See my pretty shiny nails?
Remember my hopes and fears?
#3. Fear was that, my nails WILL be damaged if I decide to take them off because they just don’t work.
Nope. Nail not damaged, but did get a little (or a lot?) side effect from wearing my oh so pretty nails.
Let me explain. About 7 days into it, I see a light dark spot under my nail. Since I work with eyebrows all day and tint eyebrows, my brain thought this was tint that got under the nail somehow. But on day 8 and 9, I noticed that the dark spot was actually growing bigger. Something tint just does not do. So on day 10, I remove all the nails. Sigh…. And yes, there’s a slight greenish spot on 3 of my nail beds. Not too dark, not gross or nasty.. just there. My nail feels a bit ’spongy’ on the spot.. almost wet but it’s not. Hence. A bacteria infection.
Upon emailing with Kiss Products super duper product development manager Michele, I find out that this is not uncommon. Her response? “I am unsure of how many days you wore nails for, but we do not recommend wearing beyond 7 – 10 days. Eventually, the glue breaks down allowing water to seep in and remain trapped. The moisture along with body heat is a perfect environment for bacteria / mildew to grow… and depending upon your particular body chemistry, some can form a mold more quickly then others. You can lightly file the top surface of the nail until most of the discoloration is gone and cleanse nail with peroxide or alcohol… but throw away the file as the bacteria will remain on the file and could spread if used on other nails. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns! “
Some possible causes for infection:
* Nails are worn for too long of a period. Full-cover nails can be worn for 5 -7 days, but no longer than 10 -12 days. After this amount of time the glue begins to break down, causing gaps to occur between the artificial and natural nails. These gaps make it easier for moisture to seep in between.
Me? I was wearing for about 8 days when I noticed it..
* When artificial nails are not properly maintained, the risk of infection increases as natural nails grow and openings begin to form.
* Hands are often in water from either bathing, swimming, cleaning. Moisture, air and heat combine, causing a perfect breeding ground for bacteria to thrive.
Nope, not in water any more than any normal day..
* If the consumer lives in a warm, moist climate may also increase these conditions.
Oh I wish.
* Trauma to a long artificial nail may cause it to lift from the natural nail at the base, leaving an opening for dirt to get in.
* If the nail is re-glued without proper cleaning (with polish remover or rubbing alcohol, for example), bacteria or fungi may grow between the nails and spread into the natural nail.
Yep, that could have been me. Nail pops off, and I just re-glued it on…as in running out the door.
* If artificial nail does not fit the natural nail well and not enough glue was applied there may be a gap in between the two nails.
Yep, this could have also been me. How much is enough to too much glue? Hard to know…
Now comes the final moment. Taking these off. i really don’t want to. Do I have to?? Really? Sigh…….. I miss you already…
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