BIAB Nails really hurts under UV?

[ToddlerTornado]

Iv had BIAB and gel on too done several times. Is it normal for BIAB to really burn when your fingers go under the UV?

Im keen to know if this is common or would I be better off getting acrylic with gel on top instead?

Tell the tech. Take your fingers out and try again - it shouldn’t happen x

Yes it's normal. When it starts to hurt, take it out, wait a few seconds then put it back under.

Mine do sometimes, take it out. I find pressing my fingertips down before I put them back under helps

I was told it is because your nails are dry …. Make sure your nails and hands are well moisturised.

I’m old and had my nails done for the first time ever in June, for a wedding. I love them so much I’ve had them soaked off and redone every 3-4 weeks. They’re BIAB and there’s no discomfort of any kind at any point. I’ve never had gel or acrylics or anything else done but if it had hurt at all it would have been a one-off and I wouldn’t keep going back!

I’ve only ever had BIAB nails done once professionally and my nails did feel the burn, was pretty painful. I’ve since bought my own gel nail kit (not BIAB) and didn’t feel any burn.

Yeah it gets briefly burny but only for a few seconds.

Some gels just cause more "heat spikes" than others. As I do my own nails I know to put them under for 2 seconds then pull them out, back in 2 seconds, then out and then it is usually fine. If you know it will happen tell the nail tech you had issues with heat spikes before and she should do the above.

I've had salon nails or have done my own for 30 years. I also watch a million videos on youtube of nail techs and they talk about heat spikes too.

My nail tech says to press your fingers down hard under the light and not to take them out

My nail tech says they are worse when the weather is warm. Normal though, just take your hand out for a few seconds and try again

Funny that there's lots of reasons given by nail techs here, mine said it's when there's a new bottle it stings a bit.

Happens rarely with me but when it does it’s usually if I’ve ripped a nail or broken and pulled it off myself - bad blondes know !

so basically I’ve damaged the nail bed

so no they shouldn’t burn

but if it does then it’s down to nail itself

when happens to me the nail man squirts my finger with the little bottle he uses to clean his nail brush he applied the Biab with and then they are fine

I am not a nail tech but have been getting BIAB every 3 weeks for years and sometimes absolutely no burning and sometimes I can feel the burn about to begin so I just take out the hand, give it a few seconds and put back in. If I feel it is about to burn again I do same. This only happens maybe every 4th time not every single time and in my case it works out that the times it burns are the times I am hormonal.

Another here who's worn it for years.

Used to get it done in a salon and sometimes it'd burn a bit. Last year or so ive been doing my own at home and every now and then i'll get the burny feeling. I just whip my hand out and put it back in again and it's all good.

You get heat spikes because its so thick and a lot of places dont know how to apply - so its a lot thicker then need be

The finest layer as a base then float the main coat

I do my own and the ones that sometimes make me pull pack from the lamp are the ones I need to file a lot off - Ive applied too thick