bio lamp or something else?
I use very little clear Bio....it does yellow with too much UV exposure....not great for a UV gel! However I've never had it yellow immediately.....more like after a fortnight in the sun! Just wondering if you could have over-cured it maybe?
I use very little clear Bio....it does yellow with too much UV exposure....not great for a UV gel! However I've never had it yellow immediately.....more like after a fortnight in the sun! Just wondering if you could have over-cured it maybe?
did they look yellow as soon as you cured them? i always use clear, white, clear, sealer and never had yellowing before untill a client came back on saturday for re-balance but i think i know the problem! i used essie top coat as i was low on bio high gloss top coat, it caused them to yellow and look cracked which apparently can happen if you dont use bio top coat.
Zingara
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Now Bio is an 18W lamp. So 'technically' that could have been a double cure....but that really shouldn't make that much of a differnce. I know it all depends on the UV output too.
I'm inclined to think its a combination of factors. I would certainly try the clear on a tip, or on myself, on both a shorter and longer cure and see how it turns out.
Hi.
I have used bio for years and I use cnd super shiney with no probloms at all. No cracking or yellowing and because of the ingredients it keeps the White really White and colours bright! Sounds like a wash powder add :lol: also use and retail solar oil never had any complaints about cracking and yellowing.
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Why don't you ring your biosculpture contact and discuss it with her? I use calgel too and if you overcure that it goes yellow.
TBH i use as little of bio clear as i can, i use it as the base but then i use the other gels for the rest depending on what i am doing.
Zingara
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I never use Bio clear in a french because of yellowing. I use Sealer or Sculpting gel as a base and then build with S-gel, and finish with UV gel coat.
Zingara
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As a base yes, it doesn't grip the natural nail well, but I've never found lifting from S-gel as a builder layer. If the client had really flexible nails however I would probably use Flexigel instead of S-gel, but I'm stilll using S-gel on 95% of extended clients.
hi
i think it is down to formaldehyde! bio top coat is formaldehyde free and i just looked at super shiney and that is to, essie is not formaldehyde free.
i will try and get my hands on this super shiney as i find bio high shine gets gloppy really quickly
thanks jo:biggrin:
Zingara
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Super Shiney has only just become formaldehyde free. I used the previous version that did have formaldehyde no problem without yellowing.
Yellowing is usually down to the UV protectors in a clear gel / top coat. I've never used Essie, but I can assure you that there are plenty of good top coats that work no problem over Bio.
And bless them, as much as I love Bio....you know I 'champion' the product on here to the infinite degree, but they do tend to 'over-emphasise' the need to stick to 100% Bio products, on their training courses. A little experimentation soon shows what does and doesn't work!
What is flexigel, is it new from bio, I have never heard of it.
Teebster
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Yes it is new, it is the flexible equivalent to s-gel. Look in tutorals Lyndsay did an excellent one on all the gels. hth x
nails for u
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i find pourous gels ie soak off tend to be more products sensitive when doing gel i use non pourous gel as a finishing coat then when soaking buff the top gel off first also non pourous or buff of gel tends to better when doing infills i tend to find pourous soft gels peel when infilling i have used gels for over ten years and have used so many but find theese principals work for me i use go gel now
