How to protect your nails from the harmful effects of gel polish?

There is a misconception among some girls that gel polish has a healing effect. Indeed, while the nails are covered with this product, they grow back well, do not exfoliate or break. But in fact, this is not so, and the disadvantages of using such a varnish are much more than advantages.

Advantages of gel polish manicure

Less and less often, girls use regular varnish to give their nails a well-groomed look. And this is not surprising, because the gel coating has so many advantages.

• High durability. A manicure retains its former appearance for a long time, despite repeated washing of dishes, washing, etc.
• A wide range of colors and textures. If desired, you can make a matte, glossy, shimmer-manicure.
• Affects the safety of the nail, allowing it to grow significantly.
• Ease of use: the varnish, fixing itself under the lamp, will not "take" clothes. Therefore, you do not have to wait long until it dries, you can immediately start your business.
• Subject to the rules of coverage and terms of wear - it is considered relatively safe for the health of the nail plate and cuticle.

Global manufacturers of gel polish are trying to develop the most gentle and preserving the structure of the nail, while not forgetting to increase the color gamut.

Reasons for the deterioration of the condition of the nail after a manicure with gel polish

After removing gel coating almost all girls note the deplorable state of the nail plate. It becomes dull, thin, brittle and lifeless. It often delaminates and takes on a yellowish tint. Why do such side reactions occur? The answer is simple.

Lack of any nail care

Many people believe that a varnished nail does not need additional nutrition. In fact, the opposite is true. During this period, it is necessary to actively use firming hand baths and cuticle oils.

Use of counterfeits

Poor quality gel polish damages the structure of the nail, thinns the plate due to the fact that it enters into a chemical reaction with it. Harmful ingredients (polymers) of gel polish enter your bloodstream.

Nails have no vacation

With constant use of gel polish, when each manicure is completed with a coating of nails. The latter are unable to recover. As a result - brittleness, dimples, grooves on the nails. Coating intervals should be at least two weeks.

Illiterate master in the salon

The varnish removal procedure must not be carried out. acetone or derivatives thereof. It is dangerous for your health and nails! And during preparation for coating, it is undesirable to grind the nail plate too zealously. At this point, more layers of your nail are peeled off.

Gel polish immediately after the bath

The coating that is applied to softened nails will not be at all resistant and can harm delicate, fragile nails.

How to strengthen your nail after removing the coating

In any case, no matter how wonderful the quality of the gel polish is, in between coatings, the nails need to be SPA procedures.

• Do it regularly therapeutic salt baths for nails, and after a massage with vitamins E and A... Mix them in equal amounts and rub into the nail plate.
• Rub a special fortified into the nail plate daily wax, which will fill in all the cracks and dimples.After 3-4 sessions, you can forget about problems such as fragility and delamination.
• Prepare castor lotion. To do this, dissolve 3 capsules of vitamin E in 1 teaspoon of castor oil and add 5 drops of eucalyptus or tea tree oil. Rub this mixture with cotton pads every day overnight into the nail plate and cuticle, allowing it to be fully absorbed. This lotion will have a regenerating and anti-inflammatory effect.

Such procedures will make your nails more well-groomed and even.

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