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Date Posted: 06:45:20 08/02/99 Mon
Author: nailsplash
Author Host/IP: ip-91-172.ord.primenet.com / 206.165.91.172
Subject: Re: Acrylics - Non yellowing/no acid primer
In reply to: Tricia 's message, "Acrylics - Non yellowing/no acid primer" on 18:33:51 08/01/99 Sun

> Help - I am looking for an acrylic that DOES NOT
> YELLOW and can be used without a primer or with a
> non-acid primer. I currently use Premium Nail
> Concepts, but their primer burns a few of my clients.
> I have tried Retention, which doesn't burn, but
> yellows badly. Any suggestions? Thanks for the help.

You don't HAVE to use primer of any type. Very dilegent preparation of the nail plate, ie "mechanical" priming can replace chemical priming.
OR
Try using a non-Methacrylic acid primer such as Bondex or similar with just about any brand of acrylics ,using the BX in place of the MA(except with rentention).
OR
Be sure the MA primer is completely dry before applying acrylic when you do use it.
OR
Try gel nails. Some techs prefer the control they get with the "primer" being ion the gel. (Some gels, not all)

BTW.... "acid" is all relative, and acidic does not mean bad! Everything (except water, ideally pH of 7) is either acidic (pH 0 to less than 7) or alkalaine (caustic, base, pH greater than 7 to 14). A move of equal pH points in either direction (acid or base) has basically the same effect, as both acids and bases burn and corrode. Our nails typically have a pH of 5.5, which makes them slightly acidic in nature! Acetone is a base with a pH of about 9 or 10.

For more info on these topics ( primers, nail prep, acrylic nails, gel nails, chemistry) see my web site at <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.nailsplash.com">http://www.nailsplash.com</a> .

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  • Re: Acrylics - Non yellowing/no acid primer -- Melissa NC, 21:12:21 08/02/99 Mon
  • Re: Acrylics - Non yellowing/no acid primer -- nailsplash, 06:02:21 08/03/99 Tue
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