As nail professionals, we are surrounded by dozens of bottles, pots, and jars. And it all costs money, so we want to use every single last drop of our products. Therefore, it makes sense to many of us to decant the last bit of a product into a new bottle, and throw away the old one. But should we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Depends on how you look at it. From a health and safety point of view, it is ok to do that with products like nail polish, gel, L&P, etc., since no pathogens can survive in them. That is not the case, however, with creams or lotions, especially ones that you might use your hand to take out of their pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are other reasons, though, for why you should NOT decant your old product into the new. First of all, you could be taking some dust or glitter with it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But let\u2019s look at it each product type separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Old nail polish will probably be missing a lot of its solvents that will have evaporated since the time it was first opened. This is, after all, the reason why it becomes thicker. By decanting it into the new bottle, we would be messing up the balance of the fresh product\u2019s formula, something I am sure no nail professional wants. The best option, in this case, would be to add a few drops of the base coat into the old nail polish (preferably of the same brand), give it a good shake, and continue using it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A hybrid gel polish that contains solvents can become thicker over time by losing some of them due to evaporation so, again, we should not be mixing it with fresh product. If it has been properly used, a good shake will most likely bring it back to a good consistency. Remember, it takes more shaking\/blending than nail polish since they have a very different consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pure gel polish doesn\u2019t have any solvents in it; therefore, it is not likely to become thicker. It can, however, contain dust, glitter, or lint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for sculpting gels, builder gels, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i gel x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t trong chai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thu\u1ed9c lo\u1ea1i gel nguy\u00ean ch\u1ea5t ho\u1eb7c gel lai. T\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c nh\u00e3n hi\u1ec7u b\u1ea1n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a dung m\u00f4i hay kh\u00f4ng, h\u00e3y l\u00e0m theo c\u00e1c h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi s\u01a1n gel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, monomer liquid should not only not be mixed with a new batch, but it should also never be returned in its own bottle once it has been decanted for use. Leftover monomer in the dappen dish contains traces of polymer powder and is therefore contaminated. If returned in its bottle, it will affect the polymerization. You should not keep it in the dappen dish to use on the next client, either, for the exact same reason. It should be poured into a paper towel, and get discarded safely as all solvents should. Portion control is the best approach when using monomer so that you do not waste it.\u00a0
H\u00e3y s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n v\u00e0 t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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