I haven't done a massage since I had my acrylic nails put on, now, I have an unexpected massage tomm morn, and worried about the nails being on?
2006-10-20 17:27:15 · 5 answers · asked by tamilynn 3 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Honey, get those nasty things off. They hold germs and destroy your real nails just like weaves destroy real hair.
If your nails won't grow, keep them strong by using lotion on them (I'm sure you have plenty of those).
Literally, acrylic nails are bacteria colonies. I cringe whenever I see them. Yucky.
2006-10-20 17:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I would remove them for two reasons...
1. Acrylics destroy your natural nails. They weaken the natural nail bed, and the filing and chemicals harm your cuticles.
2. Your client will be very unhappy with you when you dig him/her with you long cat nails! Long nails prevent you from being able to efficiently manipulate tissue. And, yes, dirt and dry skin will get trapped underneath them. Yuck!
I keep my natural nails neatly filed and trimmed just below the tips of my fingers. And it helps to remove any hangnails or rough skin around your fingertips, as well. Those can also dig your client's skin.
The best thing for you to do, in my opinion, is soak the nails in acetone until you can easily slide them off with a wooden cuticle pusher. A little trick that helps is to pour the acetone in a glass bowl filled with cotton balls. Stick your fingers in so that they are submersed in the acetone and also covered with the cotton balls. The cotton balls retain heat and cause the acrylic to break down faster. If any small amount of acrylic remains on the nail, you may have to file it off.
When the acrylic is completely removed, apply cuticle oil to all of your nails to moisturize and apply a good lotion all over your hands.
Best of luck!
2006-10-24 15:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by gold_maiden 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a LMT and so is my friend and she has those damn nails on and I get mad at her for having them.....It's not good, if you can't pop them off, soak them in nail polish remover they'll peel off, make sure it's Acetone kind and not the one special for acrylic nails.
2006-10-21 16:05:03 · answer #3 · answered by graciegirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good luck you might have to pop them puppys off
i do massage too and i had to cut my long natural nail and still have to keep them short i took a break and let them grow had an unexspected cliet call and had to cut them off after bout 3 min cuz they kept on hurtin him and they got in the way
2006-10-21 00:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by lv23smurf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be worried about the customer more if I were u!!
2006-10-21 00:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by uabscool 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋