{"id":4444,"date":"2013-11-08T17:22:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T00:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nailcarehq.com\/?p=4444"},"modified":"2018-01-28T18:45:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T01:45:21","slug":"dry-nail-polish-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nailcareheadquarters.com\/dry-nail-polish-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"ASK ANA: Does an Ice Bath Dry Nail Polish Fast?"},"content":{"rendered":"
DRY NAIL POLISH FAST<\/span><\/h6>\n

How To Dry Nail Polish Fast<\/h2>\n

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ASK ANA<\/h2>\n

“What do you think of the “trick” to harden polish…it involves dipping the painted nails into ice cold water.<\/p>\n

Something tells me it may not work and could ruin a fresh manicure.” ~Kelli<\/p>\n

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ANSWER<\/h2>\n

I love how your brain thinks Kellie.<\/p>\n

The Nail Scientist Speaks<\/h2>\n

I actually asked Doug on this one and his short answer was:<\/p>\n

“It is true, but dumb. The water doesn’t have to\u00a0be cold and this won’t properly dry the nails.” ~Doug Schoon, Nail Structure and Product Chemistry<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Harden vs. Dry<\/h2>\n
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Source: thenailluxxe.wordpress.com<\/p><\/div>\n

The key word here is “harden” not dry.<\/p>\n

The water helps harden the top layer of the polish. But when you take them out, the rest of the polish is soft and waiting to be dented.<\/p>\n

The Nail Luxxe actually tested this myth<\/a> and you can see the results of her painful test in the photo to the right.<\/p>\n

The key is also to understand how polish “dries”\u2014by evaporation of the solvents. This is impossible when immersed in water.<\/p>\n

So if you have a hardened top layer from the water dip, it’s more difficult for the solvents to evaporate underneath.<\/p>\n

The Solution<\/h2>\n

The best solution to getting polish to dry quicker is to paint each layer thinly. Finger #1 should be dry by the time you paint finger #10. If it’s not, you’re painting too thickly.<\/p>\n

Some polish brands may require 3 layers when painting to achieve full opacity.<\/p>\n

You will be far happier with the extra time it took to polish your nails 3 times and have each layer dry properly, than painting two thicker coats, and be frustrated with dents and smudges.<\/p>\n

What’s Your Pleasure? Lick or Smell?<\/h2>\n

Although many prefer to lick the polish to see if it’s dry, I prefer the smell test . . . smell the polish on your nail right after you polish it. This is the aroma of the solvent that needs to evaporate.<\/p>\n

After you have polished all 10 nails, go back and smell nail number one.<\/p>\n

If you still smell the solvent, wait a few minutes before starting the second coat. Repeat the smell test before applying the third coat or topcoat.<\/p>\n

Never touch two polished nails together to see if the polish is dry.<\/p>\n

This is just asking for dents.<\/p>\n

Role Reversal<\/h2>\n

NOW, topcoat over nail art, is the only time where my advice FLIPS.<\/p>\n

You must<\/strong> paint quick dry topcoat over nail art very thickly so you are able to smooth out the topcoat WITHOUT letting the brush touch the polish underneath.<\/p>\n

Since topcoat “re-wets” the nail art underneath, the brush can not<\/strong> touch it.<\/p>\n

This is where “quick-dry topcoats” become important. You want that polish to dry quickly since you have to paint it on so thickly.<\/p>\n

Otherwise you might be sitting around for 20 minutes waiting for it to dry. Who has time for that?<\/p>\n

Hope that helps! Huggs, ~Ana<\/p>\n

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