Tracy, Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise, YOU ROCK!!! Can Protein Bond be used with other gel polish lines? Also, can you coat the entire nail with Protien Bond if you plan on a soak off removal?
I always learn frm you, u r amazing teacher . Pls tell me what is dehydrator ,and primer? And now what is protien bond. Do i have to use both for nail services. I m a beginner nail tech. Pls put some more light..TIA
I am in the same boat. I'm following all of these steps. I'm prepping with a diamond bit. I'm honestly not sure what grit it is exactly, but it's on the fine side. I wonder if it's too fine of a grit. Unfortunately my nail school did not really focus on troubleshooting gel polish peeling and chipping... :(
i saw some people put the bond-aid first, and then put primer on the natural nails, and then they put the regular gel polish. is that make the gel last longer ? and i have 1 more question. is the bond-aid similar to the primer ?
Not typically, I would take a look at your lamp. Often times lamps won't show indications of going out, things just start having troubles curing or curing less shiny.
Can I use primer xtrabond by Mia secret on acrylic nail before paint , to avoid polish chipping? Hope you can answer my question I’m having chipping problems, and I’ve tried leaving texture already and it doesn’t help
Since that is not a product we use or manufacture, we can't say how it would work. However, we recommend using our Protein Bond over your enhancement to help gel polish adhere better.
We don’t recommend buffing as it smoothed out the surface and gel doesn’t like a smooth surface. We recommend finish filing with a 150 grit file, cleanse with swipe and apply a coat of protein bond. The protein bond helps fill in the scratches and helps prevent chipping/peeling.
See I did everything that she showed here to prevent chipping the gel polish. But my client came back a few days after I did her nails. She actually came back 2 days in a row. So i don’t know what I’m doing wrong. And she said she wasn’t doing anything rough when they chipped. So maybe do you think it could’ve been the product? I used an OPI gel polish. I’m thinking they’re not very durable maybe?
Could be, not all products are created equal. Also with gel polish alone sometimes people have more flexible nails which may lead to bending causing the gel polish to chip. You could try using a hard gel base coat to prevent movement of the natural nail
YoungNailsInc she actually came back again today. One of her nails on the other hand this time chipped. So what I did this time to fix it and that it doesn’t happen to the other nails, I put more bonding agent on the tips of all her nails and capped the free edge with the color. And top coated them all again. I really hope she doesn’t come back again for another fix. I don’t know what to do otherwise
@@SarahhhBeth yes eventually i do get things figured out. Sometimes I don't but o well. this problem that i had i think most of it wasn't really my fault. She said she works at home depot so obviously it had to be mostly her fault when she chipped her polish.
I notice that you don't cap the free edge with the base, polish and top coat. Is that correct for gel polish? I've always been taught to cap the free edge.
As long as you apply Protein Bond, you do not need to cap the free edge. Our gel polish will adhere well to the filed surface with Protein Bond. Some people like to cap the edges for a more finished look, but it is not necessary.
As long as you apply Protein Bond, you do not need to cap the free edge. Our gel polish will adhere well to the filed surface with Protein Bond. Some people like to cap the edges for a more finished look, but it is not necessary.
I love the color and style of your right hand! Do you have the tutorial for this set? Been scrolling up and down but couldn't find it! Thank you #teamyn
I adore protein bond. It’s the only thing I’ve found that gives me 3 weeks chip free wear! My only question is I’m quite paranoid about developing an acrylate allergy. Can someone please help me interpret the ingredients to see if this is something that might nip me at the heel someday? Ethyl Methacrylate, Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate, Peg-4 Dimethacrylate, Dimethyltolyamine, CI 60725
All of these chemicals are FDA approved for safe use as directed. Although allergies can happen after one contact, they tend to develop over time from repeated over-exposure to chemicals, so avoiding contact with the skin, not cutting the cuticles prior to product application and avoiding over-use of any chemical will help to avoid reactions.
YoungNailsInc thank you very much for the information, I would like if you could take a video of how to remove your nails professionally I would greatly appreciate it. THANK YOU
Protein bond is a non acid primer.. it doesn’t chemically etch the nail like a traditional primer does. Protein stays sticky.. sticks to the natural nail and then sticks the product. Here is a video on Protein Bond & how to use it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GY8KvVKJlQE.html
If your top coat is getting dull, it could be that the nails are just being worn down or if your curing lamp is getting older, it may not be fully curing the gel.
Protein bond is a non acid primer.. it doesn’t chemically etch the nail like a traditional primer does. Protein stays sticky.. sticks to the natural nail and then sticks the product.
Protein bond is a non acid primer.. it doesn’t chemically etch the nail like a traditional primer does. Protein stays sticky.. sticks to the natural nail and then sticks the product. Here is a video on Protein Bond & how to use it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GY8KvVKJlQE.html Swipe is an alcohol and acetone based product formulated to cleanse the nail perfectly for product. Here is a video about Swipe & how to use it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lXxr0U-kHkM.html
You can, but if we do then we recommend removing the gel polish with an e-file. Protein bond does such a great job at sticking to the product that it will be hard to remove by soaking. If you do soak that's when we recommend only the tip of the nail.
Sorry for asking but don't you guys clean the cuticle area? Here is a must in any service...It takes me 2 h to do a gel polish service because the manicure....It just looks unfinish without taking care of the cuticle
2 hrs for a gel polish mani? What are you doing out of curiosity and what are charging for the 2hr service? I book 45 min for a gel mani ... client gets a dry mani (nail shaping and cuticle clean up) hand and arm massage once gel is cured. take me about 30 min plus clean up.
@@Theartofcommunicationn You could get lucky not using it and not having lifting or chipping, but we like to always use protein bond to ensure we do not. If it's gel polish on the natural nails, how to apply protein bond depends on how you remove the gel polish. If you remove by soaking off, then we recommend applying protein bond to the tips of the nails. If you remove with an e-file, then we apply it over the entire nail.
What top coat are you using? Is it our Stain Resistant top coat? Stain resistant is a hard gel top coat. Our nails are flexible and this will cause the top coat to crack if used on top of the natural nails. It is for use on top of enhancements such as acrylic, hard gel, slickpour, full cover tips, etc. Think of stain resistant on natural nails like this: “You used a hard gel topcoat on a soft gel polish. It's like the chocolate shell on an ice cream cone.” instagram.com/reel/CvvMWUsuth_/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
No, protein bond is a non acid primer.. it doesn’t chemically etch the nail like a traditional primer does. Protein stays sticky.. sticks to the natural nail and then sticks the product. Here is a video on Protein Bond & how to use it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GY8KvVKJlQE.html
You can cap the free edge if you prefer that look, but as long as you are applying Protein Bond, this will bond the gel polish to the nail and you don't have to "seal" the free edge.
This is exactly how I do it. However, the problem I still have is that at the tip of the nail, the polish starts to separate from the nail. It happens after about 10 days, even with better quality pricier polish. So I must be doing something wrong, I just can't figure out what.
When the nail grows out and the free edge isn't getting moisture from the nail bed any longer, it gets dehydrated and loses it's flexibility. With wear and tear, it can start to pull away. Make sure your clients are using cuticle oil on a regular basis (at least once/twice daily) to help keep the nails hydrated and flexible.
Lately I've have several of my clients coming back to me stating that there gel polish is peeling off their nails? When I do builder gel or acrylic I then file then dust off the nail then apply gel polish and then top coat. Someone told me that I should not cleanse the nail due to the fact that the nail is still wet when going to apply gel polish. Can you help me with this problem?
You may just be getting lucky that it's not peeling. We don't buff the natural nails either. We remove the shine from them with a 150 grit sanding band lightly.
Generally, curing a product for a longer time won't affect the wear of it. Depending on what product is chipping, there is most likely another issue going on.
Thank you so much for ur response. I started recently doing my nails at home . I have short and weak nails and I was thinking of doing the dip powder, can I do a layer of clear dip powder and then finish it off with a gelish color? And if this is possible can u show a tutorial on how to do do step by step? Also my nails are in the healing process now and super short will dip powder work on my bare nails? I do not want to add a tip . Again thanks for responding .
Hope someone sees this and it helps them. Buffing your nails may be good if the polish falls off easily usually, but if you grow out your nails DO NOT buff them!! Mine were so long and because I buffed them the tips of my nails came off with the gel polish
