How to dilute gel polish?

Manicure gel polish today is becoming a necessity to maintain the beauty and grooming of a woman. This coating is the most durable and reliable of all previously existing. Professional and home masters sometimes face the problem of gel lacquer thickening and ask themselves whether they can reanimate their favorite product.

To answer this question, you need to know about the composition of gel polishes and the existing methods of their dilution without loss of quality.

If we talk about the composition of the product, the gel varnish consists of synthetic compounds, or polymers. They make the texture of lacquer is initially thick, gel, durable and resistant. It is known that the polymer coating hardens only under the influence of ultraviolet rays and a small percentage of the heat emanating from the lamp.

Despite the fact that gel polish has a more viscous structure compared to classic nail polishes, it tends to harden when stored improperly. This can lead not only to inconvenience associated with its application, but also significantly affect the quality of the coating: short-lived, inhomogeneous with possible chips. Gel polish in the vial hardens for a number of reasons, including:

• Improper storage of the product: in too warm a room, near heating devices or sunlight (on the window, for example);
• Shelf life coming to an end or completely out.

You will learn more about why gel polish hardens and how to make it more liquid you will learn from the following video.

To ensure a uniform, safe coating, it is necessary to ensure the proper storage conditions for gel polish:

• Keep the product in a locked drawer / cabinet / box, where direct sunlight would not fall, and the general air temperature would not exceed +26 degrees. Ultraviolet negatively affects the quality of the fresh composition and leads to its gradual thickening, as well as high air temperature;
• Close the lid tightly before you remove the composition into place. This will not allow the gel to oxidize when air enters the bottle;
• When you work with the composition, put it away from the UV lamp, as the increased temperature helps the composition to harden rather. After the procedure is recommended to remove the bottle from the desktop;
• Do not shake the jar before applying, it is enough to “roll” it with your fingers or between your palms in order to mix the composition for uniformity;
• Shelf life Lacquer manufacturer indicates on the packaging, with the date may be two. The first indicates the shelf life of the composition before opening (usually 3-4 years), the second number indicates how long the gel polish can be used after opening the package (1-2 years). Masters know that if the rules are followed, it will be possible to keep it for much longer, although the running colors do not stay for long even at home.

Despite the fact that today you can simply dilute the gel polish, professional masters still recommend not to allow this.

Dilution of the composition is proposed with several compositions that are evenly mixed with the gel due to the complex chemical formula You should not dilute the thickened varnish with acetone and any other liquid that contains this component. Better to do this with:

• Special liquid for thinning lacquer, for example, Severina, Domix Green or THINNER. It is enough to use 2-3 drops of the composition for one full bottle, they can also reanimate the base and top for nails.Thinner does not affect the quality of the gel polish and its future shade, it is absolutely safe and is the most progressive solution for neil offices and home conditions.
• Alcohol solution will be an alternative to a special thinner. Ethanol in the composition of alcohol negatively affects the quality of the future color (it becomes dimmer) and shine.
• Top or clear gel polish can also be used if your favorite color has thickened. It is necessary to mix the products with each other to obtain the desired consistency in the bottle with the gel. The disadvantage of this method is the loss of color intensity, but the quality of the coating does not suffer at all. It is necessary to use the top, the base for such a case is not suitable.

The method is suitable for professional craftsmen and specialized salons, since there are a lot of jars with gel polishes and they tend to harden. At home, however, it is not always appropriate to purchase a bottle of diluent for the sake of a pair of bottles of gel, therefore home craftsmen often dilute the thickened varnish with acetone.

To properly dilute the gel, add 2-3 drops of a special liquid, alcohol, top or transparent analogue to it, and then mix the components together with the help of movements rolling the vial. No need to shake the packaging - the gel does not mix in the same way. Evaluate the new texture - it should not be too liquid, because applying it will become more difficult due to the spreading and leaking of the composition on the cuticle. If the diluent does not work enough, add another 1-2 drops of the composition and mix the components together again. In this case, it is good to know the measure and not to make the gel polish too liquid. First, it will make the pigment watery, you will have to apply more layers of gel, and secondly, the brightness of the shades will disappear.

Do not forget that the reanimated composition is worse than the fresh counterpart, even if the latter is stored on a closed shelf for several months. To prevent the curing of the composition, follow the simple rules:

• Before buying, check the expiration date of varnish: It is usually shown on the packaging. Do not buy expired lacquer and one whose expiry date is about to end;
• In professional stores often this situation occurs: Sellers and customers open coated bottles prior to purchase in order to see the real shade, and often these jars remain to wait for their customers. Before buying a product, make sure that it is not opened to you - this will avoid the acquisition of already thickened varnish;
• Take care to properly use the gel at home: After the application is completed, close the lid tightly; remove any residual product from the neck; place it away from a warm UV lamp;
• Keep varnishes in a dark place. with low air temperature - no more than +26 degrees;
• If the thick gel is applied poorly, unevenly, purchase a special liquid for dilution: it does not make the coating worse, moreover it is inexpensive. In extreme cases, dissolve in a bottle of pigment a few drops of a good liquid top.

Gel polish can be diluted at home. It is recommended to do it once - eliminate the regular use of thinners, otherwise the quality of the coating can be safely questioned. Despite the fact that gel polish itself has a dense texture and it is difficult to imagine the process of its hardening in the bottle, such cases become frequent and require only proper handling of the beauty product.

For example, the well-known manufacturer of professional gels CND mentions the storage period after opening the bottle for 2 years, the more budgetary Bluesky - 3 years.

Before you buy, make sure that the gel has an acceptable shelf life. After opening the bottle at home, appreciate the aroma - too sharp with acidity can tell about the wrong storage of the product.