History Of Acrylic Nails
Nail charms gold nails as well as nail art were getting popular.
History of acrylic nails. The arrival of sculptured acrylic nails on the salon scene in the 1970s was heartily applauded by nail technicians and clients. In 1957 dentist Frederick Slack broke a nail at work and to repair it he used aluminum foil and dental acrylic from his lab. Egyptian women used to wear really long fake nails.
They wore them as a status symbol. Now ubiquitous in pop culture acrylic nails have for years carried a stigma when worn by. As it turns out he designed a faux nail that looked entirely too realistic.
They wore them to show that they were wealthy. After expirements with different materials to perfect his invention he and his brother Tom patented a succesful version and started the company Patti Nails. Some materials they were made of were bones.
It prompted the dentist to collaborate with his brother to createand then later patentwhat we know today as acrylic nails. The only downside is that they are not as hard wearing as the acrylic artificial nails. But not to have a pretty manicure.
Soon nail drills were introduced to use on acrylic nails. The story of acrylic nails because not with a beauty specialist but with a dentist named Fred Slack Jr. Then French manicure arrived in the market and it was ruled the manicure industry during the 90s.
His brother Tom Slack then patented a successful acrylic version and started the company Patti Nails. Overall the dental industry is to thank for the artificial nails that we know today. Nothings is so common as the wishes to be remarkable.