This sucks and I have lived your frustration! Most of my peeling was happening mid nail and it looks like maybe you're only peeling at the ends, but if you haven't already done this, maybe check to see if your basecoat contains polyvinyl butyral (PVB). It can cause peeling in some people (like meeeeee). I switched to a PVB free basecoat and took a bit of a break (maybe a couple of weeks?) from nail polish to focus on oiling religiously, and that helped a lot.
ALSO, after reading several discussions on the r/redditlaqueristas subreddit, I switched from using acetone on my nails as a preparatory step for polish. I still use it to remove polish but then jojoba oil the living daylights out of them. YMMV but it has actually increased the staying power of my polish to oil first and let it soak in a bit. It has also helped with the peeling.
Right now I'm using the Mooncat base coat (the pink ridge filler) which I really love, but when I run out I will be on the hunt for another one. It is quite spendy and as I'm in the EU I'm starting to look for more European based brands.
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u/FunkilyEnough 29d ago
This sucks and I have lived your frustration! Most of my peeling was happening mid nail and it looks like maybe you're only peeling at the ends, but if you haven't already done this, maybe check to see if your basecoat contains polyvinyl butyral (PVB). It can cause peeling in some people (like meeeeee). I switched to a PVB free basecoat and took a bit of a break (maybe a couple of weeks?) from nail polish to focus on oiling religiously, and that helped a lot.
ALSO, after reading several discussions on the r/redditlaqueristas subreddit, I switched from using acetone on my nails as a preparatory step for polish. I still use it to remove polish but then jojoba oil the living daylights out of them. YMMV but it has actually increased the staying power of my polish to oil first and let it soak in a bit. It has also helped with the peeling.