Tips for Wearing Acrylic Nails
Wearing acrylic nails adds the length and strength to your natural
nails that just might not be there on some women. There are also those
that have the bad habit of chewing on their nails when they are bored or
stressed out, and wearing an acrylic nail set over their natural nails
will be a very good way to solve this problem. After all, it is rather
hard to chew on an acrylic nail.
To take care of these wonderful nails, you should really just think
of them as your own natural nails. Most nail technicians will inform you
that the same things that can damage and ruin your natural nails can
also damage and ruin your acrylic ones. This includes water. Over
soaking your finger nails in water has a tendency to make them soft and
pliable. With acrylic nails, this mater can make its way between your
natural nail and your acrylic nail, slowly loosening the adhesive that
holds these two nails together. With prolonged soaking, as when doing a
lot of dishes or taking an extremely long bath, this adhesive can start
to give way, causing the acrylic nail to lift slightly from the natural
nail underneath. When this happens, it is only a matter of time before
you snag this nail on something and remove it completely. Always
remember to wear rubber gloves when doing dishes. You most likely will
not want to wear rubber gloves when taking a long bath, but just try to
remember not to keep your hands in the water for long periods of time.
 You
can also have a sealant applied to your nails that will help with the
water issue. This sealant is a UV activated water sealant clear coat
that is added to the top most layer of nail polish. You can even buy
this sealant at your local store, although it is generally not as good
as the salon styled sealants.
You may need to trim or file your nails from time to time, as even
the acrylic nails will grow since they are attached to your natural
nail. When this happens you can go to your nail tech and have them
remove the acrylic set. Your nails can then be trimmed and filed to
replace the acrylic nails. Chances are though, if you are going to a
nail salon to get your nails done, you are doing this on a regular
basis, so this is usually taken care of for you when you do go in. For
those of you who are the do it yourself types, it can be fairly easy to
take care of the upkeep yourselves.
 You
can do this maintenance with basically all the same things you would
normally use to take care of your nails. However, you should use a
non-acetone polish remover. If you are using an acetone polish remover,
there is a very good chance that your acrylic bonding won’t be able to
adhere itself to your nails when you are ready to put your acrylic set
back on. Once you remove the acrylic nail, you can use the non acetone
polish remover to get rid of the bonding agent. Unless you have used a
specific bonding agent such as one that is UV treated, then you should
have your nail tech remove them for you.
Once this is done, you can trim your nails, and file the tops to
roughen them for your bonding agent to set the acrylic nails again. When
they have dried and set, you can apply your polish, and finish it all
off with your top coat sealant.
Just like with your regular nails, you should refrain from putting
them anywhere near a sliding door. This will usually get them caught in
the door, causing a good deal of pain as the nails begin stripping off
from your natural nail that they are bonded too. One way around this, of
course, is to not go over board and keep your nails at a decent length.
You can have tips added to your acrylic nails in order to make them
longer if you have a special occasion to go to and want to look extra
fancy that night. Otherwise, don’t make them too long and you should do
just fine. Give them a bit of fingernail polish once in a while, and
some touch up work. This should let you dispaly the nails that every
other woman would be jealous to have. |
