QuestionI currently have silk wraps on my nails and have been using these for approx. 8 years. I soaked and get new wraps about every 4-5 months. Lately, my nail is lifting away from the wrap at my nail tip. I am considering LCN and not sure if this will correct the problem. I also have a thyroid issue and thought that that may affect the natural nail as far as being more brittle. Thanks for your time.
AnswerI'm sure you've already gone through the trouble-shooting process to determine why you're experiencing problems now, after 8 years of wearing wraps, but just in case: Have you recently started seeing a new technician? Have you already asked your nail tech if she/he has changed products? Using a different brand of resin, etc? Have you had a change in your lifestyle? Such as a new job? Or home? Or hobby? Or even new friends or significant other that means you now spend your time enjoying new activities that you didn't before? (For instance, hiking, biking, hunting, camping, cooking, etc?#
When you get a new set done, do they cut down your natural nails and apply new tips #plastic, glue-on nails) then do new wraps? Or do they just do an overlay over your natural nails without any new extensions? I find that once the natural nail is as long as the product over it, it's very easy to start getting lifting at the tip because the natural nail is more flexible than the product on top of it. This makes it easy to pull the natural nail away from the product. But-- if you've never had this problem before, then that's probably not the case all of a sudden.
Your health and consequent medications could be having an effect on the way your nails, and the products you wear on them, behave. I would definitely recommend trying the LCN. LCN is a very high quality gel product and gels tend to be more flexible than other products-- especially the resins used for wraps, which tend to get brittle. The additional adhesion and flexibility of the gel should make a noticeable difference.
