A chipped shellac or a broken nail – and your mood is irrevocably ruined. And I don’t care that the rest of my fingers look well-groomed, and those around me didn’t notice anything. An annoying defect will poison life until the nail service technician brings the ruined manicure to perfect condition.
If you don’t want to regularly experience negativity, take care of your nails and follow simple rules that will help you maintain your manicure until your scheduled visit to the nail salon.
Rule 1: Stop Using Your Nails as a Tool
Taking care of your manicure is an ongoing process. After leaving the salon, you will have to constantly keep in mind that it is extremely undesirable to scrape, rub, tear off or open anything with coated nails.
As soon as an unconscious desire to do something similar arises, mentally beat yourself on the wrist and use auxiliary tools:
- if it is necessary to scrape off dirt, take a brush;
- If food is burnt to a pot or pan, soak it before washing;
- if you need to remove the tape, use a utility knife.
Tip: instead of a sponge for washing dishes, buy a brush with a long handle, which will allow you not to use your (and especially your extended) nails with a manicure for mechanical impact.
Nail extension without interruption
Of course, gel polish can come to the aid of those who have naturally weak and brittle nails, but in order not to aggravate the situation, you need to take a break of several months between extensions. During this time, using vitamins and special care products, your nails will recover. And you will repeat the gel coating procedure again, but more safely.
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Rule 2: Always take care of your nails
On women's forums there is often an opinion that you can take good care of your nails only after removing the gel polish. On the same resources, followers of the theory admit that during periods of “rest,” the nail plates begin to peel, bend, break, and demonstrate other “weaknesses.”
Problems with nails occur not only due to poor heredity or lack of vitamins in the body, but also due to insufficient care while wearing gel polish.
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How to properly care for your nails with a manicure
Use moisturizing and nourishing products for your hands and cuticles.
The best option for caring for nails with shellac is a jar of natural oil (jojoba, cedar, citrus, tea tree) with a brush or dispenser. Apply oil to cuticles and the back of the nail. Try to “oil” your nail plates after each prolonged contact with water.
Take care of your nails all night long. Make masks that do not harm artificial turf.
For these purposes, a night wax cream mask is suitable, after applying which you should wear cotton gloves.
Keep your nails flexible and don't try to turn your nails into armor with nail hardeners.
If the nail plate bends slightly, it can withstand mechanical stress much better. To maintain healthy flexibility, a special nail wax is suitable.
What not to do after applying gel polish
Gel polish is a fairly durable material, thanks to which our hands look well-groomed and neat for three weeks. After updating your manicure, under no circumstances should you do the following things.
Keep your hands in hot water for a long time
Yes, gel polish polymerizes in a lamp, hardens, and it seems to us that it can no longer be subjected to mechanical stress. But that's not true. A fresh manicure can easily be ruined if you wash dishes for a long time and use detergents and cleaning products. First of all, the finishing coating - the top - deteriorates. The gloss is lost, the end of the nail becomes open, despite the fact that the artist has sealed it.
After a long period of household work, the tip of the nail may chip. Girls who make a square shape especially suffer from this phenomenon. Therefore, you cannot do household work after applying gel polish. If work can't wait, then put on some protective gloves and save your manicure.
Go to the bathhouse and solarium
The coating can instantly deteriorate if, after visiting the salon, you immediately go to the bathhouse or sauna. Why? Due to a sharp temperature change, our natural plate also warms up, which can lead to delamination of the material.
You should also not visit a solarium with a fresh manicure. The top coating suffers mainly here. Due to excessive exposure to UV rays, the gloss may deteriorate. It will also be unpleasant to see the color of the shellac change. Often, UV rays disrupt pigmentation and “discolor” the coating, so it looks unpresentable.
Work with aggressive detergents without gloves
This aspect is worth noting separately, since not all girls understand what is happening not only with their coating, but also with their natural nail. Yes, many girls say that it is easier for them to wash bathtubs, kitchen tiles, plastic, tiles without gloves.
But few people think about the composition of detergents. They contain chemicals that negatively affect our skin, causing an allergic reaction and microcracks. Moreover, after such cleaning the skin becomes dry and loose. The chemicals of aggressive products immediately begin to corrode not only the manicure coating, but also the epidermis. If you cleaned the bathtub with chemical powder or gel without gloves, then your manicure will hardly last a day.
Both dermatologists and manicurists ask you to wear gloves when cleaning the house, because first of all, it’s your health, and then the aesthetics of your nails.
Also, after applying gel polish it is not recommended:
- Those with “wet hands” should fiddle in the water. After 2-3 hours, you can moisturize your hands with cream or take a shower;
- File the ends of your nails yourself. During the procedure, the master covers the end with a base, then color and top. If you file the coating yourself, microcracks will begin to form, which will lead to further chips;
- dye your hair yourself. Even if you are wearing gloves, it is almost impossible to wash off the paint without getting colored water on your hands and nails. This will ruin your manicure without even wearing your favorite design.
And remember that the strength of your manicure depends not only on the master, but also on you. After all, we often don’t even notice how we’re ruining a brand new coating, and then we complain about the interior.
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Rule 3: Love the gloves
Rubber household gloves are the main friend and guardian of manicure. They will protect your nail plates and polish from contact with household chemicals when you wash the dishes, bathtub or floor. It is worth having a separate pair for each type of household work.
But cleaning is not everything. Gloves should be worn whenever there is a risk of staining your nails with something difficult to wash off - for example, oil paints, construction varnish or wild berry juice.
Tip: If you don't like thick rubber reusable products, replace them with thin, disposable latex gloves. This advice is suitable for those with short, rounded nails.
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Cleaning can be delegated to professional cleaners, and dishwashing can be delegated to a dishwasher. Under this condition, gloves may not be needed in the household.
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Between manicure/pedicure sessions YOU CAN:
- not advisable, but you can file your nails if they are in the way or one is broken. This will not immediately deteriorate a high-quality coating, but it will not last for a long time, so proceed carefully;
- Once a week, gently push back the cuticle with an orange stick, and then apply moisturizer. This way, it grows noticeably less actively and gets used to moving away, which means it will be easier to remove during a manicure. This is especially true for girls with cuticle sticking to the plate;
- nourish your hands with good cream and oil. The main thing is not to apply them a day or two before the session.
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If the coating does chip, there is no need to rip it off entirely.
A common mistake many girls make is to pry up the covering that has come off the nail and remove it from the entire nail plate. For what? After all, you can simply go to your specialist so that he can correct the situation. Or use a special nail glue that will return your manicure to its original appearance. Try to take care of your nails and take care of them in a timely manner, and then you will be irresistible in any situation!
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