Nail ServicesQuestion 55 of 100
A client returns after two weeks and the acrylic is lifting at the base of every nail. You remember you carried the product right up against her skin. What should you change next time?
a.Leave a tiny free margin so the product never touches living skin, and keep the product thinnest at the edges
b.Apply the product thicker at the base so it grips the skin better
c.File the natural nail thinner first so the product sinks in
d.Use a coarser abrasive on the enhancement at every fill
Explanation
Product that touches the eponychium or sidewalls cannot bond to skin, so it breaks away as the skin moves and lifting starts at the base, which is why a hairline margin is left all the way around and the product is feathered thin at every edge. Applying it thicker at the base makes a ledge that catches and pries off. Filing the natural nail thin damages the plate and does not improve adhesion, and a coarser abrasive on the enhancement has nothing to do with lifting at the base.
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