Gel polish is now quite popular. With its help, hundreds of thousands of women around the world regularly do manicures. The main advantage of this varnish is as follows: it lasts for several weeks without chipping.
Gel nail polishes are applied using a special technology as follows. First, the nails are covered with a thin layer of bonder gel, which gives them a matte finish. To polymerize the gel, the hand must be placed for a minute in a UV apparatus. The dispersive sticky layer that appears after this procedure on the nails is not removed at this stage. Then a firming transparent gel is applied over it and the polymerization procedure is repeated for 30 seconds.
With a special brush, gel polish is applied to the nails over the dispersion layer. Then the hand must be placed in the UV apparatus for another 3 minutes. The nails are covered with a transparent ultra-fixing gel.
For polymerization, the hand is again placed for one minute in a UV apparatus, the dispersion layer is removed (for example, with Clinser Plus). After that, the coating becomes smooth, shiny and even.view.
Instead of the ultra-fixing gel, you can use a drug called "Reinforced Fixer". This tool does not require the use of a UV machine and the removal of the dispersion layer, and this greatly facilitates the work and saves time for applying gel polish.
The nails are then covered with a special oil, which is also massaged into the cuticle and periungual surface.
However, with all the positives, now dermatologists have begun to express concern that gel polish damages nails and even increases the risk of skin cancer. This information appeared in The Daily Mail. The research report itself was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
It is noteworthy that gel polish reviews from fans are extremely positive. However, not everything is as perfect as it might seem at first glance. In fact, in addition to beauty, this varnish can also bring problems. Each layer of varnish is cured with a UV lamp, the impact of which can lead to negative effects.
UV rays can damage skin cells. Therefore, you should not do a gel manicure too often. As studies have shown, visitors to salons have no idea about the effect that rays have on the skin. To minimize negative consequences, doctors recommend applying a thick layer of sunscreen before going to the salon. This will reduce the chemical exposure.
In addition, with the systematic renewal of gel manicure nailsbegin to break and exfoliate, because the composition applied to them causes thinning and fragility of the nail plates. It is still unknown what exactly causes brittleness - chemicals that contain gel polish, acetone or other components.
To make the procedures safe, experts advise to perform them at least six weeks apart so that the nails can fully recover.
