Does Acrylic Overlay Damage Nails

Some people believe that using tips for length also provides strength and that its better to trim down your natural nails and apply a tip for length.

Does acrylic overlay damage nails. When your natural nails are drilled down several layers of the nail bed are being filed through and there is no way to heal that kind of damage. For those looking at gel overlays we have all the answers that. Question is can I put acrylic overlay on to make nail look better and normal or not as to not further cause damage.

Nail strength can be impro. I will say occasionally the gel will chip off. Im trying to upload a pic.

No extension is used so whether you do it on long or short nails depend on you. Gel overlay is a product applied directly over the top of the natural nail to give it shape and structure. Frequent touch-ups can seriously damage your natural nails.

Also acrylic nails can be quite costly. This is so far from the truth. Aug 18 2011 2 IF you put any enhancement over that nail the.

If youre one of them these tips from dermatologists can help you reduce the damage. Ive had my overlays for about 4 or 5 months now. Its quite common to develop either a fungal or more commonly bacterial infection usually Pseudomonas - giving the nail a greenish discoloration under the nail.

In fact if you have a shorter nail bed it is easier to fix a form and overlay to give you the desired length. You natural nails will have more of a pinkish tone to it the acrylic and natural nails will have different colors. When combined in the proper ratio - approximately 11 or 115 - they harden on their own.