Acrylic nail art is a form of nail decoration with artificial nails. Acrylic nails are termed as fake nails made of plastic. This plastic is composed of a chemical known as methacrylate.
Acrylic nails are formed when monomers of methacrylate reacts with a powdered polymer. This reaction forms a thick paste. Polyethylmethylmethacrylate is a polymer that is often used with methacrylate to form plastic nails. The fibers of this polymer undergo cross linking during the reaction and form a hard net like structure. This hard and rigid structure is further dried to form an artifical fingernail. Other ingredients such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, initiator-benzoyl peroxide, chemical inhibitors, catalysts, dyes and pigments are also used in the formation of acrylic nails.
The resulted fake nails are pasted onto natural nails in the desired combination. These can be pasted in various shades and combinations. Artificial nails can be single color, colored acrylic, pink and white acrylic, glitter acrylic or any variety of colors and combinations. These resemble natural nails and look beautiful on any types of nails.
These nails have become a craze for many women because of the fact that these can hide brittle and short nails. Most of the women decorate their nails with these artificial nails so as to hide various nail flaws. Many use these to look beautiful and stand out in some special celebration. Many women prefer these beautiful nails because these require low maintenance and high endurance. Some women are addicted to the habit of nail biting, so they use these fake nails to get rid of this habit.
Although acrylic fingernails look natural and beautiful, they have various disadvantages also. These nails often result in discoloration and coarsening, causing harm to your natural nails. At a later stage of applying artificial nails, a gap develops between real nails and these fake nails. This gap becomes a home for fungus and bacteria, thereby resulting in various bacterial and fungal nail infections. So, it is advisable to use licensed nail products and take good care of artificial nails if you desire to have a long lasting nail health and beauty.