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OMG this poor girl! This serves as a VERY good example of the severe damage that gel nails can cause! Holy moly! I hope she takes your advice and she can heal!
OMG!! Anna! You are 100% on target!! This exact thing happened to my nails ! It happened over around 4 months. I had to go to the doctor, he gave me a steroid cream. It took about 6 months to grow out but it did. I recommend for this woman to throw everything away even the dust is toxic! I want to say that you helped me to heal faster Anna. What helped me is oil soaks, repair mode ( opi) and i used sally hansen miracle growth to put a seal over the top then used oil drops after it dried. Now I only paint my nails with Dazzle Dry. My nails look great now. I do keep them short ( not letting them grow past my tips to much). This woman’s nails will heal over time ( with your advice for certain). Thank you Anna , sending love from Chicago and happy Holidays!❤💅🏻
Hi Mary! I'm not trying to nit pick but this is an important thing. Allergy and toxicity are 2 completely different things. Latex is/might be allergenic but not toxic. Peanuts are not toxic but are allergenic. Alcohol is toxic in large amounts but it's not allergenic. These ingredients are not toxic but allergenic. Allergic reaction happens when your immune system goes into overdrive to attack something it sees as a threat. And yes, everything like files needs to thrown out because even microscopic amount of allergen can create a reaction. I would NOT recommend the use of OPI Repair Mode. This product is not designed for skin contact and it can make things worse.
Well, although I only ever use good old-fashioned nail polish, ( I have contemplated going down the gel route, but I’ve been put off by the upkeep) I found this video was very useful and enlightening even though it doesn’t apply to me. Thank you for taking your time and keeping us informed😊
@@kat.699shellac is Gelpolish. The ingredients (acrylates) which causes it to harden under UV light is the problem. My daughter btw had gotten lash extensions and they used glue and UV light as well and she got a terrible allergic reaction, eyes red and swollen and found out in the hospital, they did an allergy test she is allergic to the methylacrylate And it was a pain to completely remove it btw. Just a FIY it doesn’t just have to happen due to Gelpolish, Biab etc.
Oh no! I hope she heals soon, this is so sad. I am so glad I found your channel. It seems like most nail channels out there are all about gels and intricate designs and tips, etc. I was looking for MONTHS for a channel that was just about basic nail care and luckily stumbled upon you. I've had a lifelong nail-biting habit (off and on) and about two months ago I decided to try to get my nails in good shape again. I wish I had taken a 'before' photo because following your guidance, they are now beautiful and I can hardly believe it. I follow your simple weekly manicure and either wear no polish or a clear polish through the week. On special occasions I'll wear color. Im so thankful to you for all the guidance you give!
@TheSalonLife Thank you for the welcome! I would love to send pics but I don't see a way to send them. Is there an email address or another way I can send?
I absolutely love your content. Your passion for nails and vast knowledge is so refreshing! Thank you for this video, I’ve been a licensed nail technician for 5 years now and this is so informative. Keep going because we definitely need this information!
My concern coming from a healthcare background also relates to the use of acrylic based cements routinely used in an orthopaedic surgical environment e.g. replacement hips etc. Something as we grow old we may need to prepare for but don't necessarily think about decades earlier. Thus, with the unfortunate increase in reactions, greatly due to inappropriate application technique of the nail products you mention. There is the increasing need to ensure any allergies must be clearly discussed with the surgeon preop, to prevent the heartache and frustration of possible prosthesis failure. I really hope this poor lady recovers well, as the pain and sensitivity to pressure/ temperature must be significant 😢
Hearing the words "reject the nail plate" made me even more certain that I never want gel polish 😱 Even by a professional bc it's such a gamble finding someone who knows what they're doing
I'm allergic to gel after using gels on top of acrylics since 2014. I had no clue you could get allergic reactions from it. It started last year around Christmas time. My cuticle areas and the tips of my fingers would turn red, itch, and burn like crazy for a couple days afterwards. When I removed my nails I was shocked my nail plates all had a huge creamy white chemical burn like mark in the center and four of my nails were lifting off the nail plate. I still have problems with those nails lifting up and it's been over a year and the damage is still not grown out completely. I'm expecting another year until they are completely normal again but I don't think they will ever go back to their natural baseline. I'm so bummed out. I feel betrayed that they don't tell the consumers that is a possibility.
Yep. This is exactly what happened to me but worse. Fingers so painful I could not pick anything up for months. Has taken my nails over a year to recover. Started using gel polish to stop my nails from breaking. Never again 😡 I so wish I had come across your channel years ago Anna. Thank you for all you do.
What kind of gel are we talking? Regular shellac or BIAB or smtg else? I feel like everybody gets gel (shellac) nails everywhere I go and they all seem fine.
You are so right! This shouldn’t be sold to The general public, ever! Thank you for showing this. I’ll never use that. I’m a dazzle dry girl for life now.
Yepp!! This happened to me over 2yrs ago.. My nails have healed , but its been 2yrs an i was lucky I didnt have permanent damage!! 😮 I only use clean products now an follow your channel for tips on how to keep my nails healthy.😊❤
Thank goodness for you, Anna! You are so right! Thank you for this video and videos like this. You are one of the few that educates us. As Anna knows, but others might not, I wore acrylics for 15 years and had to stop due to the product irritating my skin on some fingers. It wasn’t an allergy, but had I continued, it probably would have become one. This is serious, because some develop an allergy to acrylates and those are used in dentistry and orthopedics. Fortunately for myself, I did a ton of reach and went natural nails. I will only use regular polish and won’t even wear glow in the dark polishes, or anything like that. At the 7:40ish mark, Anna talks about the possibility of the nail bed getting more sensitive. That is exactly what happened to me. It actually started to one thumb nail while I was wearing acrylics. This thumb has been troublesome ever since. One corner was not attached for years now matter how many times I cut the lifted part off. Now I’m having a little bit of trouble with the other corner. All my other fingernail beds are sensitive, too. I can’t even wear nitrile gloves, gardening gloves, or kitchen gloves without getting an infection and then onycholysis. I don’t mess with the living skin around my nails, either. I hydrate tons and am gentle with the skin. Any kind of trauma to my nail or nail bed, anything I use that might irritate my skin or nail bed (tried a thermal polish once) ends in onycholysis-lifting of the nail off the nail bed. Anytime I get the lifting, the only way it will grow back attached is to cut all the lifted part off and keep trimming any lifted part off. Twice I tried to just cut the nail short and twice got an infection under the nail which made me loose the whole center part of my nail back to front. Took a lot longer to heal. Oh, and I cut them short but didn’t cut all the lifted part off because the dermatologist I paid $120 to see told me to do that.
I recently started doing my own gel nails at home. Hate the soak off! Trying to make it faster, I used an online product that literally disintegrated the gel in minutes. Well, I learned my lesson. The nails started lifting from the nail bed about halfway up the nail (on a couple). Every finger was affected. Dermatologist gave me a steroid cream and said I’d have to leave my nails bare. After two months, I saw her again and she said they were healthy enough to gel. I’m using a very safe DIY brand now and will be VERY careful from now on what I put on my nails! I appreciate you and your channel. You really helped me and I’m forever grateful.
@@susanrichard329 that remover you used was probably marketed as a "burst" gel or sold as "quicker than acetone" but is actually industrial strength paint-stripper which is extremely toxic and dangerous. Many of these products don't contain the true list of ingredients and are very very harmful to skin. Unfortunately nail products aren't regulated so these are able to be sold everywhere now.
Yes, I explained this in the link I provided. Cosmetics are most certainly regulated but based on the labels and info provided. Sadly the info is sometimes incorrect and people, even after finding out about it don't bother reporting these companies. Just like they don't report these allergic reactions. Then the companies are like "we have never heard about it, no-one is complaining"
I sure hope this viewer follows your advice. It must be painful for sure but giving her nails time to heal is essential. The bacteria is no joke. Thanks for reminding your viewers about nail care and product info.
Agree on 95% . ❤ unfortunately this lady was doing harsh gel polish removal and we can tell by the dorsal layer absence. That’s what let the allergens to penetrate the nail - completely removed upper protective layer. That might have not happened if the nail would be just lightly buffed with foamy buffer during every gel change. The real cause - aggressive E bit removal and/or then harsh scraping after soaking in acetone. The nail is veeery resistant in healthy condition to main gel polish ingredients ( except Hema and acrylic acid as we know, mb smth else but no research on that yet). So I am really against the removal process that is going on lately in majority of nail salons. I am using Hema-free products and CND shellac that does not contain Hema since it’s a hybrid. And not very often. Mainly natural manicures, or service for damaged nails - holistic manicure with wax coatings and DD. Against DYI nails as well , sorry. As Anna said those products are made for professional use and should not be used anyone who doesn’t have a proper education on materials and techniques 😢 Very sorry about these nails! It’s going to be a tuff time to treat , they can’t be covered with anything and need an anti microbial treatment and/or allergy that should penetrate in. not a medical advice, and not even an advice at all. Please see a doctor as soon as possible ❤
And talking about the allergens , it’s more complex. It’s more a chemical burn with a combination of a nail disease. If it only would be an allergy than the skin would react as well , and we don’t see it on photos. So again - harsh removal - chemical burn and reaction of thinned nail to gel ingredients + bacterias of course and onycholysis from the burn and/or e-bit. Some people don’t even feel this chemical burn as it might be became severe from continues gel manicure in same technique or even e-bit burn. Some people just may notice a little heat at first and then nothing after a while. I had such cases. Because our nervous system also adapts to continuous self - damage, people just don’t notice it anymore. And I can say that the pressure from e-bit and removal was much more severe on one hand as this person is left handed. It totally make sense why one hand is more damaged than other. From the higher pressure that she was making with her working hand ❤
This photo needs to be shown More! I would “venture a guess” that this happens to more people than even suspected! There are repercussions to wearing anything “fake” on the nails! Mine weren’t quite this back but bad enough and it took a long, long time to get them healthy again!
I can not wrap my head around people doing it to themselves. All the knowledge is out there to educate themselves before attempting to do their own nails Thank you Anna for talking about this case!
Regular polish is significantly safer than gel because gel is volatile and needs to be properly applied and cured to make it stable. The chemicals are different. The chemicals in gel even when there is a small percentage of uncured product, can easily soak into the blood stream either through the skin or through the nail bed itself, and begin affecting the immune system over time. Without you knowing at all. Most standard nail polishes do not have ingredients like these. However anyone can become allergic to any type of topical product at some point in their lives. But you will (almost) never see reactions like these when it comes to regular polish.
Recently, I consindered trying out doing my own gel nails at home, luckily I decided to do research first and I found out about the risks and the severe allergies gel nails/the ingredients can cause (I had no idea about any of it). The possible damages are truly horrific. I’m so thankful I found out all this information beforehand. I will stick to doing my nails with regular nail polishes!
This is a good PSA. It's literally the building blocks of the gel nail polish that cause the reaction. There is no gel polish that won't have this allergen. A quick overview from a chemical level, regular air dry nail polish is made with long chains, 'polymers', that are put into a medium that makes them easy to apply to the nails. Imagine some small lego blocks that are stuck together, and a ton of these stuck together legos floating around in a soup. Gel nails are different. Rather than large polymers, they are made of small monomers and activators. UV light converts these activators to a phase that allows them to trigger a reaction that bonds the small gel monomers into large polymers. So instead of regular nail polish, where polymers are already formed, with gel nails they are formed on your nail. So, imagine in the gel case that rather than long chains of stuck together legos like regular polish, the legos are small and individual and haven't been stuck together yet, and are floating around in gel nail polish soup with activators. Because monomers are so small, they penetrate layers of nail and skin more easily than polymers. The small monomers in gel polish are allergenic if you're exposed to them enough. This is especially possible if the gel isn't cured properly, which means that there are left over monomers for your skin comes in contact with, but this can happen regardless. It's important to be careful because once you have a reaction to something, you will have a life long allergy to it. And these monomers are sometimes used in medical adhesives, like acrylate monomers used in bone surgery and dental fillings, so if you develop an allergy from frequent exposure to gel products it can mean you won't be a good candidate for things needed for your medical care. Or at minimum youll have a complicated procedure. I would avoid gel nails.
Actually from what I understand gels are mostly oligomers, so small chains of monomers and this is why they have a gel consistancy. nailknowledge.org/nail-knowledge-base/polymerisation
Anna-Banna-Fo-Fanna!!! (If you’ve never heard the super olllldddd song “Banana Fanna”, you should listen to it!). Because life has me running in a thousand directions, I’ve missed your lives and many videos over the last many months….I want to congratulate you and MSL early at reaching 200K subscribers, as it shows you’re at 199K right now!!! Your content is still as good as ever and I wish I could show you the progress of my nails over the past 1.5 years that I’ve been following you. From acrylics for 10-15 yrs and onocholysis and extreme damage, to long nail beds and fully restored natural nails….it has been a journey. My routine is dazzle dry for 7-10 days for strength and growth, then 2 days of loving tender care and warm oil soaks on each day. Rinse/repeat. Cheers! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I've been doing gel nails at home. Luckily, I was so passionate about it that I started professional training to become a gel nail tech. This prompted me to do my research beyond just the application training, and I became aware about the risks of acrylates. Because of it, I decided not to follow through with my nail salon. Not judging others, but I just didn't want to risk causing such a serious allergic reaction to another person. I still do my own nails, but not with gel anymore. I am lucky for not having developed an allergy, because when I frist started I had no idea what I was doing. Pink Gellac, the brand that targets consumers and not professionals, never mentions the risks.
You are right. This is just not talked about enough. This should be a first lesson learned before touching these products. And yes, as professionals we are responsible for client. And this is much worse than over bleaching someone’s hair because the hair will grow out. This is for life.
I’m a Nail Technician and my heart absolutely broke for this case 😢 I am always so grateful for the advice and education you offer Anna, thank you so much 🌸🫶🏼
Hi Anna! Wonderful video as always, so thorough and informative. Do you have any videos on thin, bendy nails? I’ve always had thin nails that bend and break, especially in the shower 🙁
What are all the options for your nails if you have developed an allergy? I suspect I have, but I hate my nails bare - and I have never in my life had any luck with anything but gel polish 😔 I’m fine with just a sheer milky colour, super simple - but any regular polish I’ve ever tried takes far too much time to dry, never fully dries, and I ruin it and have to take it off. I’ve tried and tried over the years. Is there any product that can be cured that is safe?
Hello Anna! I started doing my own nails less than a year ago. On July i started noticing some itching and redness and every time i do my nails since then, i notice the allergic reaction is becoming more intense but it's affecting only my skin and not my nails. After two weeks approximately the symptoms go away even though i don't take off the gel. Should I try hema free or something else, or will i never be able to have a gel manicure again? I really love nails and only the thought of it makes me sad... 😢
Once you become senitized and allergic to one or multiple of the ingredients in these products the allergy is for life. I have a playlist with more info in the description box.
It takes Months to grow off - every time I damage my nails I go through this - it’s such a pain - you have to wait for everything to grow off to give yourself a fresh start
This is the exact thing that has happened to me. It happened when I was getting them professionally done as well as when I did them myself. I did not associate it with an allergy because much like this person experienced, there was nothing really online about the allergy presenting this way. My nails have always recovered thankfully and reattached. I have went as much as a year break between use but it continues to happen. However, the problem remains for me that was the reason I started with gel layered over builder gel. I have thyroid disease and my nails are very thin and peel easily. I don't know what to put on my nails to help with that. I do nail soaks and all of that but my nails need actual support. I am a nurse so I wash my hands a lot. I cannot change that.
Once you become senitized and allergic to one or multiple of the ingredients in these products the allergy is for life. I have a playlist with more info in the description box.
This is why I only do press-on rings. And even if it doesn’t touch my skin directly, I make them with as much safety precautions as I can (gloves, proper curing, ventilation, etc.).
There is no safe and unsafe list. Some allergenic ingredients can be used safely when people know how to use them and some less allergenic ingredients can cause allergies quickly when not used properly. Education is the key. Not avoiding ingredients.
Because HEMA free is not the answer. But it sells products. HEMA is only one of the allergenic ingredients. Others can sensitize too if not used properly or improperly formulated.
@TheSalonLife love the information in this video. I developed an allergy just over time. I'm still growing mine out. I purchased HEMA Free gel polishes to use once my nails fully heal, but wonder if I should avoid using them and what you would recommend. I purchased Aimeili brand products, I'd love your thoughts and recommendations.
Sadly absolutely no, like I mentioned in this video once you are allergic it's for life. It's not about HEMA or not, there are many sentisizing ingredients in these products. If You are allergic it's too late for low allergy products, these cause potentially less reactions but they definitely can if you are already allergic. The Aimeli line is: All Ingredients are ✨HEMA FREE, HPMA/TPO FREE, Ecological, Vegan, 🌱Cruelty-free, Non-toxic and less harmful" LESS harmful? Than what? By how much? 1%??!! I despise this type of marketing
@TheSalonLife thank you. I was afraid of that. I purchased the Aimeli products right after my allergy not realizing that. 😕 I so appreciate your frankness and expertise. ❤️❤️❤️
I had gel polish once (even though it popped off 3 days later so I think I got scammed). But after hearing about allergies happening, I won't risk it. I'm OK with a manicure only lasting me 5 days. I hope she heals and leaves her nails alone.
I had a similar thing happen with dip powder - my nail bed started to separate - but because I could see it happening because I wear sheer nail products - I got them off straight away
I know she shouldn't cover her nails with anything right now 😔 but it just ocurred to me that maybe she could get some adjustable nail rings? There are basically just rings and some hide the nails completely... I feel like they must be okay to use just for a few hours here and there, at least just for these holidays, since, depending on the model, they probably wouldn't even touch her nails. I haven't used those ever, though, but it's just an idea I had. Thank you so much for this video, Anna! And Viewer, if you are reading this, I wish you a very speedy recovery 😔❤
That was me last December. It took me months to heal. Started bleeding and everything. I was sloppy during lockdown. Not cured underneath properly. ( 3 nails ) Omg. So sore for months.
Many salons use these products in such an unsafe manner. That's why I don't get gel manicures any more. And I wonder how many of these nail techs develop an allergy themselves. Not only do they breathe in the dust all the time but many don't use gloves or even use their own nails to clean up uncured gel polish on their client's nails
Nail techs do develop allergies and then they either have to change jobs (when they work for themselves) or get replaced (at the salon). Gloves do not protect form acrylates much.
Dazzle Dry is a regular polish :)) I mean it has some different ingredients but it’s still just polish with solvents, film formers, plasticizers, and pigments
This looks very similar to how I damaged my nails. They were thriving at first when I was using just rubber base gel or just fiber gel & top coat. Well one day I decided to try clear fiber gel, cured it then put a colored rubber base on top. I completely ruined my nails I had itching redness & flakey skin on my fingers but instead of removing the products I waited a week and just put ointment everyday.. all of my nails begin to separate over time & had to cut half my nails almost down to the bottom 😢 im pretty sure I got some on my skin while doing them too causing an allergic reaction and over filed… never again
No. It’s not because an accidental skin touching. It happens over time. Like smokers who smoked for a while and then “suddenly” got lung cancer. Sad comparison but true.
Back in September I noticed that my 2 of my nail on each hand separated. And was thinking why did this happen since I do my own nails with gelx tips. I was trying to find the root of the cause. I knew I didn’t use smaller tips that were too “ tight” I came up with all sorts of theories till I was doing my research and ur idea were part of the research 😅 till it finally hit me when I realized that trauma could have caused it. What was the trauma that caused it ur wondering? Dumbbells 🤦♀️ I weight lift 4 times a week and and remember banging my fingers with them 🤦♀️🤦♀️ since then I’ve been growing them out and keeping them all short with no product at all on them except for cleaning my cuticles, adding oil and filing them down. They are almost done growing I think by end of December I would have completed them growing out. I did forget to mention that I did cut the separated nail completely off.
She needs to NOT put any enhancements on her nails, PERIOD. I lived through nail separations and any pressure or pulling on the nails from like press ons, will make everything worse and prolong healing. Those nails look like they need a good YEAR to heal 😢
This is not just an issue with improper use, under-curing etc. One thing I don't hear people talking about are these cheap, unknown, Chinese gel polishes that we purchase from Amazon, Ebay, Aliexpress, Shein, Temu and the list goes on. Even some of these popular brands that people love to buy on Amazon, you have to be careful with because they are all coming from the same place. We have no clue what they put in them and I've had experiences on several occasions with them. Just last week I used a polish from Shein on myself and I had to remove it the same day. In just a few hours, my nails were already separating from the nail beds, burning etc. Yes it comes down to ingredients but we need to stop buying these cheap unknown brands because they are not held to the same standards. Stick to reputable brands. We might have to pay more but at least you will get better quality, safer ingredients and these companies usually have to go through a process and comply with certain regulations. Certifed and licensed beauty therapist.
It can happen with both cheap brands from Amazon etc and from "professional" brands, private labels etc. It's a combination of incorrect application, questionable ingredients and lack of education.
@TheSalonLife I know that but I'm saying, everything else is usually talked about but that is a major part of it too and I think it plays a bigger factor than people realise
Ouch! I just put on Gel Polish (OPI) before a vacation, after much hesitation. I really hope I will not have nail damage after this one time. I did not allow the manicurist to apply a builder gel underneath. Just the OPI gel polish. I will not allow them to file it down to remove only soak it off. Is it possible to NOT suffer from nail damage when doing gel?
OPI Gel Color needs to be filed a bit (about 50-60%) and then soaked off (soaking time about 15 min). OPI is a very reputable brand and if a full system was used with a corresponding OPI lamp and no mixing and matching done then I would not worry too much. I have also used OPI Gel Color in the past and it's a good product although I prefer CND Shellac because it applies better, thinner and it comes off easier.
I wish there was a non-toxic nail colour that lasted more than a day on me. Gel lasts 6-7 days but damaged my nails. Shellac lasted 2 days last time I tried. I just want to have nice, polished nails! 😭
Allergy and toxicity are 2 completely different things. Latex is/might be allergenic but not toxic. Peanuts are not toxic but are allergenic. Alcohol is toxic in large amounts but it's not allergenic. These ingredients are not toxic but allergenic. Allergic reaction happens when your immune system goes into overdrive to attack something it sees as a threat. Toxicity is also dose dependent, it's different.
I am allergic to formaldehyde, which limits the nail products I can use because it's in a lot of professional polishes, and I have had allergic reactions to nail products in the past. My nails never looked as bad as the ones in this video, because as soon as I had the reaction I got the product off my nails and left them bare so they could grow out. My doctor also gave me topical creams which helped to reduce the inflammation, and maybe this lady could ask her doctor if he has anything he can prescribe to help her.
Nail polish does not contain formaldahyde which is a gas. More info here: schoonscientific.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/article-Exposing-The-Formaldehyde-Myth.pdf
Yikes, that looks painful. I hope she resists putting anything on them, hard to believe that they were still being done. Definitely not something that happened all at once. I started getting slight onycholysis after using Sistaco and began using jojoba and keeping them super short and so happy that they really do seem to be growing out slowly but surely. Still very short and keeping Dazzle Dry and OPI Repair on them due to also having a long-time vertical split that is finally growing out as well, after maybe a year of struggling with it.
I would not use a nail product that they say should e kept off the skin on a damaged and thinned out nail. Thin nail, more chances of the product “soaking” through the thin nail plate affecting the nail bed.
At this point gel cannot be banned, people will still easily purchase gels and lamps. Or already own them. But education of these issues needs to be much more widespread and we need to harness individuals with knowledge they can easily access. That includes how to properly apply gel and the type of equipment, products, and workspace that is necessary to reduce allergy risks. Yes I realize the only people who should be utilizing gel are professionals. But as we know, telling people not to do something hardly ever works. But if we can inform and educate people then we can make a change. This is happening more and more often. It is so unfortunate.
OMG! This must hurt so much! And please be very thoughtful with not touching your eyes or other body openings to not transfer germs. Same with food… Best to see a doctor, some fingertips look like open wounds poor girl. For not being too self-consious for your nails you could wear some nice lace gloves or something like that for shorter periods of time. Absolutely keep these nails away from any chemicals like glue now.
She can but realistically in many areas the wait to see a dermatologist is months. These is no infection and they will only prescribe steroid cream to address the inflammation. That does not cure anything really. I’m absolutely not saying she should not see a doctor but majority of people just don’t.
@@TheSalonLife wow, that's the first thing I'd do. I can't imagine why it would take months to see a dermatologist, I've never heard of anything like that. I hope her nails get back to normal eventually. I'm sure it's very distressing.
Yes totally. When I lived in Canada (Ontario) the healthcare system is very slow. You are waiting months to see a specialist (but hey, it’s “free” and there is no other option). Here in Spain it’s quite slow as well unless you have a private insurance and not everyone does. I’m absolutely not advising not seeing a doctor but in this case just saying “go and see a doctor” is not very helpful. Not to mention that I’ve heard people go to a dermatologist with signs of allergic reaction to a gel which I recognize right away and they don’t even ask if the person wore gel polish and just prescribe steroid cream. People need to understand how this happens.
@@TheSalonLife I've honestly never heard of such sloppy health care. I'm from Canada myself, from Montreal, and I remember that it was slow if you were waiting to have tests done - that could take a long time. Of course when it was an emergency they did it right away. But as far as seeing a specialist, such as a dermatologist, gynecologist, allergist, etc., there was never any months long wait for an office visit. Here in the states there's never much of a wait at all. I don't know why there would be - every hospital has a dermatology dept. for example. As far as the dermatologist not knowing what it's from, of course they need to ask what the patient has been using, but the patient themselves has to have enough common sense to tell the doc also.
@@katgirlblue I am from Ontario, and the truth is, when you live in a big city like Montreal, you simply have more doctors. When I lived in Ottawa, I had the ability to go to a doctor fairly easily, though it was just a walk-in clinic. However, my university city was a smaller city and it took a family member months to get to a dermatologist for their skin issues (eczema). If you need a specialist, getting the referral and then getting an appointment can take a long time if the supply doesn't mean the demand. The US healthcare system has its issues too. When I lived in America, I was fairly young so I don't know all the details, but I do know that what doctors and hospitals we could go to depended on our private health insurance. That was one issue I didn't have when I was home in Ontario. On one occasion, a family member of mine was injured, but our health insurance meant that they had to go to the hospital further away for care. Back in Canada, they had gone to the nearest hospital for care. For the record, I live in Japan now.
Wow, awful😮 I hope the lady takes your advice. When I see hair colourists on social media “ transforming” damaged, home bleached, broken hair by bleaching it again, then fitting extensions!! Lordy it makes me angry!
Well, you don’t get allergy randomly. It develops because of improper use and using highly allergenic products. People have to know how this happens and why
This is not a fungus. Sure she can go to a dermatologist, I explain what it is and how it happens. The dermatologist will probably just give a steroid cream, there is nothing else that can be done.
I recently started doing my own gel nails at home. Hate the soak off! Trying to make it faster, I used an online product that literally disintegrated the gel in minutes. Well, I learned my lesson. The nails started lifting from the nail bed about halfway up the nail (on a couple). Every finger was affected. Dermatologist gave me a steroid cream and said I’d have to leave my nails bare. After two months, I saw her again and she said they were healthy enough to gel. I’m using a very safe DIY brand now and will be VERY careful from now on what I put on my nails! I appreciate you and your channel. You really helped me and I’m forever grateful.
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Hi Anna,
Can you please let me know if BIAB done in a salon is safe? Thank you!!!
Ok, that hurts me just looking at it. Bless her heart, I hope she heals quickly
I hope so too and I hope this will prompt others to learn more about it.
OMG this poor girl! This serves as a VERY good example of the severe damage that gel nails can cause! Holy moly! I hope she takes your advice and she can heal!
People who use this should know exactly how this happens so they know how to avoid it.
@TheSalonLife When you say gel nails, do you mean just regular shellac caused this? Or BIAB? Or something else?
OMG!! Anna! You are 100% on target!! This exact thing happened to my nails ! It happened over around 4 months. I had to go to the doctor, he gave me a steroid cream. It took about 6 months to grow out but it did. I recommend for this woman to throw everything away even the dust is toxic! I want to say that you helped me to heal faster Anna. What helped me is oil soaks, repair mode ( opi) and i used sally hansen miracle growth to put a seal over the top then used oil drops after it dried. Now I only paint my nails with Dazzle Dry. My nails look great now. I do keep them short ( not letting them grow past my tips to much). This woman’s nails will heal over time ( with your advice for certain). Thank you Anna , sending love from Chicago and happy Holidays!❤💅🏻
Hi Mary! I'm not trying to nit pick but this is an important thing. Allergy and toxicity are 2 completely different things.
Latex is/might be allergenic but not toxic. Peanuts are not toxic but are allergenic. Alcohol is toxic in large amounts but it's not allergenic.
These ingredients are not toxic but allergenic.
Allergic reaction happens when your immune system goes into overdrive to attack something it sees as a threat.
And yes, everything like files needs to thrown out because even microscopic amount of allergen can create a reaction.
I would NOT recommend the use of OPI Repair Mode.
This product is not designed for skin contact and it can make things worse.
Well, although I only ever use good old-fashioned nail polish, ( I have contemplated going down the gel route, but I’ve been put off by the upkeep) I found this video was very useful and enlightening even though it doesn’t apply to me.
Thank you for taking your time and keeping us informed😊
@@TheSalonLife I used OPI Repair Mode on damaged nails and got onycholysis
@@TheSalonLifeCan you please clarify what caused this? What do you mean by gel nails? Regular shellac? Or BIAB? Or is it something else?
@@kat.699shellac is Gelpolish. The ingredients (acrylates) which causes it to harden under UV light is the problem. My daughter btw had gotten lash extensions and they used glue and UV light as well and she got a terrible allergic reaction, eyes red and swollen and found out in the hospital, they did an allergy test she is allergic to the methylacrylate And it was a pain to completely remove it btw. Just a FIY it doesn’t just have to happen due to Gelpolish, Biab etc.
Oh no! I hope she heals soon, this is so sad.
I am so glad I found your channel. It seems like most nail channels out there are all about gels and intricate designs and tips, etc. I was looking for MONTHS for a channel that was just about basic nail care and luckily stumbled upon you. I've had a lifelong nail-biting habit (off and on) and about two months ago I decided to try to get my nails in good shape again. I wish I had taken a 'before' photo because following your guidance, they are now beautiful and I can hardly believe it. I follow your simple weekly manicure and either wear no polish or a clear polish through the week. On special occasions I'll wear color. Im so thankful to you for all the guidance you give!
Welcome and I'm happy you found me!!
Please send me the photos!!
@TheSalonLife Thank you for the welcome! I would love to send pics but I don't see a way to send them. Is there an email address or another way I can send?
I absolutely love your content. Your passion for nails and vast knowledge is so refreshing! Thank you for this video, I’ve been a licensed nail technician for 5 years now and this is so informative. Keep going because we definitely need this information!
I’m so happy that my content is helping a fellow nail tech :) I would highly recommend books by a chemist Doug Schoon and course by Nail Knowledge
My concern coming from a healthcare background also relates to the use of acrylic based cements routinely used in an orthopaedic surgical environment e.g. replacement hips etc. Something as we grow old we may need to prepare for but don't necessarily think about decades earlier. Thus, with the unfortunate increase in reactions, greatly due to inappropriate application technique of the nail products you mention. There is the increasing need to ensure any allergies must be clearly discussed with the surgeon preop, to prevent the heartache and frustration of possible prosthesis failure. I really hope this poor lady recovers well, as the pain and sensitivity to pressure/ temperature must be significant 😢
Hearing the words "reject the nail plate" made me even more certain that I never want gel polish 😱 Even by a professional bc it's such a gamble finding someone who knows what they're doing
Sadly I agree.
I echo your sentiment and am afraid of something happening to my nails with gel as well.
and even if you have someone who know why they are doing you still can develop an allergy, your body might reject the products...
Love you Anna, your loving kindness in your craft is so very important!
I'm allergic to gel after using gels on top of acrylics since 2014. I had no clue you could get allergic reactions from it. It started last year around Christmas time. My cuticle areas and the tips of my fingers would turn red, itch, and burn like crazy for a couple days afterwards. When I removed my nails I was shocked my nail plates all had a huge creamy white chemical burn like mark in the center and four of my nails were lifting off the nail plate. I still have problems with those nails lifting up and it's been over a year and the damage is still not grown out completely. I'm expecting another year until they are completely normal again but I don't think they will ever go back to their natural baseline. I'm so bummed out. I feel betrayed that they don't tell the consumers that is a possibility.
I agree!
Oh my I feel so bad for this person who wrote in. Looks so painful or sensitive. Please keep us posted on your grow out.
Yep. This is exactly what happened to me but worse. Fingers so painful I could not pick anything up for months. Has taken my nails over a year to recover.
Started using gel polish to stop my nails from breaking. Never again 😡
I so wish I had come across your channel years ago Anna. Thank you for all you do.
What kind of gel are we talking? Regular shellac or BIAB or smtg else? I feel like everybody gets gel (shellac) nails everywhere I go and they all seem fine.
You are so right! This shouldn’t be sold to
The general public, ever! Thank you for showing this. I’ll never use that. I’m a dazzle dry girl for life now.
I am waiting for the day Dazzle Dry starts selling in Europe.. 🥺🥺
Yepp!! This happened to me over 2yrs ago.. My nails have healed , but its been 2yrs an i was lucky I didnt have permanent damage!! 😮 I only use clean products now an follow your channel for tips on how to keep my nails healthy.😊❤
Thank goodness for you, Anna! You are so right! Thank you for this video and videos like this. You are one of the few that educates us.
As Anna knows, but others might not, I wore acrylics for 15 years and had to stop due to the product irritating my skin on some fingers. It wasn’t an allergy, but had I continued, it probably would have become one. This is serious, because some develop an allergy to acrylates and those are used in dentistry and orthopedics. Fortunately for myself, I did a ton of reach and went natural nails. I will only use regular polish and won’t even wear glow in the dark polishes, or anything like that.
At the 7:40ish mark, Anna talks about the possibility of the nail bed getting more sensitive. That is exactly what happened to me. It actually started to one thumb nail while I was wearing acrylics. This thumb has been troublesome ever since. One corner was not attached for years now matter how many times I cut the lifted part off. Now I’m having a little bit of trouble with the other corner. All my other fingernail beds are sensitive, too. I can’t even wear nitrile gloves, gardening gloves, or kitchen gloves without getting an infection and then onycholysis. I don’t mess with the living skin around my nails, either. I hydrate tons and am gentle with the skin. Any kind of trauma to my nail or nail bed, anything I use that might irritate my skin or nail bed (tried a thermal polish once) ends in onycholysis-lifting of the nail off the nail bed. Anytime I get the lifting, the only way it will grow back attached is to cut all the lifted part off and keep trimming any lifted part off. Twice I tried to just cut the nail short and twice got an infection under the nail which made me loose the whole center part of my nail back to front. Took a lot longer to heal. Oh, and I cut them short but didn’t cut all the lifted part off because the dermatologist I paid $120 to see told me to do that.
Poor woman! I am in love with indie polish and will keep it that way. Happy to enjoy nail stamping and regular polish.
I recently started doing my own gel nails at home. Hate the soak off! Trying to make it faster, I used an online product that literally disintegrated the gel in minutes. Well, I learned my lesson. The nails started lifting from the nail bed about halfway up the nail (on a couple). Every finger was affected. Dermatologist gave me a steroid cream and said I’d have to leave my nails bare. After two months, I saw her again and she said they were healthy enough to gel. I’m using a very safe DIY brand now and will be VERY careful from now on what I put on my nails!
I appreciate you and your channel. You really helped me and I’m forever grateful.
Was it one of those burst brush on gel removers?
If so here is more about it bit.ly/3IiXtgT
@@susanrichard329 that remover you used was probably marketed as a "burst" gel or sold as "quicker than acetone" but is actually industrial strength paint-stripper which is extremely toxic and dangerous. Many of these products don't contain the true list of ingredients and are very very harmful to skin. Unfortunately nail products aren't regulated so these are able to be sold everywhere now.
Yes, I explained this in the link I provided. Cosmetics are most certainly regulated but based on the labels and info provided. Sadly the info is sometimes incorrect and people, even after finding out about it don't bother reporting these companies. Just like they don't report these allergic reactions.
Then the companies are like "we have never heard about it, no-one is complaining"
I sure hope this viewer follows your advice. It must be painful for sure but giving her nails time to heal is essential. The bacteria is no joke. Thanks for reminding your viewers about nail care and product info.
Yes, the green bacteria is no joke especially for immuno compromised people.
Yes, so sad. Good of you to show and explain to us and I hope she follows your advice. Regardless of Christmas approaching.
I hope so too
Agree on 95% . ❤ unfortunately this lady was doing harsh gel polish removal and we can tell by the dorsal layer absence. That’s what let the allergens to penetrate the nail - completely removed upper protective layer. That might have not happened if the nail would be just lightly buffed with foamy buffer during every gel change. The real cause - aggressive E bit removal and/or then harsh scraping after soaking in acetone.
The nail is veeery resistant in healthy condition to main gel polish ingredients ( except Hema and acrylic acid as we know, mb smth else but no research on that yet).
So I am really against the removal process that is going on lately in majority of nail salons.
I am using Hema-free products and CND shellac that does not contain Hema since it’s a hybrid. And not very often. Mainly natural manicures, or service for damaged nails - holistic manicure with wax coatings and DD.
Against DYI nails as well , sorry. As Anna said those products are made for professional use and should not be used anyone who doesn’t have a proper education on materials and techniques 😢
Very sorry about these nails!
It’s going to be a tuff time to treat , they can’t be covered with anything and need an anti microbial treatment and/or allergy that should penetrate in. not a medical advice, and not even an advice at all. Please see a doctor as soon as possible ❤
And talking about the allergens , it’s more complex. It’s more a chemical burn with a combination of a nail disease. If it only would be an allergy than the skin would react as well , and we don’t see it on photos. So again - harsh removal - chemical burn and reaction of thinned nail to gel ingredients + bacterias of course and onycholysis from the burn and/or e-bit. Some people don’t even feel this chemical burn as it might be became severe from continues gel manicure in same technique or even e-bit burn. Some people just may notice a little heat at first and then nothing after a while. I had such cases. Because our nervous system also adapts to continuous self - damage, people just don’t notice it anymore.
And I can say that the pressure from e-bit and removal was much more severe on one hand as this person is left handed. It totally make sense why one hand is more damaged than other. From the higher pressure that she was making with her working hand ❤
Just have listened to it again thoroughly, and Anna have said all of it, so 100% agree 😊
Sorry I was at work when was watching first time ❤️
@@sacralmanicurethat does make sense.
This photo needs to be shown More! I would “venture a guess” that this happens to more people than even suspected! There are repercussions to wearing anything “fake” on the nails! Mine weren’t quite this back but bad enough and it took a long, long time to get them healthy again!
I can not wrap my head around people doing it to themselves. All the knowledge is out there to educate themselves before attempting to do their own nails
Thank you Anna for talking about this case!
Can this happen with regular nail polish? I've never been interested in gel or anything you have to "cure" but I do love regular nail polish.
Regular polish is significantly safer than gel because gel is volatile and needs to be properly applied and cured to make it stable. The chemicals are different. The chemicals in gel even when there is a small percentage of uncured product, can easily soak into the blood stream either through the skin or through the nail bed itself, and begin affecting the immune system over time. Without you knowing at all. Most standard nail polishes do not have ingredients like these. However anyone can become allergic to any type of topical product at some point in their lives. But you will (almost) never see reactions like these when it comes to regular polish.
Recently, I consindered trying out doing my own gel nails at home, luckily I decided to do research first and I found out about the risks and the severe allergies gel nails/the ingredients can cause (I had no idea about any of it). The possible damages are truly horrific. I’m so thankful I found out all this information beforehand. I will stick to doing my nails with regular nail polishes!
This is a good PSA.
It's literally the building blocks of the gel nail polish that cause the reaction. There is no gel polish that won't have this allergen.
A quick overview from a chemical level, regular air dry nail polish is made with long chains, 'polymers', that are put into a medium that makes them easy to apply to the nails. Imagine some small lego blocks that are stuck together, and a ton of these stuck together legos floating around in a soup.
Gel nails are different. Rather than large polymers, they are made of small monomers and activators. UV light converts these activators to a phase that allows them to trigger a reaction that bonds the small gel monomers into large polymers. So instead of regular nail polish, where polymers are already formed, with gel nails they are formed on your nail.
So, imagine in the gel case that rather than long chains of stuck together legos like regular polish, the legos are small and individual and haven't been stuck together yet, and are floating around in gel nail polish soup with activators.
Because monomers are so small, they penetrate layers of nail and skin more easily than polymers. The small monomers in gel polish are allergenic if you're exposed to them enough. This is especially possible if the gel isn't cured properly, which means that there are left over monomers for your skin comes in contact with, but this can happen regardless.
It's important to be careful because once you have a reaction to something, you will have a life long allergy to it. And these monomers are sometimes used in medical adhesives, like acrylate monomers used in bone surgery and dental fillings, so if you develop an allergy from frequent exposure to gel products it can mean you won't be a good candidate for things needed for your medical care. Or at minimum youll have a complicated procedure.
I would avoid gel nails.
Actually from what I understand gels are mostly oligomers, so small chains of monomers and this is why they have a gel consistancy.
nailknowledge.org/nail-knowledge-base/polymerisation
Anna-Banna-Fo-Fanna!!! (If you’ve never heard the super olllldddd song “Banana Fanna”, you should listen to it!). Because life has me running in a thousand directions, I’ve missed your lives and many videos over the last many months….I want to congratulate you and MSL early at reaching 200K subscribers, as it shows you’re at 199K right now!!! Your content is still as good as ever and I wish I could show you the progress of my nails over the past 1.5 years that I’ve been following you. From acrylics for 10-15 yrs and onocholysis and extreme damage, to long nail beds and fully restored natural nails….it has been a journey. My routine is dazzle dry for 7-10 days for strength and growth, then 2 days of loving tender care and warm oil soaks on each day. Rinse/repeat. Cheers! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ouchie!! 😫😩 I know nail pain from years of nail biting to nubs so I can only imagine THIS without a bad habit to blame.
Wow! Thank you! I notice that sometimes when I do my own gel nails with a glued on nail extension my nails feel so itchy!
Warning! ⚠️
I've been doing gel nails at home. Luckily, I was so passionate about it that I started professional training to become a gel nail tech. This prompted me to do my research beyond just the application training, and I became aware about the risks of acrylates. Because of it, I decided not to follow through with my nail salon. Not judging others, but I just didn't want to risk causing such a serious allergic reaction to another person. I still do my own nails, but not with gel anymore. I am lucky for not having developed an allergy, because when I frist started I had no idea what I was doing. Pink Gellac, the brand that targets consumers and not professionals, never mentions the risks.
You are right. This is just not talked about enough. This should be a first lesson learned before touching these products.
And yes, as professionals we are responsible for client. And this is much worse than over bleaching someone’s hair because the hair will grow out. This is for life.
I’m a Nail Technician and my heart absolutely broke for this case 😢 I am always so grateful for the advice and education you offer Anna, thank you so much 🌸🫶🏼
Hi Anna! Wonderful video as always, so thorough and informative. Do you have any videos on thin, bendy nails? I’ve always had thin nails that bend and break, especially in the shower 🙁
I apologise, I found a video you did. Thanks again for your great videos!
Can you post the link ? My nails are exactly like that!
@@marthasanchez4711 type in “the salon life bendy nails” and it will come up! 😊
What are all the options for your nails if you have developed an allergy? I suspect I have, but I hate my nails bare - and I have never in my life had any luck with anything but gel polish 😔 I’m fine with just a sheer milky colour, super simple - but any regular polish I’ve ever tried takes far too much time to dry, never fully dries, and I ruin it and have to take it off. I’ve tried and tried over the years. Is there any product that can be cured that is safe?
Hello Anna! I started doing my own nails less than a year ago. On July i started noticing some itching and redness and every time i do my nails since then, i notice the allergic reaction is becoming more intense but it's affecting only my skin and not my nails. After two weeks approximately the symptoms go away even though i don't take off the gel. Should I try hema free or something else, or will i never be able to have a gel manicure again? I really love nails and only the thought of it makes me sad... 😢
Once you become senitized and allergic to one or multiple of the ingredients in these products the allergy is for life.
I have a playlist with more info in the description box.
@TheSalonLife thank you very much! However does that mean I will never be able to have my nails done again?
I got a gell pedicure just once. It burned and hurt so badly. After the gell was removed my toenails were brown and burned looking like that.
Oh My! My heart hurts for this person……😢
I know 🥹
It takes Months to grow off - every time I damage my nails I go through this - it’s such a pain - you have to wait for everything to grow off to give yourself a fresh start
This is the exact thing that has happened to me. It happened when I was getting them professionally done as well as when I did them myself. I did not associate it with an allergy because much like this person experienced, there was nothing really online about the allergy presenting this way. My nails have always recovered thankfully and reattached. I have went as much as a year break between use but it continues to happen. However, the problem remains for me that was the reason I started with gel layered over builder gel. I have thyroid disease and my nails are very thin and peel easily. I don't know what to put on my nails to help with that. I do nail soaks and all of that but my nails need actual support. I am a nurse so I wash my hands a lot. I cannot change that.
Once you become senitized and allergic to one or multiple of the ingredients in these products the allergy is for life.
I have a playlist with more info in the description box.
Good info. Thankyou
Glad it was helpful!
@@TheSalonLife yes very much...I'm staying clear from any gel or E Files....unless it's done by a professional.
This is why I only do press-on rings. And even if it doesn’t touch my skin directly, I make them with as much safety precautions as I can (gloves, proper curing, ventilation, etc.).
Very sadly gloves don't really protect from acrylates. You would have to wear these very thick gloves chemists use when working with these chemicals.
Can you list what products to avoid and what the nail oil soak is ?
She has video on the nail soak
There is no safe and unsafe list.
Some allergenic ingredients can be used safely when people know how to use them and some less allergenic ingredients can cause allergies quickly when not used properly. Education is the key. Not avoiding ingredients.
Warm jojoba wax soaks ruclips.net/video/io335eWf6R4/видео.html
Yep. I’ve had this happen. I tried hema-free products but still… it’s miserable
Because HEMA free is not the answer. But it sells products. HEMA is only one of the allergenic ingredients. Others can sensitize too if not used properly or improperly formulated.
@TheSalonLife love the information in this video. I developed an allergy just over time. I'm still growing mine out. I purchased HEMA Free gel polishes to use once my nails fully heal, but wonder if I should avoid using them and what you would recommend. I purchased Aimeili brand products, I'd love your thoughts and recommendations.
Sadly absolutely no, like I mentioned in this video once you are allergic it's for life. It's not about HEMA or not, there are many sentisizing ingredients in these products. If You are allergic it's too late for low allergy products, these cause potentially less reactions but they definitely can if you are already allergic.
The Aimeli line is:
All Ingredients are ✨HEMA FREE, HPMA/TPO FREE, Ecological, Vegan, 🌱Cruelty-free, Non-toxic and less harmful"
LESS harmful? Than what? By how much? 1%??!!
I despise this type of marketing
@TheSalonLife thank you. I was afraid of that. I purchased the Aimeli products right after my allergy not realizing that. 😕 I so appreciate your frankness and expertise. ❤️❤️❤️
I had gel polish once (even though it popped off 3 days later so I think I got scammed). But after hearing about allergies happening, I won't risk it. I'm OK with a manicure only lasting me 5 days. I hope she heals and leaves her nails alone.
This is why I’ve thrown all my gel away, I don’t go to nail salons. I oil them and keep them bare.
Where can I send you a picture of my nails omg they have a different damage and it hurts
My gosh 😮poor lady! I hope the pain subsides soon for her while her nails heal.
I had a similar thing happen with dip powder - my nail bed started to separate - but because I could see it happening because I wear sheer nail products - I got them off straight away
I know she shouldn't cover her nails with anything right now 😔 but it just ocurred to me that maybe she could get some adjustable nail rings? There are basically just rings and some hide the nails completely... I feel like they must be okay to use just for a few hours here and there, at least just for these holidays, since, depending on the model, they probably wouldn't even touch her nails. I haven't used those ever, though, but it's just an idea I had. Thank you so much for this video, Anna! And Viewer, if you are reading this, I wish you a very speedy recovery 😔❤
That was me last December. It took me months to heal. Started bleeding and everything. I was sloppy during lockdown. Not cured underneath properly. ( 3 nails ) Omg. So sore for months.
So sad it happened to you. This is so common nowdays
Many salons use these products in such an unsafe manner. That's why I don't get gel manicures any more. And I wonder how many of these nail techs develop an allergy themselves. Not only do they breathe in the dust all the time but many don't use gloves or even use their own nails to clean up uncured gel polish on their client's nails
Nail techs do develop allergies and then they either have to change jobs (when they work for themselves) or get replaced (at the salon). Gloves do not protect form acrylates much.
Do you suggest we can do Dazzle Dry or regular polish at home?
Regular nail polish should be fine :)
@@TheSalonLife so no dazzle dry?
Dazzle Dry is a regular polish :)) I mean it has some different ingredients but it’s still just polish with solvents, film formers, plasticizers, and pigments
Excellent advice Anna❤
Thank you!!
Thank you
You're welcome
This looks very similar to how I damaged my nails. They were thriving at first when I was using just rubber base gel or just fiber gel & top coat. Well one day I decided to try clear fiber gel, cured it then put a colored rubber base on top. I completely ruined my nails I had itching redness & flakey skin on my fingers but instead of removing the products I waited a week and just put ointment everyday.. all of my nails begin to separate over time & had to cut half my nails almost down to the bottom 😢 im pretty sure I got some on my skin while doing them too causing an allergic reaction and over filed… never again
No. It’s not because an accidental skin touching. It happens over time. Like smokers who smoked for a while and then “suddenly” got lung cancer. Sad comparison but true.
Back in September I noticed that my 2 of my nail on each hand separated. And was thinking why did this happen since I do my own nails with gelx tips. I was trying to find the root of the cause. I knew I didn’t use smaller tips that were too “ tight” I came up with all sorts of theories till I was doing my research and ur idea were part of the research 😅 till it finally hit me when I realized that trauma could have caused it. What was the trauma that caused it ur wondering? Dumbbells 🤦♀️ I weight lift 4 times a week and and remember banging my fingers with them 🤦♀️🤦♀️ since then I’ve been growing them out and keeping them all short with no product at all on them except for cleaning my cuticles, adding oil and filing them down. They are almost done growing I think by end of December I would have completed them growing out. I did forget to mention that I did cut the separated nail completely off.
I hope that her nails will heal with the time 🙏. They look very painfull.
I think I would wear white cotton gloves while the nails grow out. Would that be safe and sanitary?
Can we do dip after mild reactions to gel?
I wouldn’t. The liquid is still an acrylate.
@ how about silk wrap to reinforce long natural nail from breaking?
Silk wrap also uses cyanoacrylate. Just care for the nails and they should be strong :)
It is terrible!! I would like to know if this problem can also happen when using the dipping technique or if this technique is gentler on the nails.
Dipping also uses acrylates so also proper application and education is necessary.
She needs to NOT put any enhancements on her nails, PERIOD. I lived through nail separations and any pressure or pulling on the nails from like press ons, will make everything worse and prolong healing. Those nails look like they need a good YEAR to heal 😢
I agree!!
Eeew that looks painful… wish her a good healing with it! 😢
This is not just an issue with improper use, under-curing etc. One thing I don't hear people talking about are these cheap, unknown, Chinese gel polishes that we purchase from Amazon, Ebay, Aliexpress, Shein, Temu and the list goes on. Even some of these popular brands that people love to buy on Amazon, you have to be careful with because they are all coming from the same place. We have no clue what they put in them and I've had experiences on several occasions with them. Just last week I used a polish from Shein on myself and I had to remove it the same day. In just a few hours, my nails were already separating from the nail beds, burning etc. Yes it comes down to ingredients but we need to stop buying these cheap unknown brands because they are not held to the same standards. Stick to reputable brands. We might have to pay more but at least you will get better quality, safer ingredients and these companies usually have to go through a process and comply with certain regulations.
Certifed and licensed beauty therapist.
It can happen with both cheap brands from Amazon etc and from "professional" brands, private labels etc. It's a combination of incorrect application, questionable ingredients and lack of education.
@TheSalonLife I know that but I'm saying, everything else is usually talked about but that is a major part of it too and I think it plays a bigger factor than people realise
Ouch! I just put on Gel Polish (OPI) before a vacation, after much hesitation. I really hope I will not have nail damage after this one time. I did not allow the manicurist to apply a builder gel underneath. Just the OPI gel polish. I will not allow them to file it down to remove only soak it off. Is it possible to NOT suffer from nail damage when doing gel?
OPI Gel Color needs to be filed a bit (about 50-60%) and then soaked off (soaking time about 15 min). OPI is a very reputable brand and if a full system was used with a corresponding OPI lamp and no mixing and matching done then I would not worry too much. I have also used OPI Gel Color in the past and it's a good product although I prefer CND Shellac because it applies better, thinner and it comes off easier.
I wish there was a non-toxic nail colour that lasted more than a day on me. Gel lasts 6-7 days but damaged my nails. Shellac lasted 2 days last time I tried. I just want to have nice, polished nails! 😭
I've tried so many brands. My nails look best trimmed with oil....sometimes I colour them for fun and I take it off 1 hr later 🙃
Allergy and toxicity are 2 completely different things.
Latex is/might be allergenic but not toxic. Peanuts are not toxic but are allergenic. Alcohol is toxic in large amounts but it's not allergenic.
These ingredients are not toxic but allergenic.
Allergic reaction happens when your immune system goes into overdrive to attack something it sees as a threat.
Toxicity is also dose dependent, it's different.
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This is one of the reasons why I do sheer nails so I can see instantly the health of my nails.
How do I stop my toddler from biting her nails?
Here are some good ideas:
www.healthline.com/health/why-do-people-bite-their-nails#treatment-and-prevention
I am allergic to formaldehyde, which limits the nail products I can use because it's in a lot of professional polishes, and I have had allergic reactions to nail products in the past. My nails never looked as bad as the ones in this video, because as soon as I had the reaction I got the product off my nails and left them bare so they could grow out. My doctor also gave me topical creams which helped to reduce the inflammation, and maybe this lady could ask her doctor if he has anything he can prescribe to help her.
Nail polish does not contain formaldahyde which is a gas.
More info here:
schoonscientific.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/article-Exposing-The-Formaldehyde-Myth.pdf
This is horrifying. If I were her I would even see a doctor.
Yikes, that looks painful. I hope she resists putting anything on them, hard to believe that they were still being done. Definitely not something that happened all at once. I started getting slight onycholysis after using Sistaco and began using jojoba and keeping them super short and so happy that they really do seem to be growing out slowly but surely. Still very short and keeping Dazzle Dry and OPI Repair on them due to also having a long-time vertical split that is finally growing out as well, after maybe a year of struggling with it.
I would not use a nail product that they say should e kept off the skin on a damaged and thinned out nail. Thin nail, more chances of the product “soaking” through the thin nail plate affecting the nail bed.
At this point gel cannot be banned, people will still easily purchase gels and lamps. Or already own them. But education of these issues needs to be much more widespread and we need to harness individuals with knowledge they can easily access. That includes how to properly apply gel and the type of equipment, products, and workspace that is necessary to reduce allergy risks. Yes I realize the only people who should be utilizing gel are professionals. But as we know, telling people not to do something hardly ever works. But if we can inform and educate people then we can make a change. This is happening more and more often. It is so unfortunate.
Exactly, banning and censoring is not the way to do it. We need to learn to think critically
Though, you can properly apply gel and use the proper products and still develop an allergic reaction..
This is why I hate gel nails. These salons talk women into this, and they don't need them to being with..,
Often yes, people feel pressured into it. Not professional at all.
These gel polish companies should be sued. They need to have massive warnings on their products, like the cigarette companies in the US.
Wow this is unbelievable her poor nails.
OMG! This must hurt so much! And please be very thoughtful with not touching your eyes or other body openings to not transfer germs. Same with food… Best to see a doctor, some fingertips look like open wounds poor girl.
For not being too self-consious for your nails you could wear some nice lace gloves or something like that for shorter periods of time. Absolutely keep these nails away from any chemicals like glue now.
So kind of you for sharing ideas how to conceal the poor nails. And yes, gloves would be cool, she can totally pull it off especially in the winter.
This is horrifying. Doesn't she need to see a dermatologist? I would never try to treat something so serious myself.
She can but realistically in many areas the wait to see a dermatologist is months. These is no infection and they will only prescribe steroid cream to address the inflammation. That does not cure anything really.
I’m absolutely not saying she should not see a doctor but majority of people just don’t.
@@TheSalonLife wow, that's the first thing I'd do. I can't imagine why it would take months to see a dermatologist, I've never heard of anything like that. I hope her nails get back to normal eventually. I'm sure it's very distressing.
Yes totally. When I lived in Canada (Ontario) the healthcare system is very slow. You are waiting months to see a specialist (but hey, it’s “free” and there is no other option).
Here in Spain it’s quite slow as well unless you have a private insurance and not everyone does. I’m absolutely not advising not seeing a doctor but in this case just saying “go and see a doctor” is not very helpful.
Not to mention that I’ve heard people go to a dermatologist with signs of allergic reaction to a gel which I recognize right away and they don’t even ask if the person wore gel polish and just prescribe steroid cream.
People need to understand how this happens.
@@TheSalonLife I've honestly never heard of such sloppy health care. I'm from Canada myself, from Montreal, and I remember that it was slow if you were waiting to have tests done - that could take a long time. Of course when it was an emergency they did it right away. But as far as seeing a specialist, such as a dermatologist, gynecologist, allergist, etc., there was never any months long wait for an office visit. Here in the states there's never much of a wait at all. I don't know why there would be - every hospital has a dermatology dept. for example. As far as the dermatologist not knowing what it's from, of course they need to ask what the patient has been using, but the patient themselves has to have enough common sense to tell the doc also.
@@katgirlblue I am from Ontario, and the truth is, when you live in a big city like Montreal, you simply have more doctors. When I lived in Ottawa, I had the ability to go to a doctor fairly easily, though it was just a walk-in clinic. However, my university city was a smaller city and it took a family member months to get to a dermatologist for their skin issues (eczema). If you need a specialist, getting the referral and then getting an appointment can take a long time if the supply doesn't mean the demand.
The US healthcare system has its issues too. When I lived in America, I was fairly young so I don't know all the details, but I do know that what doctors and hospitals we could go to depended on our private health insurance. That was one issue I didn't have when I was home in Ontario. On one occasion, a family member of mine was injured, but our health insurance meant that they had to go to the hospital further away for care. Back in Canada, they had gone to the nearest hospital for care.
For the record, I live in Japan now.
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She may want to treat her nails and wear pretty gloves to hide them if she’s concerned with the appearance.
Wow, awful😮
I hope the lady takes your advice. When I see hair colourists on social media “ transforming” damaged, home bleached, broken hair by bleaching it again, then fitting extensions!! Lordy it makes me angry!
Some people have allergies, some don’t. Act accordingly.
Well, you don’t get allergy randomly. It develops because of improper use and using highly allergenic products. People have to know how this happens and why
This is horrid. Gosh - that must be awful poor lady! How awful.
She should go to a dermatologist about this. Isn't this contagious nail fungus?
This is not a fungus. Sure she can go to a dermatologist, I explain what it is and how it happens. The dermatologist will probably just give a steroid cream, there is nothing else that can be done.
I recently started doing my own gel nails at home. Hate the soak off! Trying to make it faster, I used an online product that literally disintegrated the gel in minutes. Well, I learned my lesson. The nails started lifting from the nail bed about halfway up the nail (on a couple). Every finger was affected. Dermatologist gave me a steroid cream and said I’d have to leave my nails bare. After two months, I saw her again and she said they were healthy enough to gel. I’m using a very safe DIY brand now and will be VERY careful from now on what I put on my nails!
I appreciate you and your channel. You really helped me and I’m forever grateful.