Those women and girls who do not like to spend time and money on manicure salons, but prefer to do everything themselves, it will be more convenient to purchase the necessary tools and materials for any work with nails, including to build them. Moreover, there are no more problems with this - everything is on sale on the choice and prices do not "bite", as just a few years ago.
Required tools
For nail extension, gel will need The following main tools:
- devices and objects to remove the cuticle;
- Pilking;
- brushes;
- Bafa;
- Pusher.
During the process, other additional accessories may be needed:
- boat - nippers used to adjust the tips (decrease in length);
- The brush is a product having a pile of synthetic materials (they swell dust from the nails during their leg);
- Shaber is the same as the Pusher, where one of the ends is a type of ax.
Consider only those tools that will be useful in the process of work.
Objects to remove cuticle
The removal of erogenial or abstract cuticle is one of the necessary conditions for creating a beautiful image of nails. Fortunately, in our time, there are plenty of different sets for homely manicure, including scissors, nippers, tweezers and a sawn. The useful tool in this case will be an orange wand, although it is usually not included in the standard sets. The so-called orange stick (or you can use a flush blade) conveniently to make the cuticle from the skin to the fingertip for further liquidation.
When choosing a set or acquisition of items, it is worth paying attention to the sharpening of the blades of scissors and the working surface of the bustard or forceps. The removal of the cuticle is not sufficiently sharp edges can lead to skin injuries. If there is no sufficient sharp tool to find, you can resort to the services of a professional at sharpening.
Pilk
Pilking serve to adjust the nail surface and giving the form as natural nails and extensive surfaces. The main distinguishing quality of the pylon is the level of roughness (rigidity): the smaller the level, the hardest surface of the peel and, accordingly, the more roughly it is saw. Usually, a pink with a roughness of 180x240 grit is used for their nails, and for artificial - 100x100 grit. But it depends on the state of the nails, that is, the indicator may vary in one direction or another.
To feed natural nails, it is better to take piles of ceramics or glass, for extensive - metal. If you pay attention to the form, it is more convenient to apply in the work of the saw in the form of ovals to adjust the free edge, the form of the boomeranga for the processing of the nail region in the cuticle zone and the shape of the rectangle for the grout of the nail surface itself.
Pussy
They serve as an indispensable assistants both when applying the main coating with gel on the plates of nails and during decorating, creating drawings, patterns on the nails. It is better to choose a brush with a more rigid pile of artificial material (two pieces with straight edges and two - with tiny tailings).
Bafy.
The bug is called a pylon, having a square cross section and a smaller level of roughness than the conventional pylons. The inner part of the baff is a foam rubber, and the outer coating from the emery material. It is more convenient in the work that BAU, which has each side differs from three others with its rigidity.
Pusher
Pusher is a double-sided metal wand designed to prepare the nail plates to apply the base gel on them - this side resembles a small knife - and for neat adjustment of the cuticle - as a small blade - followed by its removal. Its surface between the tips is embossed for convenient tool hold.
List of materials
For home extension nails Read:
- Forms and glue;
- gel lacquer (coating base and color gel);
- primer;
- Finish coating (top).
Cover home nails gel will help and additional funds that we will also consider in this article.
Forms and glue
Forms for nails can be in the form of paper rolls (disposable, "lower"), plastic ("upper") and metal (reusable) patterns. For each nail you need to select your shape.
The upper and lower forms are called the type of fastening to the nails: Paper forms are fixed under natural nail and the gel is applied from above, and plastic forms must be filled with gel and then fasten them over the nail surface.
Gel
The gel is a viscous substance frozen under the influence of ultraviolet rays. With it, you can create or adjust the nail shape and look like a coating will be the most natural possible.
Gels for the extension procedure are divided into one-, two and three-phase. To use the house, the best option is a single-phase gel due to its economy and ease of use. Such a gel acts immediately by the basic coating that simulates and the fixing agent (top) at the same time.
Two-phase gels differ in the lack of basic coating. The functions of the correction and protection of nails, such gels are not performed. When purchasing this option, you need to take care of the purchase of the so-called base.
Three-phase gels include each component (base modeling gel and top) separately. The procedure for applying funds for nail plates Next:
- Basic coating (base);
- modeling gel (color gel lacc);
- Finish coating (top).
Consider the main components of the composition of gel varnishes.
- Photoinitiator. Thanks to this component, the gel absorbs ultraviolet rays.
- Film generator. This component allows gel lacquer to stick when absorbing ultraviolet rays.
- Pigments. A kind of dyes that give the color of the gel lacquer, but do not interfere with the absorption of ultraviolet rays.
- Active diluents. Provide the adhesion of the gel with the nail plate and give it a viscosity.
- Fillers and additives. There are in mind the various glitches, additives for plasticity and so on.
As part of the gel varnish there may be the following substances.
- Castor oil. It is also known under a different name - ricyciniol. Varnishes with this component protect nails from harmful chemicals. Oil feeds nail plate vitamins than revitalizes them and gives natural softness.
- Proteins. Useful substances, the presence of which can be determined practical when removing the nail coating. If protein was in the gel lacker, then nails even after removing the coating will be smooth.
- Nitrocellulose. This component gives gel varnish stability, glossy shine, elasticity.
- Acetates (Butyl and ethyl). Give the viscosity of the gel without accumulating in the human body (do not have the ability to penetrate the nail plate). Butyl and ethyl acetates do not have sharp odors, like formaldehyde or, for example, toluene.
- Ceramides. Substances whose use contributes to nail growth.
The gel varnishes may be harmful components. Also list them.
- Toluene. The substance gives the strength and elasticity of gel lacquer, but can penetrate the nail and cause sensations of burning, itching. In the event that the toluene penetrates the blood of a person, it may affect his health. The sharp smell is one of the signs of the substance. In large doses or at a frequent use, allergic reactions cause, damage to the mucous membranes of the eyes and respiratory tract.
- Formaldehyde. The substance makes gel varnish very elastic and strong. In terms of use, it destroys the natural strength of the nails, in connection with which the nails begin to break, crumble, stir and shine. This component may cause cancer.
- Dibutyl plealate. The component is used to increase the coating resistance (rests from the week and more). In addition, as the previous components, negatively affects the work of the body - can lead to a violation of organs and to a hormonal failure. It has a strong effect on the quality of the nails in the negative side.
Primemer
The primer is necessary to improve the effect of the nail plate clutch with the gel and preventing the formation of various bubbles and irregularities.
Primers are two species:
- ultrabond, which is a checkered primer;
- Neil-pre (Bond) - primer with an acid content.
When using the acid primer, the revelation process of the nail plates is occurring, due to which the best fastening of the base with the nail plate occurs. The composition of the acid primer includes methacrylic acid.
Ultrabond is more preferable for home extensions of nail plates and is suitable for fragile nails. It also improves the adhesion of the base with the nail surface, but it is approximately half a higher acid analogue.
Top
The top is the finish coating used after applying the base and the modeling layer. Top serves to strengthen the nail, giving it smoothness and gloss.
Additional coating agents
Additional means include:
- Degreaser (clinser). The degreaser is used to eliminate stickiness from nail surfaces during operation at all stages: before applying the base layer, after the base of the base modeling the layer, the finish coating. At home, it can be safely replaced by napkins with medical alcohol. Manufacturers offer more gentle, but also more expensive means without acetone.
- Tips. Durable plastic products allowing you to easily simulate the necessary nail shape. Tips are easily squeezed, but to break them, you need to make considerable effort. These funds have three parts: the contact edge (glued to the natural nail plate), an extensive length (it is thicker of the contact edge), as well as a stop line that is between the two previous parts. For a more natural type, the Tips are not only of different shapes, but also lengths: with a narrow plate, flat, with a wide plate, convex, tramp-like.
- Napkins without a pile. Represent rolls from which part of the required length is cut. Nail plates are processed with napkins both in a dry form and moistened in solution (for example, in a degreasing).
- Cuticle oil. With the help of oil, the processed cuticle becomes soft, which prevents drying and appearing on it cracks.
What lamp is required for drying?
Without the impact of ultraviolet rays, gel varnish will not freeze. In this case, an ultraviolet lamp is required, which are now a huge variety on the shelves. The cracking time of the gel depends on the power of the lamp, the thickness of the layer of the applied gel and its consistency.
Lamps are divided into two categories:
- Household. With power indicators up to 36 watts.
- Professional. From 36 watts and above.
For home use, you can buy a 24 watt lamp, but the best option will be 36. It is worth paying attention to the presence of a timer, which significantly facilitates the process of extension of nails due to the lack of need to follow the time of finding nails in the lamp.
The more functions perform an ultraviolet lamp, the more expensive it stands. At the same time, it is not necessary to purchase new-fashioned lamps for the house (fan, touch monitor and, for example, you will not need a retractable bottom).
In addition to power, you should pay attention to the availability of a quality certificate, the weight of the lamp and the material from which it is made (fragile materials may be damaged or at all of the fall).
Gel rating
Among the set of gel varnishes to build up in our time You can highlight the products of some of the manufacturers proven.
- IBD.
- SOAK OFF from IBD.
- Balance Basic Clear Gel.
- Nubar.
- Madelon.
- CNI.
- Sagitta.
- Nogtika.
- Irisk Professional
- Formula Profi.
- Alex Beauty Concept.
The list shows the manufacturers of gel varnishes, the quality of which modern masters gives their preference. Each gel varnish line is characterized by a consistency, a color palette and other qualities that the wizard chooses under its own requests.
When buying several gels, you need to choose the products of one manufacturer. Note that the gel should be plastic on consistency (not too thick, but not too liquid) and not have pronounced odors.
The basic coating should be transparent, not to be smell and be rather liquid in consistency than dense, since its layer should be thin.
Modeling gel for extension is also better to choose transparent (there are also translucent "stained-glass" gels for design). This gel varnish should differ in self-evaporation on the nail plate.
Not so long ago, a gel chewing gel appeared on the shelves. The substance is similar to plasticine, is distinguished by pink color. When working with it, drying is possible without an ultraviolet lamp.
The finishing coating, as well as the basic, should be liquid and transparent, odorless.
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