Jenny-Nails
Well-Known Member
I've heard a few people just lately saying that gel is kinder to your natural nails than l&p.
I'm a CND Master Tech so have been taught how to apply and remove l&p enhancements safely and know the reasons that nail plates can be damaged, regardless of which system you use e.g. harsh filing on natural nails, picking enhancements off, etc etc.
I was watching a shopping channel the other week and was shouting at the TV 'cos the girl on there demonstrating how to apply a gel tip & overlay was saying "Oh yes, gel is much kinder to the natural nail than acrylic"...as she 'removed the shine (and several layers of nail plate) from the nail with what looked like a 100 grit file!!!'....poor model, she had lovely nails to start with! :cry: :cry:
Also, one of my customers is a beauty therapist and is being taught how to 'do nails' with Calgel and she said to me "They say gel is much kinder to natural nails than acrylic you know".
When I asked her why that was, she said "I think it's organic!"
I thought (I may be wrong here) but aren't all/most systems organic??
Are there any real reasons why gel would be kinder to natural nails than l&p enhancements applied by a well trained tech???
I use Brisa and L&P and so my prep and aftercare are the same...I'm wondering if it is a myth or if there is any evidence to sustain the belief that gel is kinder to nails than l&p
Look forward to hearing your comments
Jenny
CND Master Tech
I'm a CND Master Tech so have been taught how to apply and remove l&p enhancements safely and know the reasons that nail plates can be damaged, regardless of which system you use e.g. harsh filing on natural nails, picking enhancements off, etc etc.
I was watching a shopping channel the other week and was shouting at the TV 'cos the girl on there demonstrating how to apply a gel tip & overlay was saying "Oh yes, gel is much kinder to the natural nail than acrylic"...as she 'removed the shine (and several layers of nail plate) from the nail with what looked like a 100 grit file!!!'....poor model, she had lovely nails to start with! :cry: :cry:
Also, one of my customers is a beauty therapist and is being taught how to 'do nails' with Calgel and she said to me "They say gel is much kinder to natural nails than acrylic you know".
When I asked her why that was, she said "I think it's organic!"
I thought (I may be wrong here) but aren't all/most systems organic??
Are there any real reasons why gel would be kinder to natural nails than l&p enhancements applied by a well trained tech???
I use Brisa and L&P and so my prep and aftercare are the same...I'm wondering if it is a myth or if there is any evidence to sustain the belief that gel is kinder to nails than l&p
Look forward to hearing your comments
Jenny
CND Master Tech