Nail Care - The Ins and Outs - ACRYLIC NAILS

Nail varnish, nail polish, Nail Enamel, Nail Lacquer, base coats, top coats, nail hardeners etc., are all types of coatings we use on our nails to give an aesthetically pleasing appearance and to offer protection to our nails from the elements and trials and tribulations of life.

They can also help strengthen our nails particular if peeling or soft nails is a problem. After applying these products to the nails the solvents used will quickly evaporate, leaving a thin coating of applied film behind.

A lot of these products are designed not only for cosmetic purpose but to provide strength and hardness.

Most nail treatments and cosmetics are made of a basic set of ingredients which can include nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate butyrate to name just a couple, designed to make the product appear hard and shiny when it dries.

To make the film tough and resilient, a resin or secondary film-former is normally used. To prevent chips and cracks, one or more plasticizers are often used. Solvents are added to make the product flow more easily. They can also include Colourants and stabilizers.

Nail products have been used safely for many years by people the world over. The human finger and toenails consist mainly of Keratin, which is hard and on the whole impenetrable. When nail polishes, treatments, and hardeners are dry, the ingredients in the products become embedded in the hardened film coating, and are not absorbed by the body or expelled into the air.

Revlon makes a fabulous nail enamel which comes in many colours and is competitively priced. Revlon offer a complete manicure products profile and its products are tried and tested within the cosmetics industry.