Hi girls,
There
is a thing I have been wondering about. It's about nail polish,
obviously. Or thickened nail polish, to be more precise. Some nail
polishes tend to grow thicker over time. Not all polishes, but it's a
fact that some do.
What to do about that?
If you ask that question, most nail bloggers will say: Only use nail polish thinner to thin your polishes with, don't ever use acetone or nail polish remover. And when I ask why, the words are almost the exact same: Because nail polish remover is made to break the polish down, and nail polish thinner is made to build the polish up.
What to do about that?
If you ask that question, most nail bloggers will say: Only use nail polish thinner to thin your polishes with, don't ever use acetone or nail polish remover. And when I ask why, the words are almost the exact same: Because nail polish remover is made to break the polish down, and nail polish thinner is made to build the polish up.
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| These two bottles cost approximately the same |
Thinking of the price difference between nail polish remover and thinner, it's obvious to think that it's a statement the thinner manufacturers made up to sell their product. The price difference between acetone and thinner is outrageous if you ask me!
And
seriously: Before I started nail blogging and reading nail blogs, I had
never even heard of nail polish thinner, so when a polish got gloopy I
made it nice and smooth again with a couple of drops of acetone. And I
have never experienced that it "ruined" the nail polish.
- So please enlighten me: How exactly does it ruin the polish?
- So please enlighten me: How exactly does it ruin the polish?
So
what I'm asking is basically: Have any of you girls access to some
basic and reliable facts about why it's such a sin to use acetone as
thinner for your polishes? Or have any of you experienced that a polish
was actually ruined after adding acetone or nail polish remover? If so,
please do share. I'm eager and curious to hear about it. Until then, I
allow myself to remain sceptical.
Thanks for your time and have a great Sunday! :)
i think acetone is more of a quick fix , ive had it break down after a while , ive never used thinner but i dont use acetone to thin them either so i wouldn't know now, maybe compare the ingredients? and doesn't acetone evaporate after some time? maybe that's why , maybe thinner doesn't that's why its better in the long run. basically what im trying to say is... i dont know LOL
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about the evaporating thing too, but if it evaporates, isn't it just the easiest thing to add some more? :) I don't know either, I've just never seen a polish being ruined by acetone.
Deletehttp://www.labmuffin.com/2012/07/is-it-ok-to-add-nail-polish-remover-to.html
ReplyDeletethis explains some of it quite well :)
That's a good post, thanks for linking to that :)
DeleteI note that she wrote: "it can still affect the composition of the polish and give a bumpy or dull finish" - but it's not for sure - so all we can do is try, I guess. I will.
I used to use non-acetone polish remover to thin my polishes, now I use lacquer thinner made for car paint just because my husband can get it at work. I have had the remover ruin a polish before, but it was only one, and I think it was because I added too much. Just to be on the safe side, I use the thinner now, but my mom has always used remover to thin her polishes and has never had a problem.
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting, because I've always added pure acetone to my polishes. I only became aware of thinners a year ago when I started blogging and reading other girls' blogs. And I've never had anything bad happen to any of my polishes.
DeleteThanks for your input, it's interesting that you use laquer thinner for car paint :)
Hi, look who's back, yaaay! =)) I've been wondering the same thing too. But I've had a bad experience with adding acetone to nail polish, I probably added too much of it and I couldn't use that polish anymore. So I don't try it anymore and now I use the expensive method with thinner, because I love my polishes too much. ;)
ReplyDeleteHiiii sweetie, it's good to see you back!! :)
DeleteI totally understand that you want to be on the safe side. Fortunately I haven't had many polishes recently that needed thinner, so my little bottle still lasts. :)
I've always used thinner, just because I don't want to take the chance. :-)
ReplyDelete~ Yun
I can totally relate to that. I wonder how much a thinner costs in the US...
DeleteI bought a 2oz. bottle for $7, not a bad deal if you ask me. I use a lot of thinner though because I like a thin polish, I add a drop or two to about half my polishes even when they are new, and I have to use it with Seche Vite.
DeleteThat definitely sounds like a good deal!
DeleteI prefer thicker polishes - perhaps that's why I hardly ever feel the urge to thin a polish :)
Jeg vil lige hilse og sige og lak-fortynder også fordamper ;-) Jeg købte hos min negletekniker. Bøtten hun hældte det over i var vidst ikke beregnet for det skab jeg stilte den i derhjemme STANK af fortynder selvom den var pakket i 2 poser. Anyway, 1 lille års tid senere var de 1½ dl. væk...
ReplyDeleteHmm, det var ligegodt pokkers! Snak lige om spild af penge!
DeleteTak for historien, nu kan jeg godt forblive skeptisk så :)
I can't answer your question except to say I use Seche Restore when I get a gloopy polish. It works for me-I don't know the price point where you are-but I can always send you one if you want!
ReplyDeleteI haven't even *seen* thinners in Danish shops. I bought the little one on the pic in Germany earlier this year.
DeleteI might take you up on that offer ;)
Ariving quite late to this, I don't know if anyone will ever see this or not but here goes. A couple of years ago I noticed that my wife was using acetone to remove her nail polish. I asked her how much that 8 oz bottle of acetone cost,$7.00 I couldn't believe it. At Home Depot you can buy a gallon of acetone for around $20.00 the EXACT same thing. 8 oz $7.00 128 oz $20.00 you don't have to think very hard to find the logic in that. I buy the gallon fill her 8 oz bottle plus I have many uses for acetone myself. I hope this is helpful to the few that will wind up reading it.
ReplyDeleteAt least I read it, and thank you for your tip, which is very useful!
DeleteIt's the same thing where I live, hardware shops are also the shops to buy it in. Supermarkets too, but that's smaller bottles :)