Gel polish has become a great opportunity to diversify the nail design, but it often turns out that after using the product a woman needs to start everyday activities, which leads to an unpleasant result. Should contact with water be avoided and how long does it take to consider this article.
Why exactly gel polish?
This type of nail coating has many advantages, so women increasingly choose it. If the manicure is done according to the rules, and after the nails did not come in contact with water, then the woman will be pleased with the following results:
- the opportunity for a long time not to monitor the condition of the hands, since gel polish is able to hold for several weeks without losing attractiveness;
- the ability to increase the length of the nail quickly and easily;
- saving time during the procedure of creating a manicure, because the composition dries in just a few minutes;
- ease of removal from the nail plate without harming it;
- the ability to change color at any time using a simple varnish, which is then removed from the nail without problems and damage to the main design;
- lack of smell characteristic of acrylic nails.
Is it possible to wet?
Some manicure designers say that it’s enough to refrain from contact with water for several hours to save the manicure. Others recommend significantly more time to save your hands if you want the gel polish to last longer. This applies not only to contact with hot, but also cold water.
It is important not to wet the nails, and not to make baths before the nail plate is coated. The grip quality will be good only if the hands are completely dry.
If the requirement is not met, then as a result, after a week it will be possible to observe the exfoliation of gel polish. For the same purpose, dehydrators are used, which are extremely necessary for women prone to constant moisture in their hands.
After the finish has dried, the minimum time during which contact with water must be avoided is six hours. This applies not only to direct contact, but also to wearing gloves, as the hands in them inevitably sweat.
The need to protect hands is associated with a lengthy process of polymerization of the composition deposited on the nail plate. Even after drying, there is a subsequent shrinkage of the coating on the nail, its adhesion to the surface, getting used to keratin. If the requirement is violated, microcracks appear, into which moisture then penetrates, exfoliating areas appear, you have to do manicure again. There can be no talk of any homework, especially with the use of chemical cleaners.
It is worth saying that gel polish wins in comparison with ordinary, but it must be applied correctly in order to achieve the desired effect.
What can not be done for several days?
Specialists in the field of nail design recall that it is necessary not only not to wet your hands for six hours after the final stage, but also to abandon some other procedures. Typical mistakes are made by women who, because of their own benefit, the master does not talk about prohibitions. For three days, it is strictly forbidden to wash by hand or wash dishes for a long time. Despite the fact that it is not so easy to deform the coating, prolonged exposure to water in the hands is detrimental to the design.
It is better to postpone housekeeping for several days, only in this way it will be possible to save on manicure and change the design at the time indicated by the specialist, and not earlier.
It is strictly forbidden to visit a sauna or a bathhouse after building up, because the nails take on high heat in the steam room, and the gel polish heats up, drops cause damage to it, and the integrity of the design deteriorates. If you do not follow the advice, then the manicure will quickly deteriorate.
It is strictly forbidden to cut nails after the gel polish has been applied, since the master seals the edge so that moisture does not penetrate the coating. Thanks to this additional work, the nail plate retains attractiveness better, if the film is broken, the extended part suffers, it begins to exfoliate, you can simply break the nail.
In addition to the fact that after a manicure it is advisable not to contact with water, not to go to the bathhouse, it is worthwhile to exclude interaction with hair dye, since it can convey a shade of gel polish, which then can not be eliminated. Even if stained with gloves, the nails are exposed to sweat and talcum powder inside.
Bad effect on the quality of the finish coating after application and direct sunlight. Bright colors fade, so you should wait until the end of the polymerization process, and only then go to the beach if you do not want to overpay in the end. If you follow these rules, you can enjoy a beautiful design for up to three weeks.
The technology of applying gel polish you will see in the next video.
