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BIAB & Builder Gel Nails
Apex, structure and prep — plus HEMA allergy and e-file safety, the two things the industry is far too quiet about.
- 7 CPD hours
- 9 lessons
- Intermediate
- Video, filmed
- Certificate included
- With Alison Burns
What you will be able to do
- Prep for adhesion without over-filing the natural nail
- Place and see an apex correctly from every angle
- Build structure appropriate to nail shape, length and client lifestyle
- Correct bitten, flat and damaged nail shapes structurally
- Use an e-file safely for prep, refills and removal
- Recognise HEMA and acrylate sensitisation and respond properly
- Refill and remove without cumulative damage
Before you enrol
A recognised practical nail qualification and current treatment-specific insurance
About this course
Builder gel in a bottle turned a specialist skill into something almost every tech offers, and along the way a lot of the structural understanding got lost. Lifting, cracking, service breakdown at week two and clients whose natural nails are thinner every time they visit are nearly all consequences of the same two things: prep and apex.
This course rebuilds both. Where the apex actually belongs and how to see it from the side, how much product a nail needs and where, structural correction on bitten and damaged nails, and prep that achieves adhesion without removing nail plate.
It also takes seriously the two safety issues the nail industry discusses far too quietly: HEMA and acrylate sensitisation, which is now common enough that every tech will meet it, and e-file technique, which causes a great deal of the damage clients blame on the gel.
Curriculum
3 sections · 9 lessons
Start here1 lesson
- How this course worksFree to read
The modules7 lessons
- Nail anatomy and what you are working on
- Prep: adhesion without removal
- Apex and structure
- Structural correction on difficult nails
- E-file technique and safety
- HEMA, acrylates and sensitisation
- Refills, removal and the long game
Assessment and certificate1 lesson
- End-of-course assessment
What you need
- No kit required for the course or assessment
- For practice: your usual builder gel system and, if you use one, your e-file with its full bit set
- A structure and apex reference sheet is included as a printable download
Reviews
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Questions
- Is this a beginner nail course?
- No. It assumes you are a qualified, insured nail technician already applying builder gel. Learning nails from scratch needs practical, assessed training.
- Do you cover acrylic and hard gel too?
- The structure, apex and prep principles apply across all of them and are taught as such. Product-specific handling is focused on builder gel in a bottle, because that is what the course is named after and we would rather be specific than vague.
- I do not use an e-file. Should I skip module 5?
- Take it anyway. A good proportion of techs eventually add one, and the damage assessment content helps you recognise what a previous tech's e-file has done to a client's nails.
- Is HEMA-free product the answer to allergies?
- It is more complicated than the marketing suggests, and module 6 explains why — other acrylates sensitise too, and the main issue is uncured product contacting skin regardless of the monomer. The course gives you the working practice rather than a product recommendation.
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