Nails popping should be rare nowadays with the popularity of soft gel systems. This is because soft gel is a flexible material that bends and flexes with the natural nail. Prior to the popularity of structure soft gel, hard products (like acrylic, and hard gel) dominated the nail scene. The problem with hard products is that they are often too hard for most nail types.
These days, most nail techs are using a soft gel bottled builder and full coverage tips to overlay or extend nails. Bottled builders adhere well to the natural nail because of their flexibility. Unfortunately, some irresponsible formulations out there also adhere well to the natural nails because of an excess of monomer in the formulation. But bad players aside, soft gel builders, whether in bottle or pots, wear beautifully on natural nail lengths because they have a range of flexibility within their formulations. Usually a thin viscosity self-leveling base gel, a medium viscosity 2-in-1 base and builder gel (offered in pot or bottle), and a more viscous potted soft gel builder.
New pop-off scenarios are occurring more often with full-coverage tip extensions. Often, the adhesion gel is not cured properly, so the gel and the plastic tip do not adhere to each other, and then pop-offs happen.
In today’s video, I want to share with you the 3 top reasons why gel nails nowadays pop off.
Reason #1: Compatibility mismatch
- Solution: Start with soft gel systems. When you use a quality-structure soft gel system like Japanese gel, you will see a compatibility match, meaning the product and natural nail move synchronously, reducing the amount of lifting, which eventually causes nails to pop off.
Reason #2: Undercured product
- Solution: Use the curing unit of the nail brand you are using. But I get it. You are using multiple brands. Well, let’s start by narrowing the number of brands you use to two. From there, choose your personal favorite or the more affordable one.
Reason #3: Natural nails are too damaged
- If a person peels their gel and the nail plate is only barely etched or buffed to start, there will be damage, but not like if that same person had overfilled prepped nail plates. Unfortunately, the cycle of damage can spiral, leading to very little keratin on the nails and nail gel not having enough keratin or sturdy keratin to hold on to.
- The solution is to minimally prep nails, only what’s needed for good adhesion, and reduce the abuse on the natural nails, either by peeling gel nails off or being careless while wearing gel nails.
These are the three most popular reasons you will encounter nail pop-offs, and the solutions to stop them going forward.
Alright, when you’re ready, hit “play.”
Courses & Resources:
🔺Nail Gels 101 Ebook: Learn any gel in the market!
___
Other Upcoming Courses:
🔺Nail Thoughts Certification Course
___
Brands We Regularly Use & Love:
🔺KOKOIST (Code PPN10 saves you 10%)
🔺Zillabeau & Leafgel (Code PPN10 saves you 10%)
🔺Daily Charme (Code PPN10 saves you 10%)
___
✨ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AND BE THE FIRST TO KNOW EVERYTHING!
Content written by Paola Ponce.
Loved this blog? Then I think you’ll love learning more about my journey as a specialized gel nail solopreneur in the nail industry. Click here to get instant access to my free masterclass. These blogs are copyrighted material, and any use of this blog is not permitted without written concern first. Some of these blogs contain affiliate links that give us a small commission when qualifying purchases are made. Thank you for being so supportive, which helps us to continue creating valuable resources and content like this.
![[[ Nail Thoughts X Kokoist ]] Bottled Gel Launch | All COLORS SWATCHED](https://paolaponcenails.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ntswatchesnewthumb-1024x575.jpg)