Allergy to Acrylic Nail Monomer, Remedy

 Allergy to Acrylic Nail Monomer, Remedy

The allergy to the monomer of acrylic nails, is something that to most of us who apply nails, has happened to us.
In this article I want to touch on the subject of allergies to acrylic nail products and how I gave it a solution.

- Allergy to Acrylic Nail Monomer, Remedy , And Nail Art Accessories

Something that in my experience I was able to verify and it was quite painful, I have made it uncomfortable.

To give you an idea of ​​what I am talking about, I reached a point where I could no longer do basic things, like washing dishes, or grabbing an object.
Because it hurt my skin very badly.
In addition, my fingertips became dry and split, forming more cracks.

• As you can imagine it was a mess.
• To the point of thinking about leaving this job and dedicating myself to something else, and if I did it for some time while I was healing.
• At that time I was dedicated to another job that I have, which is artisan cosmetics and uploading videos to the channel.

When I went to the doctor, and explained everything that happened to me, he told me that the allergy to the monomer that I had is called contact dermatitis.


The photos I had of my hands were left on a cell phone that no longer turns on.
However, I show you as an example these images that I found on social networks.

Later the doctor explained to me that contact dermatitis occurs in any part of the body that has direct contact with the substance.
Hence the importance of using mouth covers, gloves and glasses every time we work with solvents, chemical powders or irritants.

I filled my prescription, and by medical prescription I suspended everything related to acrylic nails, for a few months.

However, I started looking for palliative or home remedies, so that they would work in conjunction with the medications.
And here I am going to share one, which helped me a lot and I recommend that you do it, if you already have this annoyance.

How to get rid of a monomer allergy
Before, I recommend that you first consult your doctor or dermatologist.
After that we continue.
All you will need is granulated sea salt and distilled water.
that's it!
If you don't have distilled water, make it purified bottled water.

• Well, what I did was heat the distilled water in a container to a temperature that my skin could bear.
• The water must be hot, not lukewarm, we add 2 tablespoons of granulated sea salt to dissolve it.
• Then with your hands you grab a little sea salt, and put them in the hot water, rub them together in the water.

You will feel a kind of relief and pain, it depends on how hurt your hands are, repeat this as many times a day as you need.

When you're done, don't dry your hands, allow them to air dry.

After you apply the cream that your doctor recommended, or a cream for chafing, you can also opt for shea butter or cocoa.

In that time, put aside the industrialized soaps, and change them for some neutral artisan soaps with oats and honey.

And all this together, made the pain and burning in my fingers gradually disappear.
I also started taking some vitamins, since according to the doctor my defenses were very low and that made me more susceptible.

In conclusion.
This that I share with you, has already happened to me for 2 years, and it has not been presented again, of course, now I take my precautions.
I hope it does not happen again.

Has the same thing happened to you?
Share with us your experience and how you solved it.

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There you will find artisan cosmetic products, where we make beautiful and healthy things for you.

How to Clean Acrylic Nail Brushes

 How to Clean Acrylic Nail Brushes

In this blog post, I want to share some very simple tips on how to clean acrylic nail brushes.
Since it is very important to maintain our main work tool.
On the YouTube channel nail art, I showed you a few months ago how to differentiate a kolinsky quality brush from a synthetic one.

- How to Clean Acrylic Nail Brushes And Nail Art Accessories

Now I want to show you how I clean my acrylic nail brushes, and thus extend the life of each one of them.

Sometimes I am asked if you can clean the acrylic brush with acetone, and from my personal experience I do not recommend it.
In this video you can see the explanation why I never use acetone to clean my kolinsky brushes, and by the way you know in detail what brush you can use to apply acrylic nails.


After watching the video, we will continue with these simple steps to clean or repair an acrylic brush.

How to clean and repair our acrylic nail brushes.


First step.- The first option is our monomer (whatever brand it is) and this happens because by dipping our brush into the monomer, we are continuously cleaning it and the coat of your brush is hydrated, and this prevents clumps of acrylic on it.


It also depends on the way we clean it, you can clean your brush on a napkin in a circular way, if the splint of the brush is rounded.
When the splint is flat, we will clean it by sweeping or sliding.
If you do not know what type of splint your acrylic brush has, do not worry in the video above I explain it in detail.
So, before thinking about disposing of your brush, try clean monomer and, if you can, insert a marble into your godet, to help you separate the hair from your brush.
When the first step does not work we will go with the second.



Second step.- With vegetable glycerin, believe it or not, vegetable glycerin, in addition to being useful for beauty treatments on our skin and hair.
It is also used for cleaning brushes, whether synthetic or made of another material, in this case it would be a kolinsky quality brush.


As an extra tip you can also clean your makeup brushes with it.
You can find it in any supermarket (Soriana, Walmart, Costco, etc.) or in health food stores, it has an economic cost, and it cannot be missing at home.
It is the same procedure as with the monomer, you are going to pour a little glycerin into your godete and with circular movements you are going to clean your brushes, until they no longer have lumps, and it is very important to shape the tip.
You leave them for one night and the next day as new.

If the second step does not work, we go to the third.


Third step.- Shaper by Organic Nails, with this method you have no loss, this restorer for brushes has an effect that helps to contract the bristles of your brushes, making them return to their original tip.
It is only for the use of kolinsky bristles, marla and sabers.
Not suitable for synthetic brushes.

conclusion
When none of the above steps work, it is best to cut the affected hairs.
And use the brush for other uses, just as I did when it occurred to me to clean it with acetone, at least some part of my brush I could rescue.
I hope these tips help you, I already tried them and they worked for me.
I hope they work for you too.
See you soon.

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.

How to mix Nail Acrylics easy and cheap

 How to mix Nail Acrylics easy and cheap

How to mix acrylics for nails? Before getting into the subject, let's first see what acrylics are.

Acrylics for nails are polymers (powders) that in contact with the monomeric liquid form the acrylic pearl.
We find them in different colors, the most important being the base tones, which are white / white, nude / cover, and transparent / clear.

- How to mix Nail Acrylics easy and cheap and nail art accessories

From there, we have more options to choose from, since each brand for nail products is responsible for bringing out their acrylic collections, according to the season and fashion trends.

In this way, acrylics for nails are a key piece for the realization of acrylic nails, being the best known way in beauty centers.

In addition to acrylic nails, we also find gel nails and fiberglass nails.

Moving on to the central theme of this article, mixing your own nail acrylics is a very simple and fast task.
This helps us to economize, when acquiring the material for acrylic nails that we need.

The fun of making our own acrylics is that you can customize them to your liking, achieving original nail applications and with the colors and brightness of your choice.
Best of all, you can do it with the nail decoration material that you have among your products.

Well then get to work.

How to make acrylic nail blends

To start I give you the list of colors that we will occupy, to create various combinations of acrylics.

Material:

✔ Base acrylics.- They are acrylics with neutral colors, where you are going to work the different tones to be made, so you need white acrylic (white) and transparent acrylic (crystal, clear) the amount of ounces will depend on the mixtures that want to create.

✔ Cuticle pusher.- It will help you measure the amounts you are adding little by little.

✔Godete.- Or small glass or ceramic container to work in your combinations.

✔Decoration for nails.- All nail decoration works for you, it can be angel wings, confetti, mermaid tail, glitters.

Nail's decoration

✔Eye shadows.- They are ideal to have the color of your favorite shadows on your nails, don't worry, you don't have to get rid of your shadow palette.

Now I leave you with the following videos so you can see the procedure step by step.

How to make a Sampler of Decorated Nails

 How to make a Sampler of Decorated Nails

A sampler of decorated nails is a good alternative for you to show your clients your nail designs, and help them make a decision for their acrylic nail applications or gel designs.

If you like making your own nail samples as much as I do, this article is for you.

Searching the net we can find quite a few ideas of nail mockups that you can create yourself.

- How to make a Sampler of Decorated Nails And Nail Art Accessories

And although we already have nail samples of different designs. When it comes to having our own nail display, it's best to do it yourself.

I hope that these ideas that I share with you, are useful and encourage you to create your homemade nail display.

The images that I show are taken from the web and from pinterest. Take them as a reference  and add your personal touch.

How to make a homemade nail swatch

decorated nails sampler
Leaning on wooden sticks, you can achieve a wide and varied nail display, I recommend you use the nail tips that you do not use, for example those of large sizes such as number 0.


nail designs mockup
To make a nail art mockup, you will need a sturdy surface such as thin wood, peel paper, or plastic.
Then you can add a nice frame and a fulcrum to stand on its own.


fan shaped nail display
A fan is a very original way to have a nail display, as you can see in the sample photo, it can fit quite a few nail decoration designs, I love this idea.


nail decoration album.
In dollar stores, you can still find photo albums at very cheap prices, it is perfect for displaying various designs, and classifying them by color on each page.

If you use the 3d technique, these samples are great to show your creations.

Structure of Acrylic Nails in Detail

 Structure of Acrylic Nails in Detail

Knowing the structure of acrylic nails, or the parts of the acrylic nail, is essential when doing nail applications.

In this way, we can identify how to work with acrylic beads according to each particular area.

• To know the parts that make up the acrylic nail.
• It is important to know the structure of the natural nail, here on the blog you will find the article.
• I recommend that you read it before continuing

- Structure of Acrylic Nails in Detail And Nail Art Accessories

Let's see.
To shape the acrylic nail, we have 2 ways to do it: the first is by using tips, which will serve as a support and guide for the application of acrylic.
And the second is through sculptural forms, where we will create the acrylic nail from scratch.

Both techniques are just as important to learn, if you are a beginner, I recommend starting with nail applications with tips.

We are going to see in detail the structure of acrylic nails and the importance it has when making our applications.

Parts that make up the Acrylic Nails
Cant / Apex: Located just between the free edge area and the natural nail. It is one of the areas of the acrylic nail that will receive more impact from the outside.
Also known as Apex, apex or Zone of tension.
Depending on the length of the nail, it will be the size of the cant:

• Acrylic nail apex
• Sculptural Nail Cant

Long sculptural nail
It will correspond to a high superelevation, these nails are generally nails that go from number 5 onwards.

Short sculptural nail
This type of nail corresponds to a low cant, they are mostly known as salon nails, since the length of these artificial nails ranges between number 2 and 4.

Tension Anchors: We find them right where the sides of the natural nail end and where the free edge begins, we must place special emphasis on this area, when applying the acrylic to prevent the artificial nail from breaking and breaking.
Tension anchors will need to match from side to side, we will imagine a quadrant on the acrylic nail bed.

They are indicated on the red arrow.


artificial nail tension anchors
Side skirts: Followed by tension anchors, accompanied by the free edge.
We will file continuously and evenly so that both skirts are at the same level.
Always taking into account the design of the chosen tip (almond point, oval point, square point, coffin point etc.)

A balance must be established between the surface of the nail and the flaps, the image shows in more detail the harmony between the apex, free edge and flaps.


acrylic nail side skirts
Curve C of the artificial nail. In curve C of acrylic nails we have some parameters to consider.
It is necessary to emphasize the following points:

Curve C is found in the application of sculptural nails as opposed to tip nails.
Currently, tips with curve C are for sale.
The circumference of the curve will depend on the length of the nail, the curvature of a length of # 2, which will be minimal, will never be the same as an application of sculptural nails of length # 4 onwards, where it is usually more marked.
Apart from sculpted nails, we also find curve C in gel nails.
Among the previous points, it is necessary to highlight what is its main function, which goes beyond something only aesthetic.

The curvature C provides resistance to the extension of the acrylic or gel nail, taking care of it from blows, preventing the nail from breaking, fracturing and affecting the natural nail bed.

In summary:
These are the most important parts of the structure of acrylic nails. The topic is much more extensive and goes beyond theory. Y
It is in practice where you learn and each person adds their own style by mastering this technique.

To create sculptural nails, more factors intervene, ranging from nail preparation, placement of sculptural shapes, having files of different numbers and of course all your material to apply acrylic nails.