The desire to look perfect in every detail is an integral quality of any girl or woman. Therefore, the modern beauty industry is constantly developing and moving forward by leaps and bounds in order to please every young lady and facilitate the titanic work of creating a unique and perfect image. And, of course, a beautiful original manicure is no exception.
The quality and durability of modern beauty products require special attention. To wash off makeup, you will need special tools to remove your obsolete decorative manicure, you will have to go to the salon. But before the trip, it will not be superfluous to find out how shellac is removed in the cabin. There are several ways, which are detailed in the article.
What is shellac?
It all started with all sorts of varnishes that inveterate fashionistas covered their nails for decades of the last century. Then they were replaced by a more practical in terms of durability gel polish, whichfor a number of reasons lost its position in favor of shellac. In 2010, the Creativ nail department released Shellac gel polish (Shellac), which later (by the way, not without reason) turned out to be the most promoted brand and became the starting point for a new type of designer manicure.
Benefits of shellac
Shellac has several advantages over its predecessor - gel polish. Firstly, it contains much less substances harmful to the nail plate, secondly, it takes less time to apply and, thirdly, it is easier to “wipe” it off. The article will tell about how shellac is removed in the salon.
When should you think about updating your manicure?
Guaranteed period of wearing shellac manicure from 10 to 14 days. With proper care, this period can be significantly extended. But in any case, the day will come when you need to remove the varnish in a beauty salon. Since even if the coating itself is not broken and remains intact and smooth, the nails tend to grow back. And after a while, a strip of the nail appears, not covered with shellac, which negatively affects the aesthetic side of the manicure.
How to remove shellac?
The main plus of shellac nail coating is the resistance of this manicure to any impact. Therefore, removing its obsolete shellac from the nail is a rather laborious task.
Some desperate fashionistas do this procedure at home with liquidfor removing conventional varnish. At the same time, the nails in this liquid, which, in fact, is ordinary acetone, must be literally marinated for 20-30 minutes, this will soften the shellac a little, which will then need to be scraped off with a pusher. Ultimately, this method of removing the gel polish will not only negatively affect the condition of the nail plate, but can also cause a chemical burn of the skin around the nail.
You should not save on he alth and nerves, the best solution would be to go to a specialized center. About how shellac is removed in the salon, in the continuation of the article.
What methods are used by specialized centers?
In most cases, it is not the shellac itself that causes harm to the nail plate, but its "erasing" that does not comply with the rules. Professional solvents help to remove shellac correctly in the salon - removers or a special apparatus with a cutter, which in some salons replace ordinary nail files, since the principle of the procedure is similar. The second method, despite its seeming danger, is more preferable in terms of maintaining the integrity and he alth of the cuticle, nail plate and skin around it. Choosing the right way to remove shellac in the cabin is not so simple. More on that later.
How is shellac removed with solvents?
The solvents used in salons to remove shellac are called removers. They are produced by manufacturers of shellac itself, so the solvent of the samebrand that and gel polish.
How do they remove shellac from nails in the salon? On the fingers of cleanly washed and wiped hands, the master alternately applies prepared “compresses”. Such a “compress” is a cotton pad, sponge or something similar (it all depends on the salon and the master), soaked in a special solvent. The impregnated material is usually fixed on a sticky base, like a plaster, so that the sponge moistened with solvent tightly covers the nail plate during the softening process, the duration of which also depends on the manufacturer and quality of the remover and can vary from 10 to 20 minutes.
After the time required for soaking the gel polish, the master releases his fingers one by one and removes the shellac layer with a special spatula. The softened coating, which looks like pieces of a film, moves away from the nail quite easily.
Some salons, keeping pace with the fashion industry, provide an opportunity to get rid of the old manicure much faster due to the absence of the procedure for preparing "compresses". Today there are ready-made impregnations. They are small bags, inside of which there is an already prepared remover napkin. It remains to open the bag and dip the shellac-covered nail into it. This innovation is the brainchild of Chinese manufacturers, but some European firms were not slow to adopt this experience.
Shellac is rarely removed in the salon using a remover method. Because there is a way that takes much less time.
Removing shellac with a solvent: pros and cons
It is extremely difficult to say something unambiguous about the solvent. Despite the fact that most fashionistas fall into a state of nervous trembling from the proposal to cut down shellac, the majority of craftsmen still prefer sawing. This attitude towards removers is due to their effect on the skin and nail plate.
The composition of any solvent, even the highest quality, includes acetone, nothing else will simply dissolve the varnish. What do you need to know about acetone? This is a powerful degreaser, which, when exposed to the skin and nails, dries them to the limit, which negatively affects not only the appearance of the hands and nails, but also significantly damages the structure of the nail plate, which becomes brittle and begins to exfoliate. Not harmless to the body and acetone vapor, they can adversely affect the respiratory tract, causing irritation of the mucous membranes or even poisoning.
However, for several decades, acetone was indispensable in use for washing off conventional varnishes, and no danger from its use stopped fashionistas, since there simply was no alternative.
A good master after the shellac softening procedure must use funds to restore and strengthen the nail. Their use will help restore the moisture lost during the removal of the nail gel and nourish the nail plate with restorative elements.
How is shellac removed by filing?
To remove shellac by sawing, the same device is used as forhardware manicure. The difference lies only in the use of cutters of a different nature.
The principle of operation of the machine for removing shellac is extremely simple. The cutter, which is specially cut, rotates at a very high speed and literally cuts the gel polish off the nail.
This procedure can be done with a regular file (masters in some salons still practice this method), but using a cutter significantly reduces the time spent on the process, and also makes it many times more comfortable.
So how do they remove shellac from nails in the salon with a machine? The most important thing in this procedure is that only a qualified master with good equipment will perform his task efficiently and painlessly. Shellac is removed from the nail with short stroking touches with a cutter. If the touch is delayed, then both the cutter and, accordingly, the nail will heat up, which will lead to discomfort.
The work of the apparatus on the nail ends when only the base layer remains from the coating. This layer is removed from the nail not with a cutter, but with a soft buff. This protects the nail not only from sawing, but also practically does not injure the nail plate.
Why shouldn't you be afraid of removing shellac with a machine?
Many salon-goers are afraid of just the sight of a rotating cutter that looks terrifyingly like a dental drill. At the same time, there are various horror stories that tell about the painfulness of the procedure or cases of sawing the nail to the meat.
But any experienced master will be able to tell you how to shootshellac in the salon by the apparatus. At the same time, everything is absolutely safe and also painless.
The device removes only the artificial coating, the cutter does not contact the nail at all. The indicator for the end of the cutter is the base coat, which at the final stage is polished with a soft buff. So no master will cut a nail.
You don't have to worry about pain either. All you can feel during the procedure is a slight tickle on the nail.
How long does the procedure take
So, how long does it take to remove shellac in the salon? This procedure is much faster than application. Especially on the condition that it will be performed by an experienced master.
But even here it all depends on the chosen method.
Removing the shellac coating with a remover will take 20 to 40 minutes. It all depends on the chosen solvent - some soak shellac in 15 minutes, some formulations take half an hour to do the same. Plus, by this time, the work of the master to peel the shellac from the nail itself will take no more than 10 minutes.
Hardware removal of shellac is many times faster. It will take no more than 15 minutes to cut off the coating with a cutter and buff the nails with a buff.
Issue price
Remove shellac in the salon, of course, the service is not free. But not very expensive either, considering that doing this procedure yourself at home is not only extremely troublesome, but also dangerous to he alth.
The price depends not only on the salon, but also on the chosen method of getting rid of the worncoverage.
If you remove shellac by soaking, the cost will directly depend on the price of the solvent used and vary from 200 to 600 rubles.
Removing shellac with a machine fits into a narrower price range - from 300 to 400 rubles.
In any case, when it is time to update your manicure, you should not save on the services of specialists. This will help save both nerves and the he alth of the skin of hands and nails, especially since the price of the issue is relatively low.
A qualified master will not only perform the process of removing shellac efficiently and quickly, but will also give the necessary advice on caring for nails and offer he alth-improving procedures. If required.
That's all the comprehensive information on how to remove shellac in the cabin.
