How to choose a gel-lacquer lamp for home use?

Today, a manicure using gel varnishes has become quite popular, but to apply them, you need a special technique. After all, it is necessary not only to apply successively layer by layer, but also to dry the coating with a lamp. Of course, this coating has a lot of advantages over ordinary nail polish. The most important thing is that it lasts quite a long time. In particular, this is why many people decide to do this kind of manicure themselves. In addition to having to purchase all the necessary tools and materials, there is one more important point. It is necessary to understand how to choose a lamp for gel-lacquer for home use.

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Features of application of varnishes with gel base

The process of coating the nails with gel varnishes looks as follows:

1. First it is necessary to properly prepare the nails, namely remove the remains of the old varnish, remove the cuticles and make the desired shape using the nail file.
2. Degrease the surface of the nail plate to keep the lacquer well. You can do this with a nail polish remover.
3. Then the base coat is applied to the nails of all the fingers of one hand. It is necessary to dry it for about 40 seconds in a lamp.
4. The gel-varnish of the required color is applied to the nails. Paints need a thin layer, so that it was easier to dry it later. Drying of this layer should take 2 minutes.
5. Now apply a second coat of the coating and again dry for 2 minutes. As a result, the color will be uniform and bright.
6. Next, topcoat is applied and dried for a minute.
7. Remove the sticky layer with a special liquid or ordinary alcohol.
8. The same is done with the nails on the second hand.

Important! The drying time depends on which lamp is used, and this fact must be taken into account. From the first try, you can not get a perfect coverage, but everything comes with experience and you need to practice a little. Proceeding from this, we conclude that it is very important to understand how to choose a lamp for gel varnish.

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Variety of

gel-drying varnishes The modern nail market offers several types of lamps for polymerization. They can be LED and ultraviolet. To determine for yourself which lamp is best for gel-varnish, you need to understand how they differ from each other. Their main difference is the type and principle of design. So, in LED and ultraviolet models, light sources are LED and fluorescent lamps, and there are models with electrodes that do not have filaments. And now we will consider each option in detail.

Features and selection of ultraviolet lamps

The very first lamps appeared of this type, in fact, therefore, they are so popular among many masters. If you intend to purchase such a lamp, then during the selection, consider the following:

• The case of these models can have a wide variety of design, so anyone can choose the right one.
• In terms of prices, they are also quite diverse, and a buyer can buy such a lamp with any income level.
• Determining which UV lamp is best for gel-varnish, it is necessary to take into account its power. Today, models are produced with a capacity of 54, 36, 18 and 9 W. At the same time, one light bulb has a power of 9 watts.

Important! The more bulbs in your lamp, the more powerful it will work. In addition, the higher the power, the higher the polymerization quality, respectively - the time required for drying the varnish is reduced.

• The presence of a timer. It is better to choose a model with this important detail, so that you can independently set the timer for a certain time, and not manually detect it. Today, the lamps with two timer modes - endless and for 2 minutes, constant mode - are quite popular. A more economical mode is considered second-by-second.
• Dimensions of the device. On sale there are both very miniature and large lamps. This factor is important enough, because it is much more economical to dry two hands at the same time. But in principle, for home use enough and a small device.

Important! They have some disadvantages, in particular, they have a bad effect on the organs of vision with their radiation. In addition, a little dry nails and skin on hands. If you often use the device, the bulbs quickly burn out, so you have to constantly change them.

Why and how should I choose LED lamps?

If you prefer more modern LED models, you need to decide how to choose a lamp for drying this type of gel-lacquer. Their advantages include the following:

• The most important advantage of these devices is considered to be a rather high polymerization rate. Dry gel-varnishes they are much faster, respectively - time for manicure goes less.

Important! They are worth more than ultraviolet models, but this difference in price is completely compensated by the longevity of the LEDs. Even in the event of a single LED failure, the lamp will still work and is quite powerful.

• Devices can have both large and very small dimensions. Just recently began to appear and compact models, designed specifically for use at home. Such dimensions make it easy to carry them.
• They have LEDs on both the top and the sides, which allows a uniform and high-quality polymerization.
• Many models are equipped with a sensor on and off, which responds to getting the hand inside.
• During the drying, the coating does not heat up and there are no unpleasant sensations. Therefore, their safety is undoubtedly their safety for nails and skin.
• Such lamps do not damage the eyesight, because during operation, a uniform light stream is applied, rather than pulsating, as in ultraviolet models.

Important! It is very important to think about what specific coatings you will use before determining which ice to choose a lamp for gel-varnish, because models of this type can not be used with all types of varnishes. They emit the same ultraviolet light as the above lamps, but it has a narrower range. Gel-lacquers dry only under the influence of light with the desired wavelength, and if it is not enough, it will not work.

How do fluorescent tubes work?

Many masters who have been providing manicure services for a long time agree that the best gel drying lamp is fluorescent:

• These models have a fairly wide range of waves, so they can dry out any kind of gel varnish.
• They differ in durability, low energy consumption and do not overdry the skin.
• They are considered the most functional and quality.

After analyzing all the above information, you can easily determine for yourself what a good lamp for drying gel-varnish, and which you absolutely do not fit. Do not forget to pay attention to the power of the lamp, its dimensions, the ability to work with coatings of a certain type and the availability of auxiliary functions.