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The Science Behind Acrylic Nails

26 сентябрь 2025 г.

The science behind acrylic nails is both similar and different to the science behind UV curing gel nails, in this blog we explore that science!

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How to read an SDS for nail products

22 сентябрь 2025 г.

A SDS is something we hear talked about in the nail industry, but what is it? SDS stands for Safety Data Sheet, historically it was known as a MSDS (material safety data sheet), although this term ...

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The ingredient crossover between the medical and nail worlds

5 февраль 2025 г.

I bet you didn’t know that contact lenses and UV gel nail products can share ingredients?? It’s a fact that is commonly overlooked, that UV nail gels and medical/dental products often share certain...

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What is an Inhibition Layer?

30 сентябрь 2024 г.

Have you ever applied gel, cured it and noticed that there is a sticky layer on top? This sticky layer is also called the inhibition or dispersion layer and is totally normal. It does not mean that...

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Why is TPO being banned in Nail Gels?

27 август 2024 г.

  TPO is specifically a type of photoinitiator that absorbs UV light and triggers the hardening process of gel-based nail products. It is known for providing a fast cure time and can be used in bot...

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What are heat spikes and how can i combat them?

16 август 2024 г.

We have all had a client quickly whip their hand out of the lamp because they are experiencing a heat spike. Understanding why they happen can help us reduce the occurrence of heat spikes.

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Which nail lamp should I use to cure my gels?

16 август 2024 г.

The answer is pretty simple… the lamp the manufacturer of your gels recommends or a lamp with specifications that the brand recommends. The sceptics among you may believe that a nail lamp is a nai...

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Why do my pink and neon pink gel polishes change colour in UV light?

16 август 2024 г.

Have you ever painted a neon pink set of nails and when the come out of the lamp after curing have gone darker? Or similarly, painted a set of lighter pink nails only to find the colour has faded? ...

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