Are acrylic nail tips difficult to care for, do they ruin your nails?

Answer 1

the only problem with taking care of acrylic nails is getting them done every 2 weeks or so. if you dont get them done your nails grow out and it will hurt when they snap off. they allow your nails to grow a lot longer.

is for ruining your nails if you stop getting acrylic nails your nails will be very fragile, thin, and break very easily. but as long as you can keep it up you will be fine!!!

Answer 2

A Channel 2 consumer investigation uncovers how women across Georgia are being exposed to a potentially dangerous chemical each time they get their nails done.

The substance is called MMA. The nail industry admits its unsafe. Federal regulators call it hazardous, yet Channel 2 found evidence that the chemical is a mainstay in Georgia's discount nail salons.

The feds have known of the danger for 25 years. That's when they first took action against methyl methacrylate (MMA), an acrylic bonding agent so strong it's perfect to make dentures and to adhere to artificial limbs...

But use it to make fake nails -- that's risky. Just the ask the woman who found out too late. Her beautiful discount manicure would cost more than she ever imagined.

"I was like, hey, I'll have beautiful, long, perfectly smooth nails," said Randi Shuford. "Pure vanity."

She is a writer. She says her experience with methyl methacrylate would be a horror story. You can see why.

It makes beautiful acrylic nails, but there's a big cost to it. Shuford says the problems started soon after she got acrylic nails at a discount salon.

"My nails started hurting and my skin was getting sore and was turning white," she said.

After two months of pain she had the fakes pried off. Her real nails had become paper thin and brittle.

"I have no real nails now as a result of it," Shuford said.

Acryllic nails start as a paste made of powder and liquid chemicals. Nail technician Barbara Patterson says when the liquid is MMA, the resulting nails bond too firmly.

"The acryllic nail won't release," Patterson said. "If this were an MMA nail when she catches a nail, it will stay there and pull the nail itself away from the nail bed."

The result would be very painful.

MMA nails can leave deep ridges in the natural nail below.

"And it is a very dangerous chemical and a lot f people don't know they're using it," said Shuford.

The FDA first warned about MMA in 1974, calling it a poisonous and deleterious substance. The industry quickly responded with new, safer chemicals, so the feds never issued an outright ban.

But the safer chemical Patterson uses is $300 a gallon compared to the MMA product at $50 dollars per gallon.

"I went for the easiest and the cheapest, and that wasn't a very good idea," said Shuford.

Salon owner An Thung was so confident that he doesn't use the cheaper MMA, he gave us a sample to prove his chemical was MMA free.

Methyl methacrylate is so nasty, scientists at Georgia Tech wouldn't even test for it, for fear it would contaminate their equipment. They sent us to a sophisticated testing lab in St. Louis, Mo.

Scientists needed less than a drop. It took only moments in their high-tech furnace to separate and identify what it was.

Methyl methacrylate was found.

The chemical was traced back to a supply house on Buford Highway.

The owner says he's trying to wean hundreds of salons off MMA, but makes no apologies for selling it.

"I can tell you it's not good for you to use it, but if you choose to, who am I to stop you?" asks Long Truong La City Nail Supply.

The number of licensed nail salons in Georgia has now skyrocketed to more than 1,700. All that competition makes a cheap chemical like MMA very appealing.

Still, some states, including nearby Tennessee, have passed their own rules against MMA. So, where does Georgia stand?

Even though the FDA has called it a hazardous substance, it's not been banned. Tomorrow, learn why MMA is still legal here and what regulators are waiting for. Also, learn some of the MMA red flags to look for in your favorite salon.

Answer 3

Not difficult to care for, just have to be maintained every couple weeks to keep them looking nice. Yes, they do damage your nails. When you decide to remove the fake nails soak them off instead of yanking them because when you yank them, it tears layers of your nail off. Your nails are like the layers of an onion. Once you remove the fakes your nails will grow out normally within about 6-8 weeks.

Answer 4

I've had acrylic nails for years and have had no problems. I would prefer natural, but my nails break so easily. I do think it is a good idea to let your natural nails " breathe" for awhile.

Answer 5

they are cheap to put on about $20 u.s. the fill ins are @ &13 u.s every three weeks, and do they ruin your nails YES!!!!! USE THEM FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION... NAILS CANT BREATH AND BECOME BRITTLE AND VERY THIN... THEY ARE VERY HARD TO REMOVE ... MINE WHEN TAKEN OFF WERE RIGHT DOWN TO THE SKIN,,, AND my nails were split right to the skin!! please be careful!! not a recommend for people, id try to grow out your own and get the silk nail wraps they only go on the nails youve already grown and cant hurt what hasnt...