How to restore nails after a semi-permanent treatment?

¿Cómo recuperar las uñas después de una semipermanente?

All experts agree: a manicure like this, if done with the right products and method, shouldn't damage your hands at all. However, if you've had a bad experience and your nails have suffered, we'll explain how to restore them and some tips to follow.


How to restore damaged nails

Below, we leave you with a review of the most obvious to the most technical so that, as soon as possible, you can forget about this episode and reconnect with your friends. healthy nails as always.

Never rip off your permanent manicure!

If you have a nail-biting habit, and you get a perm specifically to prevent it, listen up: what starts with a slightly raised corner ends in disaster with a domino effect. You know what we're talking about, right? Well, please, don't pick off a manicure like this because you're seriously damaging the surface of the nail bed. That is, while you're removing the color, you might also be removing a layer of your nails along the way. Therefore, always, always, Go to your salon to remove your nail polish or, failing that, use specific products.



Rest between manicures

If, after removing your manicure, your nails don't look their best, give them a break. Not because they need to "breathe"—because they don't—but because constant application of product can alter their original color and texture (can you imagine the consequences of wearing makeup every day without a break?). The best thing to do is to leave them bare, treat them, and, once they're better, re-polish them. Now, if your hands are in good condition, there's no need to stop. In short, you're the only one who decides whether you want to do it. breaks or not.

Give them a moisturizing and hardening treatment

Do your nails need a little boost to recover? If you notice your nails are damaged or in a slump, give them a break and focus on caring for them. How? Hydrating and strengthening them. For the former, nothing beats a nail and cuticle oil like Bella or Mia to nourish your cuticles and condition them; and for the latter, Nail Hardener or Nail Hardener Naked will be key to uniting the weakened layers and strengthening their surface. Use the oil daily, focusing on the base of the nail and, conversely, with a layer that you use from the hardener It will be enough to make them feel instantly stronger and, after 3 days, less fragile, softer, healthier and with a healthy glow.


Once they return to their normal state, you can decide whether to return to a permanent manicure, or reserve it for special occasions or specific times of the year when you need your manicure to last much longer.

In short, your nails, damaged by permanent polish, basically need hydration and hardening care to get back to what they were. Of course, don't just turn to these care When things look really bad, it's best to use them as a preventative measure. We always say: "prevention is better than cure."