Nail alignment: features, choice of tools and procedure technology

Since our hands are often exposed to the negative effects of the environment, it is rare for a woman to find a nail plate in perfect condition. Longitudinal furrows, the so-called springboards or even flat nails do not decorate the fingers, but are able to spoil the whole image. And the coating on such nails does not last long. Therefore, many representatives of the weaker sex resort to aligning the nail plate. What is it and with what materials is produced, let's figure it out.

To align the nails, several materials are used. The choice of one of them depends on the disadvantage of the nail plate that you want to eliminate.

This material is used if you have surface irregularities in the nail, such as longitudinal stripes or transverse "jumps". For alignment, a medium or thick consistency material is selected. It all depends on the depth of the bumps. Rubber base coatings are perfect for this manipulation. Alignment occurs as follows.

• Prepare the nail plate. We make hardware or trim manicure: remove the cuticle, clean off the pterygium. Using a file for natural nails, remove the upper smooth layer from the nail plate. We process it with a degreaser and apply an acid-free primer with rubbing movements.

• Next, we proceed to the application of the base. First, we apply a fairly thin layer just to cover the entire nail with the composition. Avoid getting material under the cuticle. If this trouble nevertheless occurred, carefully remove the composition with an orange stick. Dry the base in the lamp.

• Now apply a fairly dense layer in order for it to cover all the imperfections of the nail plate: we put a drop of material on the nail, slightly departing from the cuticle, and then distribute it over the entire surface of the plate, trying to reduce the coating thickness to the root of the nail. In each layer, do not forget to seal the end well. This is done so that air and moisture could not penetrate under the coating, and thereby increased the time to wear a manicure.

• After that, turn your hand with your nails down for a few seconds and allow the material to align well. Thus, the base will slightly tighten to the middle of the nail, thereby further reducing the coating thickness at the cuticle and side rollers. Dry the layer in the lamp.

• If the plate roughness is large, it is better to apply the base in a few words, since very thick layers can dry out poorly and get crowded.
• After the nail is alignedYou can apply color gel polish and top coat.

This material is used if the irregularities on the plate are significant, and they cannot be removed with a couple of layers of the base. Biogel is more viscous and thicker, unlike most rubber bases, so putting it on the nail, making a perfectly flat surface, will not be difficult. The composition of biogels includes proteins that will nourish the nail during wear.

• Alignment, as in the previous case, we begin with the preparation of the nail plate.
• Next, apply biogel with a thin layer, as if rubbing the material into the surface of the nail.

• The composition is dried in a lamp. By default, this product dries in a LED lamp for 30 seconds, in UV - 2 minutes.
• The next layer is made thicker. To do this, we take a sufficient amount of material with a brush, apply it to the middle of the nail plate, moisten the brush in a degreaser and begin to stretch the composition along the nail, reducing the layer thickness near the cuticle and side rollers. Do not forget to seal the edge of the nail and turn your hand over as in working with the base to align the biogel.
• Dry again in the lamp.

If your problem is not with the surface, but with the shape of the nail plate (it pecks down, it doesn’t want to grow evenly), then you can smooth out such a nail using this material. The product combines gel and acrylic powder, is easy to apply, does not sag and makes nails stiff.

• Here, as in previous cases, you must first prepare the nail plate.
• The next step is to apply a thin layer of the base.

• Next, set the paper form. She needs to raise the bent nail, it must be done carefully so as not to damage the plate.
• Now we put with the help of a spatula a small ball of acrygel in the middle and with small “steps” moistened in a degreaser with a brush we push the material to the cuticle and side rollers, distributing it along the entire length of the nail.

Do not forget about architecture. In the middle of the nail we make the layer thicker, minimizing it when approaching the skin. We smooth the surface with a brush. This will remove the finished marigold from the alignment procedure.

• We pass to drying. In the LED lamp, we dry the coating for 30 seconds, then we install a bracket on the expanded material to give the shape of a regular arch to the nail plate and dry the composition to the end for about another minute. For a UV device, the drying time is extended to two minutes before installing the clamps and up to 5 minutes after that.
• Now you need to trim the nails and apply a decorative coating and top.

You can check the quality of the alignment of the nail plate after the manicure is completely ready and the finish layer is applied.

• Pay attention to the flare. It should have a round or oval shape, smoothly roll over the coating when turning the arm without distorting.
• Appreciate the arch. Look at your nails from the end. The bend relative to the middle of the nail should be the same, have a C-shape.
• We evaluate the horizontal. We look at the finger on the side. The plate should not be piled up or up, it should be a clear continuation of the line of the finger.

See how to align the nail plate in the next video.