How to quickly correct gel nails. How to make corrections on tips
For many women today, problems such as brittleness and poor nail growth are pressing. Defects due to mechanical trauma and damage are also common. In a beauty salon, manicurists solve this problem using a procedure such as gel nail extensions.
The optimal solution to many nail problems
Using the gel, you can strengthen the nail, hide all sorts of defects, create the desired length and shape, decorate it with a variety of designs, and much more. After polymerization, the gel has a fairly plastic structure, which allows you to create artificial nails that are as similar as possible to natural ones. However, as the nail continually grows, the material also shifts. To return your nails to their original beautiful view, it is necessary to carry out correction regularly.
A procedure such as correction of gel nails in a beauty salon is one of the most popular services. Usually, after 3-4 weeks, the nails grow by several millimeters, the architecture of the artificial nail is disrupted, and the highest point- apex. All this contributes to fragility. It is also possible for the material to peel off.
Types of correction
There are several types of correction:
- simple and complex nail correction with gel;
- mini-correction;
- nail correction with French gel;
- correction with restoration of design;
- Nail correction with gel polish.
It is important to know
Before starting any correction, the master should pay attention to the general condition of the nails and the health of the client, what kind of violations and breakdowns have occurred, and where the material has peeled off. Sometimes the cause of artificial nails peeling off can be a temporary use of antibiotics, a violation hormonal levels, excessive sweating of the hands, ignorance of the rules for using artificial nails. Having ruled out all non-technical reasons, the master selects the necessary material.
Materials and equipment
For gel correction, the following consumables and equipment are required:
1. Gel. The wizard selects a 3- or 1-phase system. You will need a base gel, a transparent gel to create a base, a camouflage gel, and a white gel for the jacket.
2. Degreaser.
3. Primer. Acid or acid-free. Designed to create good adhesion of the gel to the natural nail plate.
4. Gel topcoat. Designed to create a protective layer and add shine to finished nails.
5. Liquid for removing dispersed (sticky) layer on the surface of the gel coating.
6. Paper forms.
8. UV lamp with a power of at least 36 W.
9. A router or a set of files of different abrasiveness (from 100 to 240 grit).
Each correction differs in the complexity of execution, the amount of consumables spent and time. Simple nail correction with gel is the most common. Technically it is basic.
A simple correction is always planned in advance and carried out after 3-4 weeks. In its process, the material is laid out only in the area of the regrown nail and the side ridges. The instructions below will tell you how to correct your nails with gel in 1 hour. The procedure is simple, but requires patience.
Step-by-step gel nail correction
Step 1: the hands of the master and client are treated with a disinfectant solution.
Step 2: If necessary, a European manicure procedure is performed.
Step 3: at the client’s request, the length of the nail is shortened and the free edge is given the desired shape.
Step 4: those places are processed using a router or file where the material has peeled off. The entire surface of the nail is also smoothed. The highest point is cut down because the symmetry is broken. The gloss is removed from an overgrown nail using a softer file with an abrasiveness of 240 grit. You need to work with files very carefully so as not to saw through or injure the natural nail. After washing down, use a brush to remove all dust well.
Step 5: The nail plate is degreased. The regrown part of the nail is treated with a primer. It is applied in a very thin layer. Too much of it can be one of the reasons for the material to peel off.
Step 6: if the master uses a 3-phase gel system in his work, then he applies a base layer of gel to the entire surface of the nail. This layer is polymerized in a UV lamp for 2 minutes. Sometimes during the polymerization of the gel, the client may experience discomfort and burning on the surface of the nail plate. In this case, it is recommended to remove your hand from the lamp for a few seconds and place it again as soon as the reaction stops.
Step 7: Without removing the dispersed layer, apply a small amount of gel to the regrown part of the nail and distribute evenly. Do not allow the gel to come into contact with the cuticle or flow onto the skin of the client’s hands. The distance from the gel to the cuticle should be approximately ½ millimeter. This layer is also polymerized in a UV lamp for 2 minutes.
Step 8: The second layer of gel restores the nail architecture and creates the highest point - the apex. This layer is polymerized in a UV lamp for 2 minutes.
Step 9: After new nail created, it is filed to even out the surface of the gel and give the nail its final shape. The cuticle area is cut very carefully.
Step 10: the entire surface of the nail is covered with finishing gel and polymerized in a UV lamp for 1-3 minutes. If a gel with a dispersed layer is used, then after polymerization it is removed with a special liquid.
After the new nails are ready, you can offer the client to cover them with decorative varnish or decorate them with a design. Finally, nourishing oil is rubbed into the cuticle.
Complex correction
Complex nail correction with gel is carried out in cases where the time from extension to correction is more than 4 weeks. As a rule, at this time there are definitely breakages, and the material has already moved to the middle of the natural nail. This correction almost corresponds to full nail extensions. In the process of complex correction, the master cuts all the material down to the substrate. Then the gel completely creates a new nail, taking into account all proportions.
During complex corrections, an aquarium design or French manicure is often performed or restored. It is important to adjust and reverse side nail Be sure to cut out any irregularities or detachments using a router, and create a new arch.
French manicure correction with gel
It should be noted that the correction of the French manicure itself is somewhat different from the usual correction. You can restore the jacket using complex correction and cutting, or you can use the method of removing the free edge. In this case, the free edge is completely cut off with a router or file. It is given a correct and symmetrical smile shape. I washed down the surface of the nail and general training are carried out in the same steps as with a simple correction. Then a special paper form is placed under the natural nail. This will serve as a working surface for creating a new free edge. White gel is laid end-to-end with the processed edge. After its polymerization, the nail is filed in accordance with the rules, and the free edge is given the desired shape and length. At the end, the French manicure is covered with a topcoat.
Typically, the time for a complex correction or jacket is 1.5-2 hours, depending on the chosen design.
Mini correction
The fastest gel nail correction is mini. It takes no more than 15 minutes. It is performed 5-6 days after nail extensions. If after this time small detachments of the material appear, they are carefully filed off with a file for natural nails. The entire surface is covered with a fixative or finishing coat.
Correction with gel polish
If the client is already tired of extended nails, but does not want to cut them off completely, then we can offer nail correction with gel polish. This great way gradual removal of artificial material. In this case, the nail is processed in accordance with the instructions for a simple correction. During filing, the border of the artificial material is compared with the surface of the natural nail, without forming an apex. The nail is given the desired shape and length.
After washing and pre-treatment with primer, the entire surface of the nail is covered with a thin layer of base gel polish. Next, 2 layers of gel polish and the topcoat are applied according to the technology. Gel polish coating cannot be corrected. After 3 weeks, all material will simply be deleted. If the client wishes to extend her nails again, the master will perform full nail extensions with gel. In the future, correction will also take place every 3-4 weeks.
Gel nail correction
Correction is usually required for three reasons. In two weeks, the natural nail grows, and the border between it and the artificial one becomes noticeable. In addition, during this time, detachments appear in the lateral sinuses, and the artificial nail begins to collapse. The third reason is that as the natural nail grows, the “stress zone” increases: the contact area of the form with the nail plate decreases, which is why, when hit or sharply pressed, there is a high probability of injuring the natural nail along with the extended one. Women know how painful it is.
Cleanliness comes first
“The key to success in any business is cleanliness!” - said the great classic. Therefore, you need to start nail correction by removing the enamel. It is better to use liquids without acetone; they will not damage either the gel or acrylic. Acetone loosens the surface, making the gel structure look like a sponge, and the acrylic structure like a thick porridge.
After removing the polish, wash and dry your hands, and then treat the skin around your nails with a disinfectant. All the tools you will use need to be treated with the same product or regular alcohol.
Nothing extra
Using a fine abrasive file (up to 180 grit), remove the exfoliated material. Take your time and do not pry the gel or acrylic, you can damage the natural nail and cause infections. While working, keep the file parallel so as not to wear off the nail plate. Remove dust with a soft brush. It is not advisable to use liquids.
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Please note that if you have removed more than 50% of the length of the extended nail, it makes sense to do a new extension rather than a correction
The remaining tightly holding material needs to be made thinner by a third, because you will be applying a new gel or acrylic layer on top, which means you will thicken the artificial nail even more.
New nail
Apply masking gel or acrylic to the nail so that the material does not get on the cuticle, but covers both the free nail plate and the remaining base of the artificial nail with a fairly thick layer. Do not save material, it is better to remove the excess.
Dry each nail separately. Take your time. Everything should be done as recommended by the material manufacturer’s instructions.
When making corrections on tips, novice craftsmen sometimes wonder whether to remove or leave its adhesive base surface? When the base grows critically from the nail, you can completely remove it and glue a new one, thus doing the extension almost all over again, or you can simply continue making corrections on natural nails.
Correction on tips performed using the same technology as the classic one on forms. It all depends on the condition of the modeled nail. Before the correction procedure, the master must assess the condition of the extended nails, and if no detachments are detected, then it is better not to file them at all. The fact is that when processing nails modeled on tips with a file, there is a high probability of injury to the natural nail plate. In addition, filing deprives the tips of the most important thing - their strength. Therefore, when correcting with tips, it is enough to shorten the length of the free edge of the extended nail using special nippers. Before using them as a backing, the length can be shortened in advance, before gluing. By changing the angle between the substrate and the nippers at the time of shortening the base surface, the master can achieve almost any desired shape of the “smile line”; this is very convenient, since the shape of the smile specified by the manufacturer is not always needed.
In addition, the adhesive layer between the natural nail plate and the substrate is the least durable component. For high-quality and durable contact between the glue and the nail, you should follow a unique extension technology. Before applying glue, the nail should always be treated with an activator liquid - this will ensure good adhesion and save time, as it eliminates the need to press each tip tightly to the natural nail surface.
After the tips are glued, they should be shortened to the desired length and filed a little. After this, dust is removed from the surface of the nail using a solvent, and the nail is covered with modeling material. The primer should not come into contact with the substrate, as this may cause the plastic to turn yellow. Correction on tips with modeling acrylic material does not require careful preparation of the surface of the substrate, but before using gel or fiberglass, the substrate should be treated with a buff. The strength of the extended nails is given by the modeling material – acrylic or gel. Therefore, even if over time their base surface is significantly reduced, the durability and strength of the modeled nails will not suffer in any way.
Cannot be corrected when done on tips. This modeling method is most often used one-time - for example, on the occasion of a celebration. The problem with correction occurs in the smile line, which cannot be raised. All the artist can do is make a smile line with glitter or slightly change the design.
In any case, after applying a transparent final coat, the nails will look “like new”.
