Features of use of acrylic powder for nails

For the care of nails and create fashionable nail art uses a lot of modern materials. Among this list, you can select a rather useful and versatile acrylic powder, which is actively used both to correct and strengthen the nail plate, and to create an interesting design, combining it in different manicure techniques and directions.

Some features of the nail plate, which relate to fragility, make it difficult to actively use gel polishes and other materials to create a beautiful manicure, because defects of the nail itself lead to premature peeling of the applied coating, and in some cases - the whole plate. To minimize the risk of such situations, acrylic powder was developed, thanks to which a strong base is formed on the surface for the subsequent application of other coloring compositions, which also has a beneficial effect on the structure of the nail, strengthening it.

It is very easy to use the tool, so it is possible to take care of the health of your nails and beautiful manicure at home, without resorting to the services of masters. The actual application of powder will be under a gel Polish, and under acetone varnishes for staining. At the very beginning, the composition served only a decorative function - the powder was produced in a wide color palette to create a design that involves designing nails with drawings, giving a voluminous and velvety structure, creating a “knitted” manicure or a beautiful “snow” french. Today, the functionality of acrylic powder at times expanded, so she is recommended not only to decorate, but also to strengthen the nails.

Offered products can be of several varieties.

It is a universal composition, which is recommended for working with the added material, strengthening your own nail or creating a French jacket. Color options for such products are in demand in nail design.

The main purpose of this product is to use under the color coating to eliminate obvious flaws on the nail plate and its strengthening. Even a very thin layer of matter can cope with this task.

Such a tool can be monotonous matte or contain color inclusions in the composition in the form of glitter of the most different size and color.

Like any other tool, acrylic nail powder has advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of the products include such material properties.

• The main component - acrylic - has the ability to penetrate even into the microcracks on the base, masking and strengthening them, and the additional effect of the UV lamp helps to reliably fix these areas not only smoothing defects, but also removing the source of their occurrence.
• The use of the composition is recommended for thin plates, which are bent in the process of growth. The material in this case acts as another layer on the nail plate, which eliminates the deformation.
• In the course of using the powder, the nail retains its natural attractiveness and shape, without creating the effect of augmented material and additional density.
• The composition is very susceptible to correction, so any defects during work can be correctly corrected without affecting the appearance of the manicure.
• Work with the composition under the force of everyone, even an ordinary amateur.

Despite the many undeniable advantages of acrylic powder, the tool is not without some drawbacks.

• Very rarely, but still there are situations where acryl is cleaved from the nail plate shortly after application.
• The most significant drawback is the difficult method of removing the composition from the nail, since acrylic can only be removed mechanically - by cutting. This version of the removal of the material, with improper handling of the tool and working materials, can lead to serious damage to the nails. Therefore, this issue should be approached with the utmost seriousness, and also remove the material correctly.

Considered products for manicure has a synthetic base with thermoplastic properties. Powder is realized in a powdery state of different consistency. The main component of the material is acrylic acid.

As for the cost, the products belong to the available formulations and are freely available in specialized departments and salons with materials, tools and equipment for manicure. There are quite a few variants of the offered powder ranging from colorless composition to color tools for nail design. You can find different names: velvet sand, powdered sugar, velvet coating, etc. These names denote the same product for the nail service, identical in composition.

The technology of working with powder involves performing a step-by-step algorithm for the actions of the wizard. Since there are several functions in acrylic powder - application to strengthen the nail or to create a certain design when processing the composition over gel polish - the order of work will be slightly different.

However, combining these two options mandatory preparation of the nail plate to the floor, which consists of the following steps.

• First of all, you need to do a hygienic manicure, which involves removing the cuticle, shaping the nail plate.
• The next type of work is nail polishing, due to which the gloss is removed from them, and the surface is cleaned from dust and other contaminants.
• The final step in the wizard’s actions is to use antiseptic for processing. Such a tool is necessary for application, since it is very important to remove possible pathogenic flora from fingers and nails before working with powder. As a rule, for these purposes, "Miramistin" or any other disinfecting composition is used.

Instructions for applying firming acrylic powder consists of the following steps.

• Before you rub the base material in the nails, they need to degrease.
• After that, you need to apply the base. You should try to keep its layer thin and neat; there is no need to dry it under the lamp.
• Next, you need to sprinkle the nail with firming powder, it is best to work with a brush and work with each finger on the jar with the composition so that the excess material crumbles back immediately.
• In this form, the nail plate must be dried in the lamp. Then scrape off the remnants of the material with your fingers with a brush.
• The final, but not obligatory step is to cover the nails with the chosen acetone varnish or gel varnish according to the standard algorithm of work with such manicure compositions.

To do a manicure, using powder as a decorative material, should follow the standard mandatory manipulation of the nails.An exemplary instruction manual consists of a series of steps that can differ on the basis of the application in a particular case of a particular method of design of the nail plate. The technology works in this way.

• First you need to put a primer on your nails. Its main task is to improve the adhesion of the applied compositions with the surface of the nails, where the artificial substance and natural keratin will interact. Choosing a base coat gel, it is best to use a thick silicone compound. Today, such products are offered by many manufacturers of manicure products.
• Then comes the turn of the use of acrylic powder, in this case, the tool can be both colorful and colorless, it all depends on the further composition. The main thing is to make the layer perfectly smooth and dense during the coating, so that even minimal gaps and voids are absent in it.
• Next, nails must be dried in the ultraviolet lamp. As a rule, it takes about two to three minutes to set the components. After the polymerization process is over, you will need to remove excess acrylic from your nails and fingers.
• In situations where defects have been found in the resulting coating - this applies to both the grooves and hillocks - the plate requires a mandatory correction by grinding to a perfect condition.
• After the coating is carried out with top gel polish, which also passes the obligatory drying in the lamp.
• The final point will be the application of color coating, as well as the design of the plate using the same acrylic powder before drying on a sticky base. All color layers require mandatory polymerization in the lamp. After that, the nail is covered with a glossy finish or matte finish, which will give the manicure a finished look.
• Finished nail art requires treatment of the cuticles and skin with nourishing creams or oils.

In light of the fact that acrylic powder is presented on the counters of salons in a large assortment in order to purchase suitable material, it should be clearly understood for what purposes the products will be used in the future.

• If the powder is necessary only for the correction of the plate and its strengthening, for the work of a professional master or amateur at home, it is more correct to purchase classic transparent powder. Such a composition in the future can also be successfully used to create a French manicure.
• As for the purchase of acrylic composition to create a different decor on the nails, you should choose 2-3 units of different materials with glitters or neon at once. Such products can be used as an independent decorative composition or in combination with others.
• Professionals of the business should have a set of such materials in their arsenal in order to work on the problem areas on the nails with camouflage powder, and to carry out a variety of decor with multi-colored materials.
• To eliminate the risk of acquiring low-quality products, you should pay attention to the manufacturer and the country of exporter. In addition, you should visually check the quality of the purchased goods. From powder, which will have a pronounced aroma of chemistry should be abandoned.

There are a large number of reviews from professional masters and clients, which relate to the result of the use of acrylic powder for solving various problems. In general, responses about the material are distinguished by positive characteristics regarding the functionality of the composition. First of all, there is a clear strengthening effect on the nail plate, too thin nails become denser.

In some cases, the advantages include the universality of the composition, which can be simultaneously used for camouflage work with the nail plate, as well as for the design of beautiful and voluminous nail design, without resorting to additional expenses for the purchase of individual compositions. As the practice of working with powder shows, with minimal skills, the material can be used not only by a professional, but also by a novice at home.

How to strengthen nails with acrylic powder, see the following video.