Ladies who wear acrylic nails. How do you take care of your real nails?

My friend superglued my nails with acrylic nails a couple of weeks ago. They actually didn't look bad. Honestly, I have never had them done before because they always look so fake on gals. These ones were shorter and of the french nail variety.





Anyway, they started to fall off. I am concerned about the long term effects of wearing fake nails. The fake nails left horizontal scratch marks on my real nails. Also, a couple of them are left with green streaks that I can't get off. Looks gross, like maybe something fungal?





So, for you gals that use acrylic nails all the time, how do you take care of your real nails. I can't afford a salon. I just want good looking healty nails. I would like to try the acrylic nails again...but don't want to end up with some narley infection.





Does it matter the brand of acrylic nails? Or they all just about the same? Thanks for your input.Ladies who wear acrylic nails. How do you take care of your real nails?
The products do not tear your nails apart. Its when you go to an unskilled,and inexperiences tech, that is when your nails get torn apart. This usually happens when the person overfiles your nails using a tool - a Dremel, on your nails. Mind you, a dremel is not made for use on nails, they are designed for use with woodworking and other hobbies. They are not safe for use on nails, and - in fact, they are illegal to use on nails in several states. Now, put an illegal tool which is not designed for use on nails in the hands of an unskilled discount salon 'worker' and you get quite a recipe for disaster. They will ruin your nails almost 100% of the time. And no, the acrylic brands are not the same. These same discount salons buy their supplies at the lowest possible cost. This means that you are getting the cheapest acrylics available used on your nails. The difference in cost can be pretty large. For example, I have seen monomer (the liquid) for sale - by the gallon, in discount nail supply houses for only $35 a gallon. For comparison, a high quality monomer made by reputable nail companies will cost an average of $200-$250 per gallon. And when I say cheap, I do mean cheap in every way. The stuff they use on you in discount salons is such trash, it's unbelievable. Quite often, these chemicals they use are even illegal since they contain MMA - a hazardous chemical which is known to be harmful to humans when used on nails in it's liquid form. It has been banned by the FDA for almost 25 years now, but is still available through underground supply houses. Why would these kind of salons use this bad stuff on your nails? One word: Cheap. This type of monomer is dirt cheap, that's why. And they continue to use it anyway despite it's nasty reputation within the nail industry. Cheap acrylic products will turn yellow easily, they will have an awful look to them when your nais are done, and those products can be quite harmful to humans as well. High quality products cost a LOT more than the stuff discount salons use, they do not yellow, and your nails will not fall off when it is applied correctly. But to apply acrylic - or gels correctly takes skill and proper product education. Those are two things that the typical discount salon worker most often lacks - both skill, and training. Many of them are simply not qualified to work on nails, and many are not even licensed to do nails.


So, the next time you have your nails done, be sure that you avoid the discount salons at all costs. Sure, it will cost you more money to go to a reputable, highly skilled nail technician who uses nothing but the highest quality acrylic products, but the end result will be soooo worth it. You will be able to notice the difference immediately upon walking in to the salon. There will not be any Dremels in use. The salon will be clean, the implements will have been properly disinfected, and no files will be used on more than one client. If you went to a discount salon to have your nails done, then that is the main reason that your nails looked so bad. And the use of dirty implements, or the lack of disinfection of implements and tools is the #1 reason that people, like yourself, end up with a case of the 'greenies.' BTW, that is a bacterial infection, NOT a fungus.


Avoid discount salons...That in itself will leave your nails in good condition since they won't be ruined by some unskilled worker. BTW, a discount salon is one that typically charges about $25-$30 or less for a full set of acrylics. The average cost for acryic nails is $48. It may sound like a great idea to save some money by going to one of these places, but most people end up in pain during, or after the nails services have been performed. And most regret going in the first place. Avoid that kind of thing. Don't go to any discount salons. Period.Ladies who wear acrylic nails. How do you take care of your real nails?
If you cant really afford going to a salon for acrylics don't even bother. the chemicals are really harsh on your real nails. they tear them apart.





Try getting a nice manicure every other month instead if you can and you can also buy a kit at your local drug store and give your self a manicure.





That's the best way to guarantee your nails will look healthy.








Good luck.