Materials to make Acrylic Nails at Home

 Materials to make Acrylic Nails at Home

This article on "materials to make acrylic nails at home" is rather a continuation of another post I have here on the blog.

• In case you have not read the previous article, here I put the link
• Basic material for applying acrylic nails

To apply acrylic nails yourself without leaving home, in addition to acquiring the necessary material.

• It is essential that you take a basic course to apply nails.
• As a first alternative, you can start on YouTube by watching videos related to the topic of acrylic nails.

- Materials to make Acrylic Nails at Home And Nail Art Accessories

When we are curious to learn how to apply acrylic nails, the first step is to look for acrylic nail making materials and prices.
As I always recommend, we can start with the basics.

But as we move forward, more instruments are required for our applications, and also to increase our materials or products.

• All this goes hand in hand, with the new trends that emerge every day.
• Since the acrylic nail trends of 3 years ago are not the same acrylic nail trends 2020.
• And although the materials for creating nails are basically the same, the same does not happen with the decoration, pigments and effects that today mark us.

This second list of materials to make acrylic nails, is intended to be the continuation of the first one that I shared with you in the article mentioned above.

I hope the information is useful, and I do not rule out the possibility that this article will be updated in the future.
And if necessary, dedicate a third publication to it.

Acrylic Nail Materials List

• list of materials for making acrylic nails
• Nail polishing drill.- Also known as a polishing machine for nails, it is used to perform manicure and pedicure services, as well as to reduce excess acrylic on the artificial nail and also in the removal of acrylic and gel nails.
• We must exercise caution when using it.
• They are sold for electrical outlet and for use with batteries.

Freehand brushes- Liner brushes .- You find them synthetic and made of very good material, we will use them to make precise lines, thick and thin lines in our designs, among other uses.

• Construction Gel.- It is also known as calcium gel for nails or builder gel.
• With this gel nails are also made, which in this case would be gel nails, I recommend you take an extra course, if you are interested in making this type of artificial nails.
• Other ways to use it are to stick crystals, charms or studs on your nail decorations.
• Indispensable to have a UV / LED lamp for drying.

3d nail brushes.- In nail art, also called nail art, there is the 3d technique, which consists of creating shapes on the basis of the acrylic nail.
In addition to polymers of different colors and monomer, you need a good 3d brush.
You find them of different materials and prices, being the kolinsky brush for 3d the most used.
Although I have synthetic brushes that do this very well.

Nail vacuum cleaner .- Or nail dust collector, currently they already sell nail tables with integrated vacuum cleaner, it can also be purchased individually.
You can have it as a future purchase if you want to avoid allergy problems in the face and hands, or lung problems, be careful here!

Decoration for acrylic nails.- And here I want to include everything (swarosky crystals, stickers, stamps, pigments, effects etc, etc.) You must arm yourself with patience and time to acquire each one.

To finish with a flourish this article you can download the list in pdf.
Do not forget to print it and take it with you to follow up on the materials you acquire.

Nail Diseases and Disorders

 Nail Diseases and Disorders

Diseases and disorders of the nails are a problem that has afflicted us all at some time.

This could be the consequence of some bad habit acquired.
Some signals that our body sends to monitor our health, and also by some chemical agent or external stimulus that has been contacted.

- Nail Diseases and Disorders And Nail Art Accessories

If this annoyance is not addressed in time, it can cause major damage to our skin and nails, to the point of losing the nail in its entirety.

Even affecting the toenails and vice versa.

• We as manicurists and nail applicators, it is important that we have knowledge about this health-related topic.
• Only in this way will we be giving good customer service, which goes beyond having beautiful hands, but also healthy ones.

This also helps us to take special care in the hygiene of our nail application utensils, as well as our material.

• Being able to recognize some pathologies and diseases of the nails. We can decide if it is feasible to provide the requested service.
• Or if it is necessary to recommend the consultation of a medical specialist, before any aesthetic service in the hands, that the client requests.

Let's see the following list below

Most common nail diseases
Unguesla - buried nail .- When the nail is buried by a bad cut or a flush cut between the nail and the skin.
Onycholysis .- Thin, brittle and weak nails, they break easily, this is produced by an attack on the matrix or nail bed of the nail.
Coilonychia.- Better known as «nail of a spoon or spoon nail».
The nail is extremely thin, losing its thickness, the natural convexity of the nail is absent, growing concavely.

The absence of iron is one of the points to consider among others.

Leukonychia.- White spots on the nails, as a result of wounds or blows to the nail matrix.
Nigronychia.- Black nails due to a blow, bruise or bruise of the nail.
Onychophagia.- Habit of biting nails due to stress, or by learned habit, perhaps you know children who bite their nails when they learn that action from another person.
Acropaquia.- Abnormal rounded shape of the nail bed, the nail tends to curve downwards, with a distorted angle with respect to the nail bed.

It is related to a health disorder, where medical consultation is recommended.
Contact dermatitis.- Inflammatory skin disease, produced by contact with solvents and chemicals.
On the blog I have an article about it, I invite you to read it.

Allergy to mononero of acrylic nails.

Stepfathers.- Chips on the skin of the cuticle or lateral edges of the nails.
Onychomycosis.- Fungus in the nails of the hands and feet, being a contagious pathology, only a professional doctor should treat it, therefore the application of acrylic nails should be avoided.


I hope this article serves as a guide for you to learn more about the subject, do your own research and it never hurts to consult the opinion of a specialist or podiatrist if necessary.

And although this topic is quite extensive, I wanted to cover for the moment the most common nail diseases that we can find, in our nail salon.

This article is a good complement to the previous one where we saw the parts of the natural nail in detail, you can find it here on the blog.