Provided is an adhesive gel nail which includes a base film, an adhesive layer on the base film, a printed layer on the adhesive layer, an UV gel coating layer on the printed layer, an LED gel coating layer on the UV gel coating layer, and a highpoint glossy-top coating layer on the LED gel coating layer, and the highpoint glossy-top coating layer is formed by applying and drying a glossy-top coating solution in which a monomer, an oligomer, a cellulose, and a long-wavelength initiator are mixed.

Photopolymerizable topcoat and color coat gel compositions suitable for forming a photopolymerized nail coating are described. Both gel compositions include a mixture of one or more pre-formed polymers, a (meth)acrylic monomer, a multi-(meth)acrylate crosslinker, a UV photoinitiator and an antioxidant. The color coat gel composition includes pigments, a smectite clay and silica.

Photopolymerizable topcoat and color coat gel compositions suitable for forming a photopolymerized nail coating are described. Both gel compositions include a mixture of one or more pre-formed polymers, a (meth)acrylic monomer, a multi-(meth)acrylate crosslinker, a UV photoinitiator and an antioxidant. The color coat gel composition includes pigments, a smectite clay and silica.

Disclosed are polymers, methods of making polymers, and compositions, focused on cross-linking heterocycles comprising a moiety of Formula I with thiols and thiolates.

Disclosed are polymers, methods of making polymers, and compositions, focused on cross-linking heterocycles comprising a moiety of Formula I with thiols and thiolates.

A method and kit for treating a nail surface. The method includes brushing or spraying an adhesive on a coated or uncoated nail surface to form an adhesive-coated surface. A covering (e.g., a curable nail gel, evaporative nail polish, or artificial nail) is then applied to the adhesive-coated surface. The covering is removable by soaking in solvent for less than 20 minutes, peeling, or a combination thereof.

A method and kit for treating a nail surface. The method includes brushing or spraying an adhesive on a coated or uncoated nail surface to form an adhesive-coated surface. A covering (e.g., a curable nail gel, evaporative nail polish, or artificial nail) is then applied to the adhesive-coated surface. The covering is removable by soaking in solvent for less than 20 minutes, peeling, or a combination thereof.

A photopolymerizable composition suitable for forming a polymerized base coat of a substantially uniform mixture of nitrocellulose and crosslinked (meth)acrylate polymer is disclosed. The composition comprises an ethyl acetate solution including multiple (meth)acrylate monomers, nitrocellulose, a rapid release copolymer of alkyl acrylate monomers, a chain extended di-(hydroxyethylmethacryloyl) trimethylhexyl dicarbamate oligomer of weight average molecular weight of 10 to 20 kDa, one or more plasticizers and a photoinitiator.

A photopolymerizable composition suitable for forming a polymerized base coat of a substantially uniform mixture of nitrocellulose and crosslinked (meth)acrylate polymer is disclosed. The composition comprises an ethyl acetate solution including multiple (meth)acrylate monomers, nitrocellulose, a rapid release copolymer of alkyl acrylate monomers, a chain extended di-(hydroxyethylmethacryloyl) trimethylhexyl dicarbamate oligomer of weight average molecular weight of 10 to 20 kDa, one or more plasticizers and a photoinitiator.

Photocurable compositions which include a). at least one (meth)acrylate-functionalized monomer; b). at least one (meth)acrylate-functionalized oligomer; c). particles of at least one core/shell copolymer; and d). at least one photoinitiator are useful for forming durable, impact resistant coatings on nails.