Blowing/waving nails?

[nails2nails]

Could someone explain to me about nail polish and the drying process please?

Why if you wave your hands or blow on them, they don't dry no quicker?
I believe that you have to reduce the air in the polish right?
So products like the quick dry oils that you place on them, takes the air out?
So if we blow on them we put air back in lol is that right or am I barking up the wrong tree here

:hug:

 

[Kaynine]

Manicure Procedures

If you scroll to the bottom of the page it give a brief explanation of how polish dries. Sorry I couldn't find a full in detail one.

 

[katiebbaby]

Oxygen prevents the nail enamel from drying, if you place a layer of oil or place hands in bowl of water this can speed up the drying process. Blowing on nails or wafting them will inhibet the process of de-oxygenisation, if i can remember properley I think it's something along those lines lol. xx

 

[ValencianNails]

I was a bit confused with the drying process of enamels and had a lengthy couple of pm's with Sam (The Geek) about it, only yesterday!
Here's what he told me:

Solvents in enamel are like solvents in any kind of paint, or even hair spray. They are used to improve flow and the colour 'thin' and easy to apply. Keeping oxygen out (i.e. keeping the lid on) keeps solvents from escaping, leaving the lid off allows the solvents to escape - this is how colour, paint and even hair spray 'dries'.

A key thing to remember is that oxygen inhibits polymerisation, however the polymer in colour (like in hair spray) is already polymerised. Solvents just keep the 'polymer bits' from settling together. Once the solvent escapes, they settle together (or 'dry').

This is also why the thicker colour is applied, the longer it takes to dry; its too hard for the solvents to escape. Some products speed up the evaporation of the solvents (i.e. SolarSpeedSpray) and some products are thought to push down the colour platelets which in turn pushes out solvents (i.e. SolarOil).

So in a nutshell, its not about keeping oxygen out - but rather in ensuring that solvents can evaporate. Not sure how you can encourage the evaporation process without having oxygen around though

It all became clear after our chat about it, hope it helps you :green:

 

[nails2nails]

Thank-you Sandi very helpful

So it's the oil in the products like in your case solar oil and speedspray that remove the solvents. so in that case what is the difference between solar oil and speedspray, what I mean is could you just use the solar oil and it do the same job? whats in the speedspray other than oil?
Sorry for the questions just trying to get my head round it all lol

xx

 

[ValencianNails]

Thank-you Sandi very helpful

So it's the oil in the products like in your case solar oil and speedspray that remove the solvents. so in that case what is the difference between solar oil and speedspray, what I mean is could you just use the solar oil and it do the same job? whats in the speedspray other than oil?
Sorry for the questions just trying to get my head round it all lol

xx

Solar Oil is heavier than the Solar Speed Spray, as Sam said (from my quote earlier) the spray helps the solvents evaporate and the oil pushes down the colour platelets which in turn pushed out the solvents.

By just using one or the other you would get the same effect, I prefer to use the spray as it was intended for faster enamel drying.

As for the ingredient differences, have a look on: cnd.com

They have a page called 'Product Profile' which gives more details on what the product does and how to use it etc, you might have to register to view the 'Pro' section.

http://www.cnd.com/Tools-Support/PDF/Product-Profiles/SolarOil.pdf

http://www.cnd.com/Tools-Support/PDF/Product-Profiles/SolarSpeed_Spray.pdf

hth's :hug: