What do you need for nail extension?

Every year more and more girls and women resort to nail extension. This is not surprising, because this procedure makes it possible to have a well-groomed manicure with a minimal investment of time. Usually, nail extensions are carried out in beauty salons. However, if you master the technology of the process itself and purchase the necessary equipment, then you can not only take care of your own manicure on your own, but also over time provide similar services to friends and acquaintances. To answer the question of what is needed for nail extension, you should consider the possible ways of carrying out the procedure. These include false nails and modeling with acrylic and gel.

False nails

This method is quite fast and economical. It is necessary to buy ready-made tips (false nails) and glue for attaching them. However, such a manicure is not popular with girls and women, as it has a number of significant drawbacks:

  • it is impossible to change the shape of the finished tip (only its length is adjusted);
  • scarcity of artistic painting of artificial marigold;
  • the glue included in the set of false nails dries very quickly, which makes it impossible to stick the tips neatly and firmly;
  • the application of glue negatively affects the condition of the nail plate, it damages it so much that after removing the false nails, you have to treat your own.

Acrylic nail extension

The use of acrylic is widely used in dental practice. The material is a permanent polymer compound of powder and a special binding liquid. Recently, it has been actively used in cosmetology for nail extension on tips and forms. The first method involves gluing an artificial nail tip onto the nail plate, on top of which a new nail is formed from an acrylic mixture. The second method consists in the formation of marigolds directly from the polymer material.

The advantages of acrylic extensions are stable protection of their own nail plate from negative environmental factors, reliability and strength of the material used for extension, long service life of artificial nails. The disadvantages of the method include the toxicity of the polymer mixture, the presence of an unpleasant odor.

The list of required materials for acrylic extension includes:

  • acrylic powder;
  • primer (a special liquid that improves the adhesion of materials to the nail, acts as a kind of primer);
  • special liquid (it provides the best adhesion of powder particles and the surface of a natural nail);
  • a solvent;
  • a degreasing agent;
  • brushes for applying polymer material;
  • files with varying degrees of abrasiveness.

    After purchasing everything you need, you just have to be patient and work on improving the chosen technology.

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