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Chapter 29
UV Gels
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“Right now at this very moment we have
a mind, which is all the basic equipment
we need to achieve complete happiness.”
– Howard Cutler
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Objectives
• Describe the chemistry and main ingredients of UV gels.
• Describe when to use the one-color and two-color
methods for applying UV gels.
• Name and describe the types of UV gels used in current
systems.
• Identify the supplies needed for UV gel application.
• Determine when to use UV gels.
• Discuss the differences between UV light units and UV
lamps.
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• Describe how to apply one-color UV gel on tips and
natural nails.
• Describe how to apply UV gels over forms.
• Describe how to maintain UV gel nail enhancements.
Objectives (continued)
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UV Gels
• A type of nail enhancement product that hardens when
exposed to a UV gel light; an increasingly popular
method for nail enhancement services
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UV Gel Characteristics
• Rely on monomer liquid (ML) and polymer powder (PP)
ingredients
• Part of the family of acrylates
• Rely mostly on oligomers
– Short chains of monomers not long enough to be
considered polymers and often referred to as
"prepolymers"
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• Traditional gels: rely on urethane acrylates
• Newer gel systems: rely on urethane methacrylates
• Reaction: resins react to UV light
• Photoinitiator: creates polymerization reaction
• Curing: combination of resin, photoinitiator, and curing
lamp
• Requires UV lamp exposure to cure
UV Gel Characteristics (continued)
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• Easy to apply, file, and maintain
• Not as hard as monomer liquid and polymer powder
• Viscosity
UV Gel Characteristics (continued)
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UV Gel Categories
• Clear resin for one-color method
• Pink and white resin for two-color method
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Types of UV Gels
• UV bonding gels: used to increase adhesion
• UV building gels: use thick viscosity resin
• Self-leveling UV gels: provide smoother surface than
self-building gels
• Pigmented gels: include color
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• UV gel polishes: cure in UV light unit
• UV gloss gels: sealing, finishing, or shine gels
– Traditional (with a sticky inhibition layer)
– Tack-free (no inhibition layer)
– Opacity: amount of colored pigment concentration in a gel
Types of UV Gels (continued)
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UV Gel Supplies
• UV gel light unit
• Synthetic brushes
• UV gel primer or bonding gel
• UV gel
• Nail tips
• Nail adhesive
• Nail cleanser or primer
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• Abrasive files and buffers
• Cleansing solution
• Lint-free cleansing wipes
UV Gel Supplies (continued)
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Choosing the Proper UV Gel
• Flat fingernails: thicker UV building gel best
• Arched or curved fingernails: self-leveling gels are best
• Frequent breaks: gel with fiberglass stronger
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UV Light Units and Lamps
• UV lamp: light bulb (most common is 9-watt)
• UV light unit: powers and controls lamp
• Unit wattage: measures how much electricity lamp
consumes
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Gel Polishes
• Most highly pigmented
• Cure rather than dry
• Do not imprint or smudge
while lacquer is drying
• Do not thicken over time
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Gel Maintenance
• Use 180 grit abrasive file.
• Clean nail with recommended
cleanser or 99 percent
isopropanol.
• Remove oils for better adhesion.
• File with a lighter touch than on
ML/PP.
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UV Gel Removal
• Hard (traditional) UV gels: cannot be removed with
acetone; must be filed off
• Soft UV gels: removed by soaking in acetone
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Practical Class
• Pre-Service Procedure
• Post-Service Procedure
• One-Color UV Gel with Gel Polish
• Two-Color Method
• UV Gel over Forms
• UV Gel Maintenance
• UV Gel over ML/PP
• UV Hard Gel Removal
• UV Soft Gel Removal
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Summary and Review
• Describe the chemistry and main ingredients of UV gels.
• When would you use a one-color method of applying UV
gels? And two-color?
• What are the types of UV gels used in current systems?
• What supplies are needed for UV gel applications?
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• When should you use UV gels?
• When should you use a building gel, a self-leveling
gel, or a UV gel that uses fiberglass?
• What is the difference between UV light units and
UV lamps?
Summary and Review (continued)
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• List the steps to take when applying one-color UV gel on
tips or natural nails.
Summary and Review (continued)
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• Describe how UV gels are applied over forms.
Summary and Review (continued)
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• Describe how to maintain UV gel nail enhancements.
Summary and Review (continued)
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• Explain how to correctly remove hard UV gels.
• Explain how to correctly remove soft UV gels.
Summary and Review (continued)
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Congratulations!
You have completed one unit of study
toward course completion.