The polymer powder contains other additives, as well. Sometimes, color stabilizers are added to prevent yellowing. Sunlight is one major cause of yellowing. It contains very high amounts of UV light which discolors enhancements and causes brittleness. UV absorbers are additives which prevent this damage. They absorb damaging UV light and change it into blue [...]
Nail technicians use many types of products to create artificial nail enhancements. Light-cure gels, liquid-and-powder systems, wraps, and no-light gels all seem totally different and unrelated. Nothing could be further from the truth. The monomers used to make each of these arc very closely related. In fact, they all come from the same chemical family, [...]
Your clients expect you to be able to solve product-related problems. To do this, you must understandt he basics. The answers to many common problems are easy to see, if you understand how monomers cure or polymerize. Of course, many types of monomers are used to create nail enhancements. Nail technicians use wraps liquid and [...]
Nail enhancements are a special type of coating used to create artificial fingernails. As you probably know, there are three basic types of nail enhancements. 1. Natural nail overlays are coatings which cover only the nail plate. 2. Tip and overlays cover an artificial tip and the natural nail plate. 3. Lastly, a sculptured nail [...]