There are three possible methods, which one or more we use is proprietary information. Why would we state this in a public forum? Next thing you will be asking for our formula and how we managed to produce a gel that can create a 50% c-cure without pinching....
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Look, it's one of my tasks to know our competition. So I think that I have pretty good handle on which brands produce unique products (perhaps outsourcing to a factory), and who are the factories in the USA, EU, or China that sell to anyone. There are hundreds of different gels and gel polishes. So it is ridiculous for anyone to say they know all products and what cures or not. It is equally ridiculous to believe that any chemist would produce a product, which his company wants to sell, that doesn't cure.
The problem is not that gels or gel polishes cure, it is under what conditions. This requires a specific UV lamp that is matched to the gel. But the problem comes when someone creates a brand who does not understand gel chemistry, who buys gels from a factory and believe their sales people that and UV lamp will cure their product.
And this is the core problem. Many brands buy standard products from factories and don't have access to a chemist with a laboratory. So they make a rudimentary test - which usually involves putting a glob of gel on a form to see if it cures - this is decided when they remove the gel from the form to see if the underside is soft. But this is not scientifically correct. A gel can be hard enough to file when only 50% cured. This is why there are the other three possible tests.
But is is not reasonable or fair to say that ALL other brand gels do not cure. You do not have the equipment, time or knowledge to make such a statement. And frankly, it is insulting to the brands that do their R&D correctly.
