The modified composition and texture features provided the polygel with a truly unique set of properties:
hypoallergenic and non-toxic,
high safety due to less dust,
simplicity of technology for working with material,
ample opportunities for professional use,
reduction of time for the procedure of building up and correction,
minimum movement of the file to give the final shape.
Beginners work great with acrygels, for whom it is very difficult at first to adapt to gel or acrylic: the first spreads, the second hardens too quickly. The new material is free from these shortcomings. It has a thick consistency, does not flow, does not dry in air. You can spend an arbitrarily long time on laying out the nail. And after an acceptable result is achieved, the nail polymerizes quickly enough in a UV lamp.
With polygels, even those clients who previously refused the procedure due to health conditions can now extend their nails. With correct modeling of nails, contact with the skin is excluded. In addition, there is no liquid fraction, which most quickly penetrates into the tissues of the body.
30% less dust in the air
The trick is that the sawdust formed when processing a polygel with a file or milling cutter has a much higher density. Simply put, it is much heavier than the dust from the gel or the usual acrylic. Therefore, from the slightest breath, the smallest particles of polygel do not fly into the air, and those that are already in suspension do not stay there for a long time and quickly settle down.
These plus 30% to the severity of the dust gave an amazing effect: when filing new material, and even with the hood turned on, the master and the client practically do not inhale microscopic particles of polymer (as when building up with traditional materials). This means that the risk of allergies, occupational diseases of the bronchopulmonary system, provoking asthma attacks is reduced by orders of magnitude.
Add to this the absence of toxic fumes during the polymerization of acrygel and we get an almost ideal material from the point of view of safety.
Reducing the risk of skin contact
The most dangerous moment from the point of view of allergies is contact of non-polymerized extension materials with the client's skin. In their original state (before hardening), both gels and acrylics are a rather impressive mixture of a wide variety of substances. Some of them are allergenic. In the process of hardening, they turn out to be "embedded" in the structure of the material and can no longer cause harm. Why is polygel better in this regard?
In principle, it does not facilitate the penetration of the material onto the client's skin. The drop is placed in the center of the nail, spreads over the nail plate with smoothing movements and, using the nail modeling technology, does not reach the cuticle by 0.5-1 mm. Therefore, contact with the skin is excluded.
Gels, especially for beginners, often leak onto the cuticle and lateral ridges. When working with acrylic, a modeling brush dipped in monomer touches the skin. This does not happen with polygel. Yes, the brush periodically has to be moistened in a special liquid for better gliding, but this is far from being a monomer with its toxicity.
Comfort of the material in work
No wonder the craftsmen appreciated the convenience of polygels. These materials allow you to fully concentrate on laying out the material and obtaining the ideal geometry of the nail plate. There is no need to be distracted by avoiding gel drips, by selecting the optimal amount of acrylic powder and mixing it with the monomer. You use a completely ready-made, pliable and very comfortable mass to work with.
Now the master does not need to worry about the accidental polymerization of the drug. Polygel does not dry in air, does not change its consistency in the sun, and even more so in the light of some table lamps (as is the case with gel polishes). Selective polymerization - occurs only under the influence of radiation from an ultraviolet lamp. The main thing to remember is that in the case of a polygel, you dry a fairly thick layer of material in 1 session. Therefore, it is worth strictly adhering to the manufacturer's recommendations regarding the drying time. And pay special attention to white polygels with high pigment density.
Extremely simplified layout
Unlike most gels, acrygel allows one drop to work. You just pick up the right amount of material, transfer it to the nail and gently spread it over the surface. With a competent approach, overspending of modeling materials and auxiliary fluids is excluded here.
The stage of preparing a natural nail is identical to that required when working with acrylics, gels and gel polishes. If you are all right with the preparation for working with these coatings, then polygels are not a problem.
A “stretched” drop, correctly distributed over the nail, gives a smooth lens-like surface during polymerization. Therefore, the minimum sawdust is required. Followed by
