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HEMA Free Base & Top Coats

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HEMA Free Base & Top Coats

Base coats, rubber bases and tack free top coats formulated without HEMA. Strong adhesion without lifting and a high gloss finish, in the 15ml bottles and refills salons rely on. Pair them with any HEMA free colour for a service that stays HEMA free from the first layer to the last.

The layer that decides whether the set lasts

There is little point putting a HEMA free colour over a base coat that still contains it. The base sits directly against the nail plate for the whole wear, so if a client reacts to HEMA this is the layer most likely to cause it. Getting the base and top right is also what fixes most lifting and most dull, patchy finishes, long before the colour is at fault.

A standard base is thin and grips hard. A rubber base is thicker, self levelling and builds a little apex, which suits weak or bitten nails and clients who want strength without a full builder service. A tack free top coat saves you the wipe step and gives a harder gloss.

Choosing your base and top

  • Base Coat Gel HEMA-Free at $19.95, our standard base for everyday gel polish services, with a 120ml refill for salons.
  • Rubber bases — Glass Absolute Rubber Base Gel from $18.75 and the Born Pretty Rubber Base at $19.95, for structure on softer nails.
  • Diamond Gel Top Coat, tack free at $22.40 for a hard gloss with no sticky layer to wipe, and the NSI Gel Top Coat at $25.00.
  • Trio and duo packs from $37.80 if you want base, top and matte top in one go.

Shop HEMA free base and top coats at NSI Australia today

These sit under and over every HEMA free colour we sell, and behind them all is your prep — the step that decides adhesion before any base goes near the nail. See the full HEMA free range, or ask us which base suits the nails you are working on.

HEMA Free Base & Top Coats FAQs

The base layer is usually the first product to go on the natural nail, so it is an important first step for a client with a sensitivity. For a service that is HEMA free throughout, you want the colour and the top coat to match it.

A rubber base is thicker and flexes with the natural nail, and it self levels for a smooth, bubble free finish. It resists lifting and chipping, and it can hold a little structure or an apex. Our Nail Success rubber bases come in eighteen shades, from sheer nudes and pinks through to a milky white and cool neutrals, so they also work as a soft natural manicure on their own.

Our HEMA free Base Coat Gel cures in thirty seconds under LED or two minutes under UV, and it works in any full hand LED or UV lamp. The Diamond Gel Top Coat cures in sixty seconds under LED or two minutes under UV. Cure times vary between brands on this page, so check the individual label.

Not with our tack free top coats. The Diamond Gel Top Coat and the NSI Gel Top Coat both cure to a high gloss finish with no tacky layer, so the set is finished as it comes out of the lamp.

You can, and the finish will be fine. Our own view is that a service is only worth calling HEMA free when every layer is, so for a client with a known sensitivity we would choose HEMA free at the base, the colour and the top coat.