Do I need a break from Shellac

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...my nails felt like they were burning and I’ve had it back to back for 4 manicures. Perhaps I need a break?! What should I put on them in while Shellac and I are on a break?

How can your nails feel anything? They are dead surely? Do you mean the skin around or under them? I've had Shellac back to back for at least 10 manicures. It is drying my nails out badly so I'll have a break after summer is over. Have you had an IBX treatment? Strengthened my nails a lot.

I had shellac put on today and I’ve got an appointment for another one in 2 weeks before my holiday.

After that I’m having a break for a few weeks and will strengthen them with almond oil.

It is quite damaging I think.

Mine have been burning too but are now wafer thin so I need to take a break too.

Burning when under the drying lamp
What’s that treatment? Think mine are also thin from the scraping off of old polish and need a rest

I’ve gone two years straight without a break but think I might rest them over the summer.

I used to have acrylics for years. No break, no problems at all. Since January I've been growing my own nails under my acrylics, and since the end of June I've had my own natural nails with just shellac on. Again o won't be having a break at all. I don't see why I need to.

I've had shellac constantly for the last 5 years and can genuinely say you'd never know when it taken off - my nails are in fab condition. I use solar oil religiously though as well as hand cream several times a day.

Properly applied and removed shellac is the least damaging colour coat on the market. It's on a parallel with nail varnish as it's no buff.

If it's burning I'm going to suggest they have buffed your nails prior to application which is contraindicated with shellac as it decreases wear time and makes it more likely to chip.

If it's burning I'm also going to suggest they are using a lamp not supplied by cnd and the polish is either applied too thickly or is cheap knock off fake shellac, which is easy to buy online.

The heat is the uv light reacting with the photo initiators in the product, they rapidly move linking up with each other to dry or cure. In a thinly applied product like shellac on a healthy nail you don't feel it.

There are several videos on correct shellac on youtube presented by Jan Arnold whose father started CND. See if it matches your manicures.

CND are launching a new shellac next month, 60 second removal time and shorter curing time.

Shellac can't damage the nail beds so it can't cause any damage long term, it can make a mess of the surface of the nails but that stops as soon as you stop using it and the old nails have grown out.
You know when you've got permanent nail bed damage when for example you drop a brick on your toe and the nail grows out very thick, discoloured and lumpy. There is no coming back from that.

They have been buffed so maybe that’s it. It’s all genuine stuff so maybe the buffing is not needed
Thanks all

Buffing is contraindicated in shellac so their insurance company wouldn't be impressed.

It wont stick to weak or compromised nails so their increasing their risk of service breakdown.

Ill ask next time I go - good tips thanks all

I know what you mean about the burning under the lamp. The salon I used had a high turn over of asian staff and buffed the nails using those electric things (sorry,I can't think what they are called). With hindsight, I suspect they were cutting corners to deal with more customers. I'll never use this type of salon again as my nails have taken a long time to recover
I've been massaging oil in my nails morning and night and I've kept them short.

Drills should never be used on natural nails, their for re-balancing acrylics not removing polish, gel or traditional.

They use electric buffers to remove my gel and I think they've just taken too many layers off my nails. I have to tell them each time to file them less but they don't listen. I should stop going there. They also use random gels with different names and a different branded bottom and top coat (the top coat isn't tacky and doesn't need wiping off at the end).

They use electric buffers to remove my gel You really should stop going there. I've had three or four different brands of gel on my nails and none of them have ever needed anything other than soaking off.

They do soak them so that they lift slightly but then instead of using that silver instrument to scrap it off, they buff with all manner of different sand paper wheels. I've known from the start it's not the correct way but they are cheap (£20) and it takes 45 mins to remove and reapply.

Summer holidays now so I can't go for at least another 7 weeks so a good time to call it quits.

I’ve had gel nails for 5+ years with the same technician and trust her implicitly.
The only times I’ve felt any burning sensation is when it’s been hot outside - could just be weather related.

The thing that annoys me is that people come on here moaning the gel polish ruined your nails but in reality it's the poorly trained techs you go to. Gel polish is inert. It has no acids or alkalines capable of removing keratin layers. It's like buying a bigger dress size and complaining you put weight on after.

There is no need to scrape a natural nail, or drill it.

Maybe try SNS really gentle on the nail and mine are stronger now if anything.

CND Shellac should not be buffed off. It's a soak off hybrid polish.

If your nail techb is buffing it off, that's what's causing the damage, not the Shellac

No gel I've ever had (Bio Gel/Shellac/OPI etc) have ever just soaked off. Even after being left for 15-20 minutes. Previously before going to the cheap place, I went to see a proper nail technician who always had to help the lifted gel off with a silver tool.

Totally agree that it's the removal and not the gel that's the issue. At least it is on my case. I'm not going back there.

Think mine are also thin from the scraping off of old polish and need a rest
Are they scraping off the old Shellac before a new manicure??

I have always had it soaked off not scraped off.