Acrylic Nails?

Question

Do acrylic nails damage your own nails or do they just grow on underneath without damage?

Answer 1

Acrylics do damage your nails. Your real nails will continue to grow which is why you have the acrylics filled but filing the surface of your nail so the glue and acrylic will adhere causes damage and ridges on your nails. When the acrylics are removed often your natural nail is weak or brittle and will break or tear right off. If you plan on wearing them long term it's one thing but if you are just trying to get longer, stronger nails go to the beauty supply and get some stuff ( I think it's called hard as nails)you paint it on morning and night for a week. At the end of the week you remove it all and start again the next week. It will help your nails grow and keep them strong so they don't break. Good Luck

Answer 2

Well yes and no. To apply the acrylic nails the manicurist must first cut your nails very short and then they use this sanding tool to sand the whole surface of your nail down, they then apply the nail tip, and cut it to the length you like, then they apply the acrylic (which stinks really bad) when they finish with the acrylic they use the sanding tool some more and shape the nail with nail files etc. then they will pour a solution on your cuticles and have you to wash your hands, they will then either apply a colored polish or airbrush the french manicure look...now the your nail does grow underneath the acrylic nail, and as you continue to go back for fill-in every 2 weeks or so, you will also get the nails cut down at this time, and eventually the starter tip will be gone and it will only be your real nail underneath the acrylic, but when you have the acrylic removed, your fingernails will be so weak and thin for several weeks because of the sanding, so in that aspect they are bad for your nails. It takes about a month or so for your nails to reach their natural thickness again. And with acrylic nails you usually have to get a new set put on about every month or so because they'll get dirty and start to look dingy. There are other alternatives such as gel nails, porcelain, etc. that are little better on your nails so, if this has turned you off the acrylic I would suggest just going to a nail salon and weighing your options, talk to the, pick which type will work best for you. I personally have had acrylic nails more times than I can count and I'll probably get them again eventually. They look really nice, but they are pretty expensive to keep up. Good Luck!

Answer 3

They just grow underneath there will not be no damage, but there is a tip, if you do your acrylic nails do it ones then you will see that they need a refill, don't to it on top of the old acrylic it's better if you do it again, take th e old ones and to your nail again. it is the best way to protect your nails. I always do that, I'll been do it my nails for about 10 years.

Answer 4

Acrylic Nail can damage your nails it depends it if you get them done professionally or you do them yourself. With any false nail your own nail still grows underneath but can be pain full if the nails are not or right. The glue makes your nail softer and more likely to break. Hope this can help you.

Answer 5

The glue DOES damage your nails, it can change the shape of your actual nail and it can take an effect on it growing.. BUT, alot of people put on acrylics so that they can grow their nails underneath. It does work. They might be brittle when the acrylics are removed so a hardening clear polish would be perfect. I'd stay away from acrylics. Natural nails are so much more beautiful. Good luck!♥

Answer 6

i have had both ones. I liked gels more because they didn't spoiled my nails so much, and in my opinion they were a lil bit more comfortable. But acrylic ones are stronger and they last for longer... But the negative side of acrylic nails are that in time the acrylic is not looking so well .. Oh, and gel nails negative is that the gel is starting to peel after a time .. If i had to choose again then i would choose gel nails .. :)

Answer 7

Yes they do damage your own nails,they do keep growing underneath the acrylic ones but cannot breath properly are very thin & brittle when the acrylic ones come off.

Answer 8

I have had acrylic nails on for over two years because i bite mine and tried everything to stop to no avail and as for damage yeah they are very brittle underneath but they have grown to the same length as the acrylic ones,but i would'nt be without them now.

Answer 9

They will damage your nails... by weakening them. Nails can take years to regain the strength they had before the acrylics were put on. You'll find they'll break easier and be bendy. This can be helped by taking extra calcium or using nail products like hard as nails etc.

Its nothing to do with 'being put on right'. More to do with the extra weight and pressure placed on the nail and nail bed.

Answer 10

acrylic nails do tend to damage your real nails and when you have them applied professionally, they sand down your real nail (across the top). when they are applied they last for a couple of weeks and then they get damaged by water which lifts them up (for example when showering or washing up). when they do eventually come off you are left with thin brittle nails that take weeks, sometimes months to grow back.