Acrylic Nails Lifting Cuticle Area

Pterygium an overgrowth of the cuticle that attaches to the nail plate.

Acrylic nails lifting cuticle area. The cuticle is NOT the skin around the base of the nail. They may be a bit of a health risk. Never file directly over the lifted area as you may find that you make the lifting worse.

Natural oils accumulating at the base of the nail. Why acrylic nails lift. A well blended cuticle area will reduce the risk of lifting but the natural nail can be heavily damaged if not done correctly.

Not only are lifted nails an annoyance when trying to type text or perform other typical activities. Nails can also separate or lift because the acrylic nail is too long for our natural nails. Here are some of the things to watch out for.

Lightly buffing the entire surface of the nail and removing any dust or residue. After the nail is dust free you must use some sort of nail primer. I prep the nails correctly I have a cuticle bit to clean the cuticle area and I wipe the nail with alcohol dehydrate the nail and prime the nail.

It can also be used to clean under the nail plate and remove product lift from around the cuticle area. There is a common misconception about where the cuticle is located on the nail. This is the most critical filing step.

The manicurist or nail technician might have forgotten to remove all the oil from our natural nails which can result in lifting around our cuticle area. Moisture on nails at the time primer is applied hindering the bonding process. The aim of an infill service is to make the nail look brand new again and this involves removing any lifting product prepping the nail and applying new acrylic.