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Your bogus nails stay securely adhered to your natural nail thanks to a resin called cyanoacrylate. This adhesive quickly bonds the two nails, giving you flexibility and maneuverability while rocking those false nails. Withal, over time -- in a affair of weeks or fifty-fifty days -- yous'll notice that the adhesive bail weakens, which tin consequence in your fake nails loosening or even falling off. Extending the life of your bogus manicure starts with making this glue last longer.

Tips

When your fake nails are properly cared for, an artificial manicure can last about two to three weeks. Then, you'll need to have the nails removed or filled in to extend their life.

When yous're washing the dishes, working on that new painting masterpiece or gardening in the backyard, you might be unintentionally shortening the life of your artificial nails. These tasks expose your faux nails to a host of ingredients that weaken the artificial nail and its adhesive bail. Too much exposure to cleaning products and detergents, for example, can result in the glue breaking down and the nails loosening.

Always wear gloves when exposing your nails to any detergents, paints, weed killers and other household cleaners and products. A simple pair of rubber kitchen gloves can extend the life of the blast glue, giving you a faux manicure that lasts.

Tips

Even h2o alone tin can result in the gum lifting from your natural smash. While yous tin't avoid water entirely -- subsequently all, y'all have to bathe -- reducing unnecessary exposure to water tin keep your nail glue firmly in place. When your nails do get wet, e'er dry them thoroughly.

Opening a tin of soda or scratching a price tag off of a new product might seem like a mundane task, but it is one that can potentially weaken your nail glue. Putting pressure on the tip of your bogus smash slowly pulls it away from the bogus blast, which weakens the adhesive's bail.

Rather than using your nails as tools to complete these tasks, use your fingertips or some other tool, such as a butter knife. The less pressure you put on the tips of your fake nails, the more firmly the glue stays in identify.

Tips

Even when you're texting or typing, use your finger -- non the smash tip -- to be gentle on that nail adhesive.

The longer the bogus nail, the more than likely it is to snag on something and be pulled abroad from the natural nail. Keeping your nails a reasonable length -- extending no more than than just by your fingertip -- minimizes your gamble of pulling the boom away from the adhesive.