Dehydrators + primers?

[maddisonbingham]

Hi all! I'm a newbie here!

I was curious what dehydrators and primers you all use to prep for acrylics? I currently use Young Nails No-Lift protein bond, but I still have clients who have lifting within a week, but only on a few nails. I think I need to touch base on prepping the nail and what the best way to do it is- so please, if you have any helpful advice, I'd love to hear it

Thank you!

 

[7th-Heaven]

I also use young nails protein bond. It's very good.
What grit file do you use when prepping, and do you make sure to properly cleanse the nails before dehydration and priming? The application and your filing routine is also key to avoid lifting. You can try starting your filing routine with the cuticle area and make sure that area isn't too thick and the apex is situated correctly and C curve is sufficiently deep

 

[maddisonbingham]

I also use young nails protein bond. It's very good.
What grit file do you use when prepping, and do you make sure to properly cleanse the nails before dehydration and priming? The application and your filing routine is also key to avoid lifting. You can try starting your filing routine with the cuticle area and make sure that area isn't too thick and the apex is situated correctly and C curve is sufficiently deep

I usually use a 180 grit, but i actually just watched a few different tutorials on prepping and just learned to cleanse the nail BEFORE even prepping anything or pushing cuticles back ‍ i have a client coming in for a fill, so I’ll take your advice and see how they hold up. Thank you

 

[7th-Heaven]

I usually use a 180 grit, but i actually just watched a few different tutorials on prepping and just learned to cleanse the nail BEFORE even prepping anything or pushing cuticles back ‍ i have a client coming in for a fill, so I’ll take your advice and see how they hold up. Thank you

Cleansing after you've roughed up the nail plate is important to remove the dust and other debris, as well as oils etc, then comes the dehydrator and primer. You can also try priming twice, and curing the 2nd coat a few seconds in LED/UV lamp, it works quite well. Make sure not to over saturate the nail in primer though. If you have lifting on just a few clients, and you notice it's the same areas each time, then you can try to pay attention to whether there's something you or the clients are doing. Watch them like a hawk to make sure they don't accidentally touch anything before you put your acrylic on. Consider also the shape and length, if they perhaps are too long for client's daily activity level? And how often they come for infill. Most my customers come back every 3 weeks, but I do have a couple who like squeezing it to 4 weeks - even though they are rough on their hands (one is a hair dresser and one works with horses). One of them has lifting usually on her index fingers. These are the types we should try to get back to fill every 3 weeks. Although in my case I've tried, but she keeps insisting on 4 weeks..

 

[NZNailz]

Check your prep. Check your ratios.
YoungNails Protein bond is AWESOME. I use two coats. but remember too much primer (too wet) can also have the opposite effect and cause lifting. If it's always the same nails on the same problem clients, try using a slightly grittier buffer to prep just those nails
Also try cleansing, priming and applying to one hand at a time so there is no chance for your client to touch clothing/skin etc after cleansing that second hand.