Why gel polish quickly exfoliate from the nail and how to avoid it?

A manicure made with gel polish is considered durable. However, the masters there are times when the coating begins to peel off after a few days from the date of application. Someone connects it with the composition, someone with the characteristics of the female body, and others are completely confident in the poor quality of the material.

Why detachment occurs and how to avoid it, will tell the material of this article.

Despite the fact that the gel varnish should be kept on the surface of the treated nails for at least two weeks, it can peel off even on the second day after application. Do not immediately blame the master, as the reasons here may be different. There may be several of them, we note the main ones, dividing them into masters independent and dependent.

Not dependent on the specialist.

• Diseases. If the gel polish begins to break off almost immediately, that is, within a day from the moment of application, it can speak about health problems. This can usually be associated with the presence of diabetes mellitus, as well as impaired kidney function and diseases of the cardiovascular system. The same can be said about any type of surgery. Even if a woman in this period takes antibiotics - this is also often the reason for the rapid detachment of varnish.
• Features of the female body. Few people know, but gel polish can peel off if it was applied in the first days of the menstrual cycle. In addition, the lacquer may not hold well on the nails due to such features of the body as excessive sweating of the palms, excessive fat content of the skin of the hands, thinning of the nails and their exfoliation. In these cases, peeling can occur from the base or finish. To avoid such trouble, you need to defat the skin and remove excess sweating.
• Hand spa treatments before plating. The process of applying hybrid products (gel varnishes and gel) requires the obligatory degreasing of the nails, since it can significantly reduce the time of wearing the coating. Wrapping the hands with oil-based compositions and performing a variety of masks, the skin is significantly moisturized. The more products are used, the fatter and denser the oily layer is. None of the dehydrators (degreasers) will not cope in order to remove the fat content completely, and therefore the coating after the spa procedure will not last long.
• Non-compliance with the recommendations of the master. As a rule, at the very end of a manicure (pedicure) a professional master always gives the client some tips on extending the longevity of the coating. Despite this, the woman on arrival home immediately begins to break them all: steam out the hands, wash the dishes in hot water, and even using household chemicals. However, long contact with water and the use of aggressive chemicals on the first day after coating is excluded altogether. From this varnish departs not only at the tips, but also with a solid film.

No matter how I would like to say that the master has nothing to do with it, there are cases when it is his work that causes the gel varnish to quickly exfoliate from the nail. Consider the main nuances that you need to know before going to the nail salon, or find out for yourself those who do the manicure (pedicure) at home.

• Violation of technology. Violation of the technique may even consist in the preliminary preparation of nails.For example, poor cleaning of the skin around the nail can cause the gel-nail polish to detach from the cuticle. It is undesirable to apply hybrid coatings immediately after performing a trimmed hygienic manicure. We can not allow the base or top fell on the cuticle. Also non-observance of technology is hack-work of sealing the butt of the nail. This may be one of the main reasons that the gel Polish begins to move away from the top of the edge the very next day.
• Use of different materials. In the search for budget coatings and materials for manicure, we often forget that not all of them are compatible. Someone believes that the reason may lie in the low quality of lacquer products, and therefore tries to give preference to products of famous trading houses. However, the best way out would be to buy a base, stamp and pigmented varnishes from the same manufacturer. This will reduce the likelihood of detachment.
• Exclusion from the technology of one of the means. It should be understood that the full technology of gel nail polish coating is quite long. Unlike conventional varnishes that do not need to be dried under a special lamp, here you will have to apply one layer to another. Moreover, their total number can be up to 5-6. Considering that each layer needs to be dried in a special device, a lot of time is spent. Sometimes the masters do not treat the nails with primer, do not strengthen them, or do not sufficiently remove the fat content after abundant treatment with antiseptic hands.

• Wrong drying mode. Hybrid coatings need to be dried for a specific time. It depends on the type of lamp used and the type of specific lacquer product. It is also impossible not to take into account the moment that the lamps differ in power. And therefore, at low power, they will poorly dry the applied layer. Detachment may be accompanied by cracks. If it is supposed to dry the coating for two minutes, it means that it cannot be reduced. If you use a slider design, the layer under it should be dried longer.
• Dense layers of applied materials. Coatings should be applied in thin layers, not forgetting to pass with a brush on the end of the nail. A thick layer will spread along the sides and behind the cuticle. In addition to the fact that the nail will look flat, a large thickness in the area of ​​the cuticle will cause detachment. It is important to understand that the greater the overall thickness, the less the durability of the manicure (pedicure). This coating will not work to correct, if necessary, you have to completely remove it and apply a new one.
• Ignoring the final stage of work. No hybrid product has anything unnecessary or optional. As for the stamp, it happens with a sticky layer and without it. And since it is not uncommon to use the second one in the work, after sealing the gel polish and drying it is important to remove the dispersion layer or the residual stickiness. This should be done in about 30 seconds after drying.

Having found out the main causes of possible problems of exfoliation of gel polish, it is necessary to indicate what should be done to avoid such trouble. In this case, it is necessary to rely on the causes themselves.

For example, if it is a matter of health, which we rarely think about, you need to abandon the gel polish and replace it with an acrylic material. Before you apply any material at all, you should ask the client if she accepts antibiotics at the moment, she has heart problems, diabetes. As for the connection with the course of treatment, you will have to wait until at least 7 days pass after taking antibiotics. A week later, the concentration of drugs in the body will decrease, it will be possible to cover the nails with gel polish.

If the problem is hyperhidrosis of the skin, it is worth systematically resorting to baths with oak bark.

However, it is also impossible to rely only on the baths: during the manicure (pedicure), you will have to use not one but several times a degreaser, treating the nail plates themselves.If this does not help, you need to change the varnish by choosing a product from a different brand for the client.

When the root of the problem lies in the dryness of the nail plates and their insufficient thickness, you must first bring them back to normal. You can give your nails some time so that they restore their natural gloss and healthy look.

It is necessary to saturate them with vitamin complexes, using special course preparations. Having thin and exfoliating nails, it is important to use gloves when washing dishes or hand washing.

Buying certain materials, you should choose a series from one manufacturer. At the same time, it is necessary to give preference to products of proven companies. It is not necessary that the materials cost big money (for example, sets of 6 pieces for 2000-2500 rubles). It is necessary to scroll through the reviews of professional artists, to know their opinion. In order not to doubt, it is better to buy from one manufacturer not only bases, top and pigments, but also degreaser. This will ensure full product compatibility.

Masters have their own opinion about technology compliance, they work with a device, and they don’t have time to invite a client for one manicure twice. In general, it is believed that a decorative manicure can not be done immediately after the hygienic. After it there are particles of oil, sawdust. They can get behind the cuticle, and this is what can cause the detachment to begin at the base of the nail.

As for the cuticle, you need to move it away when applying layers. You can not steam the skin with a long bath before a manicure. It is impossible not to dry the applied layers. The quickie with sealing the butt is not allowed, because it is she who causes the chipping of lacquer on the tips of the plates.

If there is already a detachment, it is impossible to mask it, in this case it will not be possible to fix the gel polish and thus prolong the durability of the coating.

It does not matter whether the peeling process started from the free edge, from the base or from the side rollers, from above or below: complete reworking will be the only way to remedy the situation. You need to understand the difference between detachment and chipping off a piece of the coating. In the second case, a correction is allowed, for example, by disguising a French design.

Of course, with full confidence, looking at the deplorable result, it is impossible to say what the main reason for the detachment was.

However, some nuances sometimes indicate what could have caused it. For example, if the coating begins to burst on natural or artificial nails, this is a sure sign of non-compliance with manicure techniques using gel polish. When a splinter appears at the end first, and after it a crack in the form of a cobweb is pulled, this can be explained by two reasons: overdrying in the lamp or improper application of the base.

If the manicure was performed correctly, it is possible that the woman has endocrine disruption. You need to ask about such things before you start applying.

Regardless of the type of design used, the obligatory step of technology is the polishing of the nail plates. And you need to make it a soft buff. You can not use old files, because they do not polish, but polish the surface, increasing its smoothness and thereby reducing the adhesion strength.

You need to go through the buff to all corners and hard-to-reach places of the nail, without rubbing the plate.

If in the process of work it turns out the flow of varnish, get rid of it before drying the coating in the lamp. When the moment is missed, you have to correct the coating, getting rid of flaws, and this may already be another reason for the detachment.

It is also worth paying attention to the consistency of the materials used, since they are directly dependent on the power of the lamps. Let's say thick and volatile compounds are good for lamps whose power is 38 and 46 W.

If we really go deep into the nuances of working with gel polish, then it is worth noting that the lamps obey a certain classification. Besides the fact that they are professional or for domestic use at home, some of them are designed to grow, and others - specifically for the polymerization of gel varnish. That is why the cause of the problem may be the lamp itself.

We are not accustomed to thinking about the fact that polymers harm the condition of nails. Without a break and prevention of stratification of the nail can not be avoided. Do not wear out the coating with a hybrid film. This is important for both long and extended nails. Not only will the film crumble, so can part of your nail come off. After 2 weeks from the moment of application, the marigolds start to dry out badly, due to the lack of air and moisture, which is vital for them. Therefore, in addition to detachment, painful sensations can appear around the nail plates.

Make sure that when working with gel polish and, for example, the slider design does not work air pockets.

It is necessary to qualitatively and finely seal the ends, apply varnish on a clean nail without hairs or lint that appeared after degreasing the plates. It is impossible to use wadded disks, it is impossible to brush away dust with fingers, the master has to do manicure in gloves. You can not tear up decorative items.

See the video below for the reasons for gel polish peeling.