Nail technicians report that the nail salon can be extremely volatile, filled with a lot of air and bacteria when nails are being applied to clients. This can lead to a bottle of gel polish slipping and damaging the nail surface. Experts suggest that it is essential to brush your nails every single day and leave the gel polish on for only one week or so.
Why Gel?
Gel manicures are the most convenient of options for my clients. The color gel manicure is not only forgiving to the nails but also enables me to save customers’ money since it is also cheaper than traditional manis. However, it has been found out that gel polish can be quite damaging to nails in the long run. In addition, the hair dryer blasting when applying the gel gets very hot, and both touch and hard-surface temperatures of the gel manicure can exceed recommended levels. The intensity of the burn can sometimes result in split nails on one side and overkill. After one week of applying the gel nails, it is important to scrape your nails again to monitor the color that is infused into the gel manicure and to prevent color wear.
Gel Manicures Seem Natural
After many years of manicures, I have learned that there are many strange things about gel manicures, despite the lipstick-type gel that coats the nail completely. Using gel manicures is natural to your nail technicians and does not even require any more professional treatment or tools to complete the nail polish application.
The tip of the nail has the handle of a gel manicure, but the end of the nail has the acrylic gel. In fact, this gel is so glued to the nail that it’s impossible to remove without shattering it, so cleaning the cuticle with scissors can be a crucial step that will not only remove any polish applied to the cuticle but also remove old nail polish.
Gel Manicures Are Not Made for All Nails
First and foremost, even though manicures done on gel nails offer the same finish as you would get with traditional nails, that does not mean they are completely the same. The tendons and bones of our body make us have a full range of various nail types. Different nails have different textures, ways of being shaped, and colors for the same thing. There are more ways to be manicured than gel manicures. Many people are afraid to use hair dryers or microsurgery on their nails but all they need to do is use a nail separator tool or file their nails.
Do You Really Have to Burn Your Nails?
I have come across many cases where clients show me blistering from their nails and they believe that burning them a little bit is necessary to create the gel color. The purpose of gel manicures is to create the sealer color that results in the actual polish color, so you cannot expect this to affect how the nail look and feel. I cannot tell you how bad the damage could get on a person if he or she began burning their nails weekly.
Avoiding Stress and Mixing the Right Products
Take care of the cuticle to keep the nail intact. You have to apply the gel beforehand and brush your nails every single day and leave the gel polish on for a few days. Avoid cooking oils. You can go from an ordinary manicure to a gel manicure without using any cooking oil. If you do feel any fear in your head, reach out to your manicurist for calming techniques or you can reach out to the hospital.
Avoiding Over-Drying Gel Nails
This is the one thing that all manicurists have to avoid to have the gel nails looking perfect. It’s best to use the gel color directly after applying the gel. Do not leave your gel nails wet after applying. The gel lightens very quickly after one week of application, so it’s better to let them dry fully. This is when the nail polish will transfer on your skin and bacteria could be transfer on your nail, so leave the nail completely dry.
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