Acrylic Nails
 The mixture of powder and liquid hardens when exposed to the air. You may notice a strong odour during the application process, but it isn't harmful, provided the room has good ventilation.
 
Maintance: Acrylic tips continue to grow with your nails so they will need to be refilled every couple of weeks.
Removal: If you decide to remove your tips soaking your hands in nail polish remover for 15 minutes.
 
Problems: Long term use and or poorly fitted nails can seriously damage the nail bed and any nail growth. The biggest problem with artificial nails is a bacterial infection
Nail products DO NOT DAMAGE NAILS - nail technicians damage nails!
Bad application and or removal are the most common damage seen in salons.
 
Mixing a polymer powder and a liquid monomer (e.g. ethyl methacrylate). The mixture starts to harden in 30–90 seconds after application and continues to cure to final hardness During this time some heat from the reaction may happen as a by product of the curing process.