Can I Mix Gel Polish With Acrylic Monomer, Creating New Colors?🤔
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- Should we mix Gel Polish with Acrylic Monomer to create new Acrylic Colors? It's a great look BUT is it worth it? Jim McConnell - co-founder and Head Chemist of Light Elegance shares his expert opinion on whether this is safe to do.
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I got to meet him at the Smokies Tech Event 2020. He is absolutely the nicest gent ever!
Aww, that’s nice!
I am currently a beginner and have my own press-on nail business. Your designs are so beautiful and I hope that one day I can reach the same level of skill as you. I love watching your videos
You've just given me a lightbulb 💡 moment to create the press on nails. I have COPD so doing clients with covid now is impossible. I almost gave up on nails until I read your comment. Thank you ❣️ 2 small words but you don't know the wheels you've set in motion for me now. Karma will give you a gift back x
@@laracroft1800 I love lightbulb moments! You go girl!💞👍🏻
What is a “press on nail business”? Please explain
I used to buy clear nail tips and paint them as you would normal nails. They’d be sold with the intention of using stickers or nail glue to attach them over your existing nails.
Glad someone finally addressed this as it is a serious issue to mess with chemicals improperly
One of the things that draws me to acrylics is the chemistry. It's just so cool taking powders and liquids and making solids. Then mixing that with artistic skills and making something breathtaking.
Oh! Just when I was finally going to give it a try 🤦♀️😅 You've saved me so much time, thanks Suzie for all the info! 🥰❤️
What about alcohol inks ?? Or using pigment powders .... even finely ground up chalk and mixing it into acrylic powder, builder gels or polygel ??
I wonder this also!
Works great I say.
That is what most do anyway that sells acrylic mixes.
anything you add is going to change the ratios though
I don’t know about the inks, but pigments should be fine since it would basically be an encapsulation and not chemically changing anything :)
Thanks Susy and Mr McConnell for this information. Very important for us as to know Professionals .
I love Susie’s calming voice after a long day of school 😊😌
TOTALLY she's so zen.
It sounds look like it COULD be possible if someone designed it for this purpose and did the proper research to identify the appropriate amount to use.
Seems like a huge opportunity for a company like Light Elegance to design purpose-made gel-based acrylic dies.
#GreatMindsThinkAlike
I can recall I believe Young Nails has color drops you can put into the monomer but forgot how it’s called 😅
Ah, its called liquid art! I just looked it up ☺️
@@sasililly2523 that’s cool, young nails is sooo expensive though
@@sofia-ew4nl oh trust me I know lol
Never trust social media! I LOVE the fact that Suzie does her research! And I love how even though this is a great idea/money maker, she's not willing to jeopardize client safety and self integrity.
LoVE your videos!!!🥰🥰🥰
Same but there will still be people out there who will continue to do this even after watching the video lol just wanting to save a buck or two.
Great information. Thank you for getting an expert to find this out. Some people will still do it. Take care of yourself and your family. Happy Holidays.
Thank you for doing this video!!! I'm student of chemical engenieer and a nail tech and I've been says this since I saw it in instragram videos of this and no one believed me 👏👏
Someone above asked what about chalk instead ? Would there still be some kind of issue?
@@mckenny5505 For what I've been studying and researching chalk is fine to use, because it doesn't alter the structure of the composition of the acrylic but it may dry a little bit more the beads because it tends to absorb the moist of the monomer
Some people use pigments or mica powders too. They add it to the clear acrylic powder. Is this good or bad?
@@kibaetienne2171 It can be use but it has to be approved for cosmetic use. Here where I live, in Argentina, usually we do not have many color acrylics and other things, only in this last years the industry has been through a booming period, and one thing that we used to do is using eye shadows as pigments for the acrylic as well as the chalk, and even some glittery shadows as chrome pigments because they didn't exist here
@@maitepelaez3625 it's the same where am from. It's hard finding the good acrylics. And I find most techs here usually buy those cheap amazon crap. That's why am saving up to buy the good stuff. In the meantime I'll look into those cosmetic grade pigments and do some experimenting 😊
Yesss I knew that something didn't seem right with this technique! I would love his perspective on the trend of using colored chalk with acrylic powder!! I love all your videos Susie!!
Thank you, Suzie, for getting a professional chemist on your channel! I’ve seen so many videos and photos of people doing exactly this technique, and I’m so happy to know definitively that it is not a safe idea. I wonder if grinding chalk into acrylic polymer to get colored acrylic is the same issue? I would imagine so
That's how colored acrylics that are sold are made actually
“Bachelors of art in Chemistry” I haven’t heard of that before. I do this method but it’s hard to get the same colour twice 😂
I just looked it up.. mica powders, colored chalks, even eyeshadow. This is how they make colored acrylics. Even TH-camrs that sell their own stuff do it this way. There's no issues with it, as was implied in the comment.. it's not harmful or dangerous. Only thing people need to be aware of is allergies, and that's with any unknown product.
I want putting anyone down, I hope it didn't seem like it. Most use mica powders though.. chalk and eyeshadow are simply cheaper alternatives.
I could see if this was a new procedure, but it's not. 🤷♀️
Only way to control whether you would get the same color is by using exact measurements every time, though I'm sure you know that.
@@bobbibrecht1809 thanks for the info!! I absolutely am not an expert or knowledgeable on the subject, so I’m glad you clarified how colored acrylic is created. Sounds like you just have to remember mixes if you really liked the result
@@MrXallie of course! I hope I didn't sound condescending or anything, I promise I wasn't trying to! Re-reading what I wrote I worried.. was only trying to be informative!
I was looking it up recently cuz I've been considering starting a line of colored acrylics, dips, and custom press ons! 😊
Taking a chance is just not worth it. Enjoy the colors you do have. Buy more colors when you can. Be happy with beautiful nails done the right way. Thank you for this important video.
Jim is an amazing guy and I would absolutely trust any advice he comes out with!
I've done this! It's worked for me so far. I didn't use Light Elegance though and I built my strength with clear acrylic and then used the colored monomer acrylic on top the same way you'd use gel polish.
The colored layer was thin. That could definitely work!
Well that’s just it Lindsey it appears to work you’re not gonna see any difference until somebody comes down with an allergy, because the product is not curing so it’s slowly leaching into the natural nail plate. Over time it can cause an allergy to the customer or yourself whoever is wearing it
@@redbouquetaida1598 Genuinely asking, what does it add to have acrylic mixed in, why not use just gel?
Young Nails has red, yellow and blue 'Liquid Art' that is actually *meant* to be mixed in with their monomer to change the color. They've worked out the chemistry so that it is safe.
DIY mixing can be fun, but you're dealing with a lot of unknowns in the different products. I save experiments for decorating, after the base is built.
Jim is so cool. 😊
how about using normal nail polish with monomer? I think I've done that years ago to get a transparent purple..
that’s what i was wondering too
Anything you add changes the behaviour of the acrylic meaning it won't last as long as normal. It's not worth the risk honestly.
I’ve seen people do it with alcohol inks before. Seems much better than using polished.
Makes a jelly color nail
I wonder if you could use food colouring?
Like put it into the clear or white powder? Or put it in the monomer???
Omg yes!! We need to get Susie to see this! 😭
Or maybe regular polish??
@@emilyrobles5171 Hehe thanks. We need her to experiment for us lol
@@haliesung980 Oh yeah maybe cause it doesn't have the same stuff in it and doesn't require light
I'd guess alcohol inks might work better than food coloring (no water content) but I am curious what Suzie would say!
I never do nails, but I'm curious now. What do they use as colorants in the acrylic powders? Could you add a tiny bit of mica powder for color like those in eyeshadows?
Yes you can
I could listen to Suzie all day
Oh that’s awesome Lindsey thank you, and Thank you for the above comment you bring up a very good point
This is so important for people to know. Thank you!!!! It occured to me while watching this that people might try using liquid resin pigments (that id use for 2 part apoxy projects) in the monomer but i think you'd come across the same chemical problem. If you could ask Jim? Before someone does it or maybe i should delete this and not ask.
Did you ever try? I was thinking the exact same thing
What about mixing chalk with the acrylic powder?
I do it all the time I just put clear down on the natural nail first so it adheres completely.
I've seen a video where someone did that with tons of colors
Chalk Powder?
We been doing it for a while. Stay caught up
Susie, I just love your videos! Not only are they fun but they are so informative! I have learned so, so much from watching your videos and I can't tell you how much I appreciate that and you! And I'm sure everyone who watches your channel feels the same way. Thank you, thank you so much!
But could you do it with normal nail polish and not a gel? Or would there be the same problems?
Good question
This is the earliest I've ever been to her video. I love Susie's video she has the perfect personality and voice and she makes the viewing of the video just so calming while educating and entertaining you.
Young Nails does have something called Liquid Art that is concentrated colored monomer! You are a few drops to the regular monomer to get the same effect. It comes in yellow, blue, and red and is designed to work in the acrylic system!
Girl what?! Do u have a link to where I can find that!
Hey absolutely was impressed at the direction, and was impressed by the explanations from Jim the chemist. I totally understood the why and why not but thanks for the research you gave
Hi cameraman lol
Im a science nerd and I appreciate your nerd thinking Suzie.
I tried this once with normal nail polish and it wasn't something I liked.
Suzie, your videos are just so refreshing 😊❤️
I agree that it all sounds like a great idea, but you learn a certain amount of chemistry in nail tech school to be licensed. I'm still technically a new nail technician and know that some chemicals don't mix. Mixing products changes the chemistry and integrity of the finished product.
Thank you so much Suzie for doing this and educating people!
This is so interesting and useful, thanks to both of you for this information 💕💕
Het Suize! I was wondering if you could try a wish acrylic kit? It’s fun to see how a pro can make nails with bad stuff :)
Awhh I get it wish dose not have a good rep but if you look at reviews and see what different kits are on there. You could Possibly can run into the Perfect kit for a beginner? Hope that helps I got all my beginning stuff on there and a drill honestly been a year and it still works just fine.
@@anissadelarosa5237 most wish kits contain mma, which is really really bad for you
I would never use those acrylic kits from wish because they're known to have MMA in it.
@@bobbibrecht1809 I just commented that too I didn't see your comment. It's very true though. I would never use the wish acrylic on my nails ever.
@@allycat1271 absolutely! A lot of people don't even realize this, they think they're getting a great deal! I'd rather pay more for quality products that put anything on myself, and especially my clients, that might irritate the skin or cause sensitivities! That's a big nope!
Well known fact in the nail world, if it's crazy cheap, it's likely loaded with mma.. and it's easy to tell!
Presumably you can just wait for the acrylic nails to cure and then paint them with the desired gel colour? I've only been doing my nails for a short time, using hybrid polygel and painting over with gel polish, but I've been wondering whether to play a bit with Susie's slow setting acrylic....
What about if you lay down a base of clear acrylic first? With that protecting the natural nail, would it then be okay to go in with the gel polish/monomer mix? Or using normal nail polish instead?
Omg! I love Jim! He and Liz have some incredible content on the nail hub
To anyone who needs to here this today you are soo beautiful and amazing pls remember that I love you soo much stay strong
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I was so curious about this! I actually sent it to you in instagram a few weeks ago!! Thank you for looking for an expert's opinion!
WHAT A FANTASTIC VIDEO! Nicely done Suzie, well researched and sooo informative. I hope as many people as possible watch this important video 💅🏽👏🏼✨ yay for chemistry 🤩
@YoungNails has liquid art which is a dye specifically made for monomer and theyre amazing!
I was wondering more about the colored chalk being mixes into gel/acrylic powder as a pigment... Maybe not for structure, but perhaps for a color overlay or in-between layers of a strong acrylic for structure... What do you think?
I think there would be no issue because you will put a layer of clear acrylic on your nail so it won't touch you and also it doesn't have to cure or dry etc. It's just a pigment
yeah i think it’ll be fine i don’t think chalk has chemicals its safe and it’s very similar to using a colored pigment, both work i think but idk maybe do a little research before
@@sofia-ew4nl Everything is chemicals tho, water is a chemical, etc. The issue is if it contains irritants that won’t mix well with human skin/ the acrylic products
interesting segment. Thank you for looking into this. love your shows.
I have allergies to all adhesive (glues) so I have to use a small bead to seal the nail to my nail bed or use the dual form technique. I've thought about this a few times but I didn't know how the reaction could go who wants to be in the E.R at this time? Thank you for helping figure this out and guiding us the right way 💐
I don’t see why you couldn’t put down a clear bead on the nail bed and then use the DIY version.
It would still break down and can still cause allergic reactions. Gel that isn't properly cured can cause nasty allergic reactions even if it's painted over a set of acrylics.
I've actually never thought of that... You're really creative lady ❤️
she didn’t invent this it’s been on the internet for a while now
@@avrilyao2994 it's new to me, that's why I thought she's creative because I've never seen it or thought of googling it 🙄🙄
@@phyllis_Zee girl chill out i was just telling you 😐🤚
@@avrilyao2994 😏
Chemistry is a very fascinating subject that I didn't consider as a DIYer of my own false nails. I primarily use hybrid gel (that I've since become allergic to), though I'm interested in trying full acrylic. I'm so glad you brought the subject of chemistry to light and how it plays into structural integrity of the acrylic nail, possible creation of allergies as well as lack of a full cure. I imagine the concept of not crossing chemical sets even carries over to hybrid gels, since they are still a form of acrylic.
Nice video, although the answer was quite obvious because gel polish needs to be cured. I wish you would have asked him if monomer could be mixed with regular polish. I assume the answer to that would have been NO as well, I'm just curious about the reasons.
Woooow thank you! I just did this last week on my own nails. I'm glad he explained it all. I'm not too worried about compromising strength since I only do my own nails, but then he mentioned the allergies so I won't do it again. Thank you for this video!
Smart girl - And remember it’s not like you can’t get that colour you can buy it in acrylic that’s already mixed chemically correct
Suzie you get me through my days working at home. I get so happy every time I get your video alerts. That’s a treat😍🤗💖💅 Thank you for our daily education 👍💐
I’m a newbie tech just getting started with a tight budget and always looking for new ways to stretch my tools and dollars. This is great!
Can you do your research on pastel chalk please. I’ve seen a lot of that as well on social media.
I hadnt seen this on social media before but man if only it could work. At the beginning I was just imagining all the amazing colors and designs and then sadness for all the creativity I wont get to make lol Oh well better safe then sorry I always say. Thanks Suzie for the advice you always give us. You care about us and not just the views and want to make sure we're doing things safe and properly. Much love ❤❤
Jim is a really awesome guy! And he is happy to answer all of these chemistry questions. Did you know that he is also one of the the contributors to the most recent editions of the Milady Standard Nail Technology textbook that’s used in most of the nail schools in the United States? He’s all about educating people to do things safely. Thanks for getting him on here and asking this question, Susie. Great information!
Was just talking to you and then this popped up! It's like I just have you all to myself all the time! LOL THANK YOU for this video! I have seen and heard SO MUCH CONTROVERSY over this particular idea so I am glad you got a professional in on it to lay it all the way out for us! I doubt it will stop people from doing it but hey at least we now have the knowledge! Thanks doll your a peach❣️❣️❣️
Hi sweetie- Yes I found we just had to address it to get to the bottom of the actual answer of truth
@@NailCareerEducation I am wondering about using regular nail polish since it only needs air to cure?
You could probably add some amount of mica or pigm3ent powder component of nails and have it work fine, just like you can with resin systems for crafting. You could keep all sorts of powdered mica pigments on hand to mix any shade you want., sets of mica samples can be 30$ for 50 colours.
Hi Susie, love that you call out the innovative trends/short cuts and test or ask questions. Thank you and Chemist McConnell for putting the info out. Now I have just heard that some ppl are using cosmetic pigment to color their clear or white acrylic to economically expand their color acrylic. What are the ups and/or downs to doing this?
I did this last week and was definitely a lil disappointed 😅 took forever to set and the color definitely wasn’t as noticeable as it looked when it was a bead 😔
Would love to hear your thoughts on using colored chalk grinding it and mixing with clear acrylic power to create a color acrylic powder
PLS READ I NEED HELP!!!!! ok so i ordered a cheap acrylic nail kit off amazon and the brand is morovan. the monomer bottle says EMA but when i tried to soak it off with acetone it turned all sticky and gummy like MMA. i watched a few videos of people comparing them and it definitely looked like MMA but the bottle says EMA so i’m confused if i’m doing something wrong or if the monomer actually is MMA. if you have any experience with this brand (morovan) or with MMA please help!!
It sounds like MMA love 😔
Another way to tell (sorry kinda gross) is when you file it does it smell like cat pee? If it does then you have MMA ... I like the KUPA odorless monomer (I have a toddler and do nails from home) it does set very slow it's almost infuriating BUT it doesn't stink and it's definitely EMA
Hope this helped ❤
@@that_one_chick8431 tysm i don’t remember it having a smell like that when i filed it but im not going to use this brand again. i think i’m going to get mia secret monomer and acrylic soon cause i’ve heard good things about it. have you used it? i’m so bummed that the one i have is MMA they even printed on the bottle EMA so i thought it was good but i guess not :(
I’ve never heard of that brand. Keep in mind when you’re soaking in acetone it takes quite some time for it to bloat and fall off the nail, if you take it out too soon it can be rather gummy and sticky, the things that you were describing. So it may be just your removal process.
@@NailCareerEducation i soaked them for about 30 minutes but i did take them out for a few seconds periodically while soaking to check on them. would that cause problems?
@@melaniegustafson5931 I use Mia Secret powder but I haven't tried their monomer ... The powder is lovely - one thing about the KUPA if you decide to try that ... I did notice it yellows a bit so if you're encapsulating be aware of that! It doesn't yellow too too bad but there's a difference
kristy from Naio Nails does this. I've seen her mix a lil bit of black gel in monomer and use clear powder to mix with the black monomer.
What a great video! Wow....I love science! Jim explained it really well! Thank you Suzie!
Thank you for this Suzie. I was thinking about adding some gel polish to my monomer but just for practice. I'm not now, after watching this. Thank you again my Amazing Mentor
Makes sense 👍Light elegance has beautiful products. Thanks Suzie
I'm so glad you had Jim on he is the best!!
Watching this while actually wearing acrylic gel mix monomer 🤣🤣. I'll keep doing it too, just make sure I always put down that base. It's loads of fun😊.
I just watched a post that was demonstrating this. (she used Sally Hansen miracle gel which is NOT AREAL GEL.)Anyway she mixed it with a Monomer and some clear acrylic. She showed no other steps, but the finish nails looked good. I believe there was more to this than she shared, because I don’t believe the products would produce that result. I’m glad I saw this from Nail Career Education right after.
If you're using tips you could always just paint them with the gel polish. Cure. The build the nail with clear acrylic.
My thought was yeah so cool when I saw a few people doing it,, but my first question was Will it lead to service break down, I did NOT THINK OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS- THANK YOU SUSIE for getting an expert to answer this question 👍 I won't be doing this technique for sure
I’m early! Thanks for the informative explanation.
So glad u asked a expert about that!! Thank u!!! Now if everyone doing that cld c ur video and actually listen!!💖💖💖 love you Suzie ur absolutely amazing hunni!!!💖💖💖
Great 👍🏻 video Suzie 👏 tysm for sharing this with an expert and letting us know how to be safe with the use of the products🤗🙂
This is so cool!!!
Kirsty Mackean says you can put Nail Polish into monomer. She was asked once what to do with old polish. Someone had a lot and didnt want to just throw it away. She told the follower to add drops of NAIL POLISH to her monomer. Seems Kirsty would know, huh? I've never tried it though
Well, then make a monomer additive in your collection that basically dyes your monomer to your desired color, and maybe because this additive would be a pure pigment diluted in monomer that it can be used alone or diluted to the preferred shade of the user. This product could possibly also save money on having to buy so many acrylic colors because maybe acrylic powder is more expensive then an additive monomer solution? Plus, it might not take up so much space and since the colors would be highly saturated, each bottle could go a long way depending on how diluted the user chooses to create their custom colors?
I was thinking the exact same thing’. Every point you made.
I love him - he explains it all so well - I wish I could get his products in the UK
Thanks for doing a video on this Suzie, there are so many youtubers , Instagram videos , tiktok video ou there doing this. Love you channel ❤️❤️❤️
That is GREAT to know!! Thank You So Much Suzie!!!
Hi Ryan's mom Sam here.... I saw this but never thought of the Gel polish not Curing so good advice 😯 But I saw *Emily Susananh* mix Ground down Chalk with Clear Acrylic to make difference colours ( I haven't tried it and not going to lol ) it worked and the colours were good 😯😯👍
Thank you both for clarifying this !!!! Love it
Now I want to mix gel with monomer and put it all under the light just to see what happens for experimental purposes lol this video is great and so much information! Thank you so much for this!
Yooo this is a video I’d watch.
I love acrylic and gel nails but sadly I have already developed a slight allergy. My fingers get slightly inflamed and itchy from gel topcoats and monomer. I would love a video about whether there are hypoallergenic formulas on the market or products to try that would be less likely to cause a reaction for those of us with allergies who are not ready to completely give up on nail products. Love your channel!
TY for this. What about using pastel chalk with the acrylic powder before mixing it with the liquid & applying it?? because I've been using this technique and it's so much fun
My recent mani was done with this technique
Thanks for this Suzie. Very smart to get the right info
I'm so glad you asked this question!!!
Oh my, was just going to do this for a coloured acrylic powder I needed, came across this video first. Thankyou so much Susie. Always best to check first 😘
Oh damn. I learned to do nails with hard gel and polygel so I have so many gel polishes but recently decided to start learning acrylic, for the sake of versatility.
My game plan was to just buy cover colors, white, and clear acrylics and then use all my gel polishes to make colors.
I guess I'll have to buy dry pigments? Chalk?
Suzie please call him back and ask him how we gonna finesse this because I am not gonna buy all these colored acrylics lmaooo they are so expensive!!
Suzie - could you ask about mixing nail polish with gel top coat? I saw your video on using standard nail polish then gel top coat on top. However, I would like to be able to use my nail polish glitters on top of gel with a gel top coat because I can't find my favorite glitter formulations in gel. I would trust you to tell me if this is a bad idea. THANKS!
Very interesting!
How about using normal nail polish? Not gel? Nail polish doesn't have to be cured so would that work? I am so curious!
Home trained chemists, beware. Not even all inks can be combined (seems easy, right?) I agree with the person who said this is a great marketing op for Light Elegance.
Can you use alcohol inks or anything else to color your monomer?
i am so glad and lucky to saw your video in youtube🥰🥰..it really helps me a lot for doing my nails and learning more ideas..hope you can create more videos that can educate all the nailtechnicians specially the beginners like me..more power to u and god bless♥️♥️♥️
Love Jim, and light elegance, i love how he teaches all the science that goes into nail products! My question, what about a dye that can be added to monomer instead of gel polish?? like either dyes that are available or maybe one specifically designed to go in the monomer?
Thanks for doing this video Suzie, because if it wasn't you to open our minds probably we would all have by now allergies and ruin our nails. It's an eye opener.👍🤗
Gosh Suzie, I really enjoy all your videos. I’ve never had gel or acrylic nail augmentations but I sooo want to buy your monomer and powder set to support you but I’m not confident I would actually use all of it.
I’m wondering about mixing regular polish?
It did concern me about possible lifting or something in that nature..
What if you use regular nail polish? Will it then dry completely because no light is needed to cure it?
I don’t think regular nail polish is good either but what do I know lol idk the science behind it. In the past I’ve seen people even recommend against using polish for nails and then topping off with a gel top coat. Something about the polish layer cracking? This year I tried that with holo taco and a gel top coat, something weird was going on lol I cured the top coat a couple
Of times and it never felt cured. It remained with a dispersion-like layer.
Been doing this for 2 years it’s fine and saves a fortune on buying loads of different acrylic colour powders x
Same. Theyre just not using the right ratios.
bro gel polish allergies are no joke. i’m a self taught nail artist that uses gel and one day i noticed some of my nails were lifted and when i painted my nails, my fingers got itchy. i have yet to paint my nails again to test a new lamp to see if undercuring was the problem, but polish allergies are NO JOKE! i was gonna flip my top bc nails are my life.
This trick is amazing! Keep it up!