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5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing Liquid Nail Monomer
You are new to the nail game, and have to choose a nail monomer for your acrylic nail art. Here are a few tips and questions that should arise on how to decide if a liquid monomer is right for you.
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This SGS Tested Nail Monomer is more than 99.7% TRUE EMA
Why is it important to know if your monomer is really EMA (Ethyl Methacrylate) or MMA (Methyl Methacrylate)? It is because the FDA prohibits the use of MMA in nail products, as well as Canada and New Zealand. Find out why.
While some monomer claims to be EMA, now purity matters.
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4 Simple Tricks to Minimize the Strong Smell of an Acrylic Nail Monomer
When you walk into a nail salon or work with nails in your own home, whether a big or small space, there is an adherent smell in the air with monomer, espcially if it is a TRUE EMA, MMA FREE Monomer, such as IntiMD's Glamourshield. Unfortunately, there is NO WAY to escape the strong chemical smell. It all comes down to Thioacetone (also known as one of the world's smelliest chemicals), an organosulfur compound found within liquid monomer.
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4 Reasons Why MMA Should NOT be Used for Acrylics and How You Can Spot the Difference l with VIDEO
Here are the 4 reasons why MMA (Methyl Methacrylate)should never be used for your nail acrylics and how you can spot the difference. Videos included as well.
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Why is MMA Suitable for Use in Nail Powder (Polymer) but NOT Nail Liquid (Monomer)?
These are the main reasons why MMA is not recommended for use on nails when it comes to liquid monomers, and how MMA polymers are created to make PMMA and making it safe. -
MMA VS EMA for Acrylic Nails. How to Spot the Difference?
You may have received or done your own acrylic nails for some time now, and now you’re hearing rumors of EMA and MMA and not sure what to believe. We’re here to let you know the difference between the two and what you should look out for when it comes to acrylic nails.
