Help with college assignment please! Primers

[beautystudentJ]

i'm curently doing my NVQ level three in nail services and we've been asked to research different types of primers and their uses.
Is there more than one type after going through the internet i can't find anything that helps me. :|
can any one help?
thanks x

 

[ValencianNails]

Hi and welcome to the site.

Get yourself a copy of The Complete Nail Technician by Marian Newman, 2nd edition, it's a fabulous book and gets recommended a lot.

Try a search for acid primer and also acid free primer, you should find quite a lot of info about it right here on the site

Hope that helps

 

[laurz17]

I agree with sandi, thats the book i used and of course this sitex

 

[Cathie!]

Hi

Think of it as a sandwich....nail plate....primer....product.

Methacrylic acid, commonly known as acid primer, creates a hydrogen bond between the nail plate and the primer and a covalent bond between the primer and the product.

Non-acid primer creates a covalent bond between the nail plate and the primer and a covalent bond between the primer and the product.

A covalent bond is a stronger bond than a hydrogen bond, to break down under every day circumstances, ie knocks, water, wear and tear etc, a hydrogen bond is more easily broken down, however, in nail services I have never really had any problems with using acid primer and a hydrogen bond.

Some products do not require primer at all and create a covalent (strongest) bond between the nail plate and the product.

Both are safe to use when used professionally and as instructed in your training.

Hope this makes sense xxx

Addage from the articles section http://www.salongeek.com/general-articles/2699-primer-lifting.html