Thin and brittle nails are a problem for many of the fair sex. What women do not come up with to make their nails stronger and more attractive. To solve this problem, many beauty salons offer a service - strengthening nails with acrylic powder under gel polish. This procedure will make your nails more durable, and a wonderful manicure will last much longer.
What strengthening nails with acrylic powder gives
Initially, in the nail service, acrylic was used only for building, as it is quite plastic, but after drying it becomes durable. It is thanks to these qualities that, over time, it began to be used to repair nail plates, and later as to prevent breaking and peeling. Using such material helps in the following:
- nails become stronger
- look natural
- do not require special care
- manicure can be done by yourself
- when part of the coating breaks off, there is no need to redo the entire nail, you can make a correction in the desired area
These are only the main advantages of the procedure, but it is thanks to them that many women regularly do it. This is especially true with thin, constantly breaking nails.
Many manicurists note that some of the clients can go through the design for several weeks, and some just a couple of days. This is due to many personal properties, but this problem can be solved if you first strengthen your nails with acrylic powder under the gel polish. It will fill in all the cracks, make the surface smoother, which will improve adhesion to gel polish.
Pros and cons of using acrylic
When using acrylic nails look healthier and healthier... Such coating rather difficult to notice, it looks very natural and helps to hide most defectsthat cannot be removed in any other way. By itself, this material does not restore platebut she becomes more protected from temperature extremes when using household chemicals and water, and of course more durable.
Such powder is very easily removed with a special solutionand does not require additional cutting of the top layer. Therefore, we can say that acrylic does not have any negative impact. The plate returns to its previous state in the shortest possible time.
Whatever the virtues of acrylic, it was not without disadvantages... With constant use the edge of the nail needs to be filed periodically (the nail file should not be metal), but cover the overgrown area with acrylic on a new one... However, it does not have a very pleasant odor and can cause an allergic reaction.
If you do not have allergies, then the disadvantages cannot be called significant, considering that acrylic, and in particular its powder, is a good strengthening agent for nails, especially when used under gel polish.
Properties
Acrylic has properties such as strength, durability, light weight and attractive appearance, in addition to everything else environmentally friendly... Due to the fact that it easily assumes various states of aggregation and is painted without problems, it is used in many fields of activity.
Acrylic powder, consisting of very fine fractions, becomes plastic when in contact with a solvent, and quickly hardens with air. It is this property that allows this material to be used for manicure purposes, namely for strengthening nails, giving them a certain shape, for building up or creating an original design. If you apply acrylic powder during manicure under gel polish, then the nail becomes stronger and more protected from various negative factors.
In beauty salons, this material came into fashion quite recently, but thanks to all its properties, it very quickly gained popularity among masters of nail service.
What is needed for the strengthening procedure at home
Of course, it's very easy to go to a beauty salon, where the professionals will do an excellent manicure, massage your hands, and you will leave there in complete satisfaction. However, not every girl can afford such trips, so, as an option, carry out a similar procedure at home. In order not to get bored, call your girlfriends, on whom, by the way, you can practice.
Strengthening nails with acrylic itself is easy to do on your own, so an increasing part of the female sex prefers just this method. In such a situation, you will not only save your finances, but also time.
To carry out the procedure at a good level, you just need a little diligence and patience. Of course, you will need some special tools and tools, then everything will be done very efficiently.
Home strengthening of nails with acrylic powder (under gel polish is also possible) requires the availability of such tools and tools:
- liquid... It is a liquid to create an acrylic bead that will be applied to the plate
- gel primerproviding better adhesion of the nail plate to acrylic
- degreaser, which serves to remove fat, disinfect and dry the nail
- keratolyticthat removes dead skin particles
- acrylic Powder
- tassel... You will apply powder to her
- file give the nails the desired shape and remove irregularities from the surface.
remember, that it is necessary to open a window or door in the room for ventilation.
What needs to be done before the procedure
To strengthen nails with acrylic powder for gel polish, you must first prepare your nails. Originally wash your hands thoroughly with soap and waterthen wipe dry.
If present on nails varnish or other coating, they need remove by special means, preferably if it will have nutrients in its composition. Nails need trim and treat with disinfectantto prevent the appearance of fungal and other diseases. Cuticle need remove and treat with keratolitewhich will remove dead skin cells. Next you need file for grinding... Choose a file that won't damage the nail plate.
On the nails there is always fatty film, you need it take away, otherwise the bond with acrylic will be fragile. This requires a degreaser. They need to process their nails and wait until it is completely dry. After that, everything is ready for the main procedure, you can start.
Strengthening instructions
When all the preparation is over, you can start strengthening. The main thing is to follow the correct sequence.
The first thing you need is tasselto apply acrylic. Take her and dip in liquidthen squeeze out her and take a small ball of powder on the very edge... After a couple of seconds, you need a lot quickly apply and smooth over the entire length of the nail, the only thing, from the cuticle need step back 1 mm... Do everything accurately and as clearly as possible, because the mixture hardens quickly.
Try to apply acrylic powder so that the layer is as thin as possible. Build-up differs from reinforcement precisely in thickness.
When the strengthening mixture has been applied, fingernails need dry, you can do it with UV lamp... If after you find any irregularities on the surfacethen do not worry, it is possible adjust ordinary file... When the acrylic is dry, check if everything is done neatly, if yes, then fingernails can varnish.
Strengthening before applying gel polish
If the first option is very similar to building, then this one is simpler and does not require special skill. Preparing nails is the same for any method, and you are already familiar with it. After her apply on them gel primer and base coat... Without drying, sprinkle with acrylic powder so that there are no loose spots. It is better to do this over a container so that all excess is poured into it.
Now dry in a UV lamp (depending on power from half a minute to 2 minutes), then walk with a brush, removing all unnecessary. Apply another layer of base and dry again.
When you're done remove the sticky layer with a degreaser and polish... Top of the nail apply a coat of color gel polish, and acrylic powder applied under it will be a good way to strengthen.
Now you just have to remember to take care of your nails, and to keep your manicure fresh, make a correction every few weeks.
Strengthening with biogel
In addition to acrylic powder, you can also make your nails stronger with biogel, and you can also do this yourself. You need to start by preparing the necessary tools and materials. So, you will need:
- coatingused as basic
- biogel (colored or transparent, optional)
- buff for grinding
- top coverage
- degreaser
- nail file
- brush, with the help of which the biogel will be applied
- UV curing lamp
If you are doing the procedure for the first time, then it is quite possible that it will take quite a long time, as soon as you gain experience, everything will turn out much faster.
So, you need to start with manicure: Shape your nails, slide the cuticle and remove it. Do everything very carefully so as not to be injured, because when applying biogel, you may experience unpleasant sensations.
When you're done wipe your nails with degreaser and wait until it dries up. Now apply base, stepping back from the cuticle by about 1 mm and dry in a UV lamp (how long it will take, you can see the instructions, from about 30 seconds to 2 minutes).
The next step is to cover yourself biogel. Laid out it in several stages, starting from the tip and moving towards the cuticle... When done, again dry... If you apply a colored biogel and want a richer shade, then you can apply several layers, for transparent one is enough.
Many people make decor on top of biogel in the form of drawings, stickers with rhinestones or murals. It all depends on your skills and flight of imagination.
The last, final stage will be top covering.
How to remove the reinforcing coating correctly
Many ladies notice that after strengthening with acrylic powder under gel polish, their nails constantly break, begin to exfoliate, and their general condition worsens. Most of these problems are associated with improper removal of the reinforcing coating. To remove such a manicure should be as follows:
- remove the top coat (the topmost layer) with a buff or a fine nail file
- take a piece cotton wool or a disk, good wet him special liquiddesigned to remove the gel, and put on each nail
- preliminarily cut the foil into small pieces and wrap each finger so that the cotton wool does not move. By time, be guided by 10-15 minutesbut not more, as irritation may occur
- after the specified time, carefully everything peel off and start to shift the loose gel polish to the edge. Do not rip it off by force, it is precisely such actions that lead to disastrous consequences. It is possible that the coating will not immediately give in, in this case, repeat the procedure with foil for another 10 minutes
- when all the varnish is removed, additionally go through the plate with buffto remove all leftovers
After all cover your nails any strengthening agent, and then no problems will arise in the future.
What are the results of strengthening
If you make a strengthening of acrylic powder under the gel polish, then you can achieve good results. The nails become much strongerthan before. Due to the reinforcing layer, they grow longer, because many girls cannot boast of long nails, because they break.
Any manicure done lasts longer, which means that your fingers will always look beautiful and well-groomed. Plus, even if a small piece of the coating breaks off, you don't have to remove it and do everything over again, it will be possible to correct this particular area, which means that the negative impact on the nails will be minimal.
In general, strengthening nails with acrylic powder under gel polish can be done independently by purchasing everything you need for this procedure.