Before getting BIAB nails, I was disillusioned with nail salons. Regular polish chipped the second I left the salon. Gel ...

The first time I peeled off a gel manicure at home, I was horrified. What started as a flawless, glossy set of nails quickly ...

Aside from the removal process, there is damaged baked into the treatment itself: Gel manicures work by applying layers of ...

The growing cosmetics market in Vietnam—fueled by youthful demographics and international brands—has accelerated the use of metallic pigments in eye shadows, nail polish, lipsticks, and lotions, ...

The research teams have successfully engineered a next-generation hydrogel by incorporating ultra-thin clay nanosheets into a densely entangled polymer ... mixing a monomer powder with water ...

Postdoctoral researcher Chen Liang mixed a powder of monomers with water that contains nanosheets. The mixture was then placed under a UV lamp—similar to that used to set gel nail polish.

The dip manicure has been a mainstay since it burst onto the nail scene a few ... the dip powder manicure involves layering pigmented acrylic polymer powder with a liquid hardener for a super ...

They are a subtype of acrylic nails made from a blend of liquid monomer and polymer powder, applied directly to the natural nail, providing a natural look with added durability. Key benefits of solar ...

Here’s what you should know. They’re a blend of liquid (the monomer) and powder (the polymer). It’s basically the same thing nail technicians use to glue fake nails to your real nail ...