/oss/taxonomy/term/3039/all en /oss/article/technology/chemistry-fake-nails <p><span>Fake nails come in two major varieties:</span><a href="http://www.nailsmag.com/article/92533/secret-ingredient-acrylic-liquid"> acrylic</a><span> and</span><a href="http://www.nailsmag.com/article/91808/the-science-of-gels"> gel</a><span>. Even this distinction, though, creates an element of confusion since both of these systems actually use acrylic products. All fake nail systems require certain compounds: monomers which, when activated by an initiator molecule, combine to form polymers, as well as catalysts to make the reaction go faster.</span></p> Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:30:00 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6966 at /oss