Columbia University in the City of New York

Artificial Nails

The aesthetics of nails: a continuation and extension of artificial nail by the sculpture of other artificial aids. The tradition has its origins in the medicine. Nail extensions were originally prosthesis which should be substituted for the loss of the nail- artificial nails instead of nails that were no longer necessary. The client will file the edge of the nail on their own. Now some extent can choose the nail glue plastic sticks on the design of the nail, a work that is done with a staff assistant who is placed under the natural nail for the continuation of the nail later.

With the intensification of the natural nail which only possesses the natural nail grows with a layer of synthetic material that is covered to protect around it. The material and equipment necessary for the treatment of artificial nails in each case the property include acrylic which differs from the treatment, even if designations are for the edges. Also called “acrylics” are built of two components helps acrylic liquid and acrylic powder very fine. This system is a mixture of individual components. The material is distinguished by its hardness makes it possible to work very thin parts of the whole nail.

Nails known as “gel nails” are nails made from UV reactive acrylic gel that hardens under ultraviolet light. The beautician has the tightening device in which the customer puts his hand. In particular fluid gel, gels can be a different color and other ornaments can be worked in a small stone like glass, dried flowers, small figures, etc.

Today just usually fiberglass resin is reinforced with a textile fiber is usually glass or silk, in several movements are replaced and sealed. However, this method is sometimes necessary to repair torn natural nail and give them the necessary stability.

Nail art is a type of ornament or a finisher. The variant is the French manicure with the tip of the nail can be natural white or bright white, the rest is painted with transparent material or a little milky. But there for the designer’s creativity, the nails can be decorated with glue, with an airbrush, color and brightness or extravagant in many ways. However, a manicure can leave it with an artistic touch and yet completely natural. Currently, more men are increasingly undergoing this new aesthetic.

There is no problem for health- all materials applied to an approved treatment center, are tested for use and subject to health and allowed to retire after use. However, rumors spread about the harmful health of these types of manicures. Effects on the nail- after removing a false nail, natural nail is thinner, and is below it and it softens the keratin of the nail tip not have any contact with air to harden further before the nail can easily process can weaken the nails fine anyway. However, the next nail has not been changed by the new nail tip, after approx. 3-4 months, the nail has attained the complete status it had prior to the aesthetic manicure process.