There is no way for the light to penetrate through multiple layers for a fully cured product. While leaving the product exposed to the sun will usually damage it and I say USUALLY because many are packaged in dark colored UV protective bottles in case you forget you have time to perhaps save the product, there is no way to fully cure nails this way, especially a darker color. Nail lamps can be found online for next to nothing so there’s no reason to try an untrustworthy alternative. Glad this video was made for people that are always leaving reviews about their gel not drying lol!
I wonder if going out in the sun or even certain types of light bulbs would work. It would probably take forever but you can still get uv that way it's just not as concentrated
very strong sun does work!!! i accidentally left my builder gel on sun (inside the house) and after 10-15 minutes the top of the gel (like half of the centimeter) was fully solidified
Just last week i was working on a client and i swatched three colours, two opaque and one sheer and in 2 mins the sun had slightly cured the sheer one. DO NOT DO THIS YOU NEED A LAMP. If you have uncured product on your nails/skin overtime you will develop an allergy to gel which also translates to an allergy to acrylic, polygel, shellac, gel polish, biogel. Basically you will never be able to do your nails again unless the allergy were to go away somehow
Thats not true about not being able to do your nails ever again, there are hypoallergenic and hema free gel options nowadays, but it's definitely more difficult and expensive and it affects even dental work etc and is a painful itchy nightmare. So yeah agreed on first half!
@@unboundbytiffany what she said is right… no matter if its hema free or not you can still develop a big allergy to acrylates if not properly cured, check out doug schoon’s books…
I bought gel polish and when it stayed tacky without using a topcoat, I left it there and it eventually dried itself after a day but that was after 3 reps of 60 seconds of uv
It stayed tacky because it has an inhibitions layer, which is dangerous to leave to rub off onto your skin etc. So yes it likely cured as it's a layer of uncured polish that rises to the surface to increase adhesion to top coat/2nd layer etc. But it's not the same as uncured polish to begin with. Almost every gel polish usually has a "tacky" inhibition layer. Only no wipe formulas, top coats and no wipe art gels etc. Don't.
does UV light make my hands damaged&darker (hyperpigmentation)? if yes what should i do? should i use sunscreen before drying my gel nail to UV light? i am in a dilemma to do gel nail art everytime i think abt this :(( *sorry for my bad english :)
@@kimm4831, And your face and eyes. Always protect your eyes from UV lamps, you could be permanently damaging them. Tell everyone you know to be aware of this. Suggest to them to do some research on what it can do and how to avoid any harm. Good for you for sharing the NEEDED information! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏼
That’s a great question indeed and shows great reasoning on your part. Protect your eyes hon, UV light can permanently damage your eyes so I’m glad to see someone asking these kinds of questions on a public forum. Questions like yours show signs of intelligence and may just prevent someone harm, like yourself. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏼
