Most modern girls prefer to use gel polish (shellac) as a nail coating. Among its advantages are a luxurious appearance, strength and strengthening of the nail plates. This manicure requires correction only a few weeks after its application. You can carry out the procedure for removing gel polish yourself. Despite the assurances of experts, using clamps to remove gel polish, any girl can do this.
Traditionally, to remove shellac at home, they use improvised means - foil and cotton pads. Before the procedure, you need to prepare your nails by filing off the top coat. After this, moisten the cotton wool with nail polish remover, place it on the nail plate and wrap it in foil. It is necessary to do a similar manipulation with each finger. After a quarter of an hour, when the varnish peels off, it is removed from the nails with an orange stick.
The method of removing gel polish with foil and cotton wool is not very comfortable. Performing the procedure on the second hand with already wrapped fingers is not only inconvenient, but also undesirable. As a rule, in this case the cotton wool does not adhere very tightly to the nail, which leads to poor peeling of the coating. Removing polish from each hand separately will take twice as long. In addition, the process will be complicated by finding foil and the need to cut it.
Removing shellac yourself often has dire consequences. Due to the lack of special skills and making mistakes, the nails of girls who have undergone the procedure look catastrophic. When removing nail polish, hard areas of the manicure are cut off with a rough file, which leads to damage to the nail plate. Excessive use of cotton pads can lead to injury to the skin and the nail itself.
What are gel polish remover clips?
Gel polish remover clips are an invention designed to make working with your fingers easier. With their help, the cotton pads are securely fixed, pressing tightly against the nail. The plastic products are the same size and resemble clothespins.
The use of these devices is comfortable and simple. To remove gel coating using clamps, you will need:
- Clips (clips or clothespins)
- Special acetone-containing solvent for gel polish, biogel or artificial nails
- Cotton wool or cotton pads
- Wooden (orange) stick or pusher
- Highly abrasive buff, natural nail file or manicure cutter
- Cuticle moisturizing oil
Let's look at how to use clips to remove gel polish step by step
- File off the top coat of varnish with a file.
- Moisten cotton pieces with a special liquid and apply to the nail plate.
- Carefully place the device on your finger with the wide part facing up.
- Do the same with each nail.
- After all the fingers are in the clamps, wait about ten minutes.
- Remove the device from one finger and use a special spatula to remove the soft coating from the nail plate.
- Do the same procedure with each finger in turn.
- Treat your cuticles with oil to moisturize and soften them as much as possible.
Do not remove all the caps at the same time, as exposure to ultraviolet light and air may cause the gel polish to harden again.
Tips for removing gel polish
During the removal procedure, you must adhere to several rules:
- Forget about using technical acetone. The substance has a negative effect on the cuticle and damages the delicate skin around the nails.
- To make the coating easier to remove, remove the cotton pad with a rotating motion.
- Before applying cotton wool, partially remove the top layer of gel polish. You don't need to apply much effort, just slightly destroy the coating.
- After removing the gel polish, make a moisturizing or nourishing mask. This will make your fingers silky and soft again.
Cut the cotton pad into small pieces so that prolonged contact with the liquid does not damage the skin around the nail.
The advantages of using special clothespins include ease of use and increased speed of coating removal. The caps are suitable for repeated use. Clamps for removing gel polish tightly press the cotton wool against the nail, facilitating rapid and high-quality peeling of the substance. In terms of its results, the procedure is superior to the method of removing nail polish using foil.
Convenient packaging and low cost make colored nail accessories a real boon for lovers of gel coatings. The question of how to remove gel polish at home without foil no longer even arises.
Despite all the advantages, the products have one drawback. During use, the liquid evaporates, so the cotton pad becomes dry and requires periodic wetting. As a result of this procedure, the consumption of remover and the time of removing gel polish slightly increase.
How to remove a jaw clamp. Exercises
Considering the fact that the formation of a clamp occurs due to repeated behavioral patterns and becomes a habit, then it is necessary to fight the clamp by establishing a new stereotype of behavior, acquiring a new habit. Regularly performing physical and psychological exercises to relieve jaw tension can help with this.
- Physical self-help
Tension in the masticatory muscles is relieved when a person consciously relaxes the facial muscles. Observe yourself throughout the day - consciously remove tense expressions. The muscles of mastication spasm when tense, so at the time of a particularly painful spasm, you should not give them additional stress in the form of smoking, speaking, laughing, or chewing food. Switch your attention to something that can calm you down - a movie, music, meditation. At this time, you can alternate cold and warm compresses, holding each for 7-10 minutes. Facial massage also gives good results. Run warm, clean fingers across your forehead - from the center to the temples, from the temples to the corners of the lower jaw. Then, with gentle movements, move from the nose to the temples. Particularly painful areas can be gently massaged to improve blood circulation. For severely spasmodic muscles, gymnastics are performed to stretch them. To do this, you can use wine corks of different sizes, starting with a smaller diameter to a larger one. After inserting the plug between your front teeth, try to hold it for 10-15 minutes. Avoid painful sensations and stretch gradually. To restore normal muscle tone and harmony of jaw movement, you can contact an osteopath. An experienced doctor will find the exact location of the ligament tension, relieve acute pain and carefully eliminate the causes of pain. Since the jaw system is part of the overall structure of the body, the help of an osteopath can be invaluable, because a good doctor knows how to interact not only with the jaw, but also with the thoracic spine, skull, muscles, ligaments and fascia of the neck for the most effective treatment. Also consult your dentist for individual recommendations and appropriate pain medication. A comprehensive approach to clamp removal will give the best results.
- Psychological self-help
Remembering that the reason for the jaw clamp is the prohibition on the expression of screaming, anger and crying, you can imitate these emotions to release them. Grimacing, imitation of crying, moving the lips right-left-up-down - depending on the type of suppressed emotion, one or more methods can be used. This will provide an outlet for negative feelings and help reduce your overall stress level. To engage the deep muscles of the throat and tongue, you can practice vocals. By performing exercises in public speaking or singing, you will learn to control the muscles of this segment. If you have the opportunity to go to a place where you feel comfortable screaming at the top of your voice, be sure to do it. The scream must reach such a force that not only the throat is involved, but also the diaphragm and stomach. This practice is used to relieve the feeling of a lump in the throat. In addition, it contributes to a general improvement in well-being and the release of joy hormones. To detect the exact source of the clamping and effectively work on it, it is better to consult a psychotherapist.
Review of popular clamps
- Chinese clamps are of good quality and low cost. Thanks to this, Nail Art Equipment firmly maintains its leading position. Bright design options and reliable springs are loved by thousands of fans of gel polish coatings.
- The “Magic” brand enjoys well-deserved respect among professional craftsmen. Korean-made tools have only five clips in the set and are more expensive than their Chinese counterparts.
- offered women tools suitable for pedicures. The caps are distinguished by their increased size and low cost.
Feedback on use
Reviews posted on the Internet indicate the proper quality and ease of use of the devices.
Maria, Samara:
“I purchased clips for removing gel polish, the reviews of which inspired confidence. Now removing all stubborn coatings takes no more than fifteen minutes. With the help of multi-colored tools, gel polish can be quickly and flawlessly removed without any injury to the nail. The caps stick tightly to your fingers and don’t tend to slip off like regular foil.”
Svetlana, Moscow:
“Removing gel polish with special clips at home has become my favorite activity. Multi-colored clips save time and nerves, coping with the removal of coating perfectly. I purchased my set about a year ago. Even with frequent use, the items have not broken and still do their job well. I recommend this convenient invention to girls who are struggling with how to remove gel polish without foil!”
Psychosomatics of the jaw clamp
The jaw segment includes the muscles of the chin, throat and back of the head. According to Wilhelm Reich's theory, psychosomatic blocking of muscle groups in this segment occurs due to the suppression of three basic emotions: crying, screaming and anger.
This dependence is not difficult to trace if you observe how a person’s face changes when he tries to suppress these emotions. A person’s face distorts in anger, we can see the nodules playing. While holding back crying, we will feel a lump in our throat, we will often gasp for air and swallow nervously, while feeling tension not only in the throat, but also in the back of the head. But a suppressed cry will be expressed in teeth clenched to the point of pain.
To determine if you have a jaw lock, you can do an experiment. Place three fingers of one hand together and place them between your open jaws. Hold them in this position for a while and evaluate the sensations in the throat, back of the head, jaw and chin. If the fingers do not fit or unpleasant painful sensations occur, this indicates a clamp.
The muscles of the jaw segment, in addition to healthy ones, can be in two pathological states: hypertonicity (excessive tension) and hypoblock (excessive relaxation). No matter how the jaw “shell” is expressed, it leads not only to painful conditions, but also worsens relationships with others. People nearby can feel other people's muscle blocks on a subconscious level. This can create difficulties in communication, since a jaw block can be expressed in the inability to defend one’s opinion, the habit of “keeping quiet”, the habit of being manipulated and other character traits that interfere with open communication.
Where can I buy it?
You can purchase clips in specialized stores or order them for delivery from online sellers. The average cost in Russia is 230 rubles and depends on the location of the retail outlet. To buy clips for removing gel polish in Moscow, you need to spend up to 300 rubles, while, for example, in Tyumen the products cost 170 rubles. Ordering Chinese items via the Internet will cost much less and will be only 90 rubles.
The procedure using special clamps is the most convenient way to remove gel polish from the nail plate. Indispensable tools are sold in almost any cosmetic department at an affordable price.
Where do muscle tension come from?
In order for a person to react emotionally to a positive or negative situation, the brain gives signals to the body to produce certain energy. When a person experiences fear, anger, fright, the brain releases the necessary amount of energy to resolve the current situation. But people in the modern world cannot always curse, run away from danger, or use physical force. And it turns out that a person has a lot of energy, but he cannot release it and tries to suppress it within himself. Due to this process, muscle blocks arise.
