What is Soft Gel and what is Hard Gel?

Hard Gels are the traditional gels used in the nail industry for years.  They are cured under a UV light and can only be removed by filing.  The gel becomes so dense it is impossible for soak off solutions to penetrate it.  Hard gels are still considered flexible when compared to Acrylics; however, do tend to be much stiffer than the Soft Gels.

Soft Gels are the newest generation of gels.  These are much more porous than their predecessor.  It is their porosity that makes it possible to soak them off in a soaking solution.  The porosity also makes them even more lightweight and flexible than Hard Gels. 

I am new to Soak Off Gels, where do I begin?   

It is important for you to understand the many uses of Soak Off Gels.  Most Technicians will immediately associate them with an artificial enhancement.  This is absolutely true.  However, Soak Off Gels are also being used as a Polish alternative (otherwise known as Semi-Permanent Color / Polish / Lacquer).  On top of the benefit of instant cure Polish, you also have one of the best Nail Strengtheners (without harmful chemicals that dehydrate your nail bed and fool you into thinking your nail is stronger).  Consider the polish alternative as a Nail Kapping System.  So now, you have three new services from one new System.  Artificial Nail Enhancement, Polish Alternative and Natural Nail Kapping.

There are a lot of Soak Off Gels on the Market.  How is yours different?

We spent two years formulating and reformulating our Soak Off Gels.  There were so many aspects of “soak off” gels that were undesirable.  Unnecessary Yellowing was the first issue as well as continued Yellowing in Sunlight.  We were able to stabilize the formula to prevent yellowing at the start, as well as continue yellowing in the Sun.  The next predominant issue was a rubbery surface.  This gave the gels an uncured feeling.  We were able to make our formula harder without sacrificing cure time, which brings us to the next issue, soak time.  Being a licensed Nail Technician I knew it would be useless for me to release a Soak Off gel that took longer to soak off than it would take for a Technician to file it off.  We were able to reduce the soak off time in our Soak Solution to five minutes.  This helped put colors into the “polish alternative” category.  Ours are also very lightweight.  They also encourage and help the nail grow just like a Kapping System.  Our adhesion makes it possible for the nails to flex without lifting at the free-edge and extend wear up to four weeks without lifting.  There is also little to no shrinkage during application.

I am worried that Soak Off Gels are too big of an investment.  How will I afford them?

Fortunately, we are all about delivering high quality products at realistic prices.  Some Soak Off Gels on the market are selling for $100 an ounce.  Ours is only $27.95 an ounce.  This doesn’t mean that you are sacrificing quality for cost.  We just choose to provide you with the opportunity to use the product at a cost your clients are willing to pay and STILL give you a profit.  In the long run, you will be able to turn more than 200% profit.  Why continue to pay for bottles of polish and give it away for free to your customers?  Soak Off Gel as a polish alternative will give you a means to making $5 for color application.  Your Clients, will be happy to pay this small fee when they realize their color can stay on longer than it ever has, the color won’t chip, it will be dry in three minutes, AND it will strengthen their nails!