You may feel a burning sensation because the artist put on too much base layer. Another reason may be that when they removed the previous polish, the layer of the previous base was too thin (it should be about 5-10 %).
If you have a burning sensation that is very uncomfortable, take your hand out right away. Wait for your nails to cool down (this should take about 3-4 seconds) and put your hand back in again. Important: When you take your hands out, don’t turn them because the base layer might get deformed.
In my own experience, it all depends on the nails. If they look healthy and not too thin, you don’t need a break. Just make sure you change your polish often enough.
If your nails are thin, you need to see an artist and remove the polish correctly (without using the special liquid that dries both the nails and the skin around them). After that, don’t use gel polish for 2-3 months, to give the nails enough time to heal. During this healing, you can use special treatment polishes and cuticle oil.
I use an ultra-sound bath. I put in the disinfecting solution and put the tools in for 15 minutes. Many nail artists only do this, but I’m also a fan of disinfection. So, after that, I also use a milling cutter.
After the solution and the cutter, I put all the tools into a bag and put the bag into a 180°С sterilizer for thermal disinfection. The bag itself should only be opened in the presence of the client, who can see that everything is safe.
My first client is usually at 10 am. And every client takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes. If I can do it faster, I will have some extra break time. But sometimes, I’m still working with the first client when the second one comes in, which means I don’t have any time to rest at all. I have about 4-5 clients a day (which is 10-12 hours of work).
I’m usually completely free at about 10 pm or a bit later.
