Tiger Jay
Well-Known Member
Approximately how many cell layers thick is the average nail plate?
APW Cell layers........
- Thread starter Tiger Jay
- Start date
Help Support SalonGeek:
naturalnails
Legend
Approx 100.
Tiger Jay
Well-Known Member
Ok so when removing the shine from the nail plate during prep , how many layers, (approximately) is removed?
naturalnails
Legend
Hopefully as few as possible
Tiger Jay
Well-Known Member
True, true, but there must be a certain amount of layers removed, to remove the surface shine from the nail plate.
What do you think?
Hope
Well-Known Member
2 or 3?
VillageNails
Well-Known Member
during a demo at nsi they tell you 3 - 5 layers
hth
hth
Envy
Well-Known Member
It depends on your technique and the grit abrasive you use.
A 240 grit abrasive used in the direction of the natural nail lightly will remove (without going over the same patch repeatidly) will remove 2-3 layers (2-3%)
Where as a 100 grit used in a cross filing motion can take up to 25 - 30 layers... getting down into the soft spongy inner core of the nail plate. This is often done to give inferior bonding product the opportunity to adhere... Pity about the poor nail plate
Too add toe nails have an average of 150 layers. Much thicker
A 240 grit abrasive used in the direction of the natural nail lightly will remove (without going over the same patch repeatidly) will remove 2-3 layers (2-3%)
Where as a 100 grit used in a cross filing motion can take up to 25 - 30 layers... getting down into the soft spongy inner core of the nail plate. This is often done to give inferior bonding product the opportunity to adhere... Pity about the poor nail plate
Too add toe nails have an average of 150 layers. Much thicker
