Rubber Based Gels
What are Rubber Base Gels you ask? (Rubber Base Gel = Rubber Base Coat Gel)
Rubber Base Gels can be used as a base coat for builder gel, gel polish or a protective layer under nail dip. It can also be used similar to a builder gel to build up a thickness and some length. Use it directly on your natural nails to reduce lifting and provide long term adherence of builder gel, gels or nail dip. The adherence of rubber gel is phenomenal compared to regular gel base coat.
Rubber gel gets its name from its physical characteristics. It is slightly flexible with a rubber-like feel, compared to structural builder gel. It is actually made from the same ingredients as other gels but processed to make it more elastic and flexible (with less breakage and chipping), and to improve adherence. It works well with flexible, thin, damaged nails vs structural builder gel or nail dip because it moves with the nail plate. Structural builder gels and nail dip are actually rigid coatings trying to hold onto a moving, flexible nail plate, and they often separate or chip. Lastly, Rubber gel is not made of rubber (aka latex).
You can use it to create a slight extension, using forms, but only to about a centimeter because it's not a structural builder gel. Builder gel can be used together with rubber gel in layers to create an awesome system with an extension. And it can be used by itself on longer lengths if on your natural nail.
Additionally, you can use it to attach decals, foils or rhinestones (nail glue), to repair tears and breaks in nails or reinforce weak nails (reinforcing gel), level out uneven nails (leveling gel), attach full coverage nail tips (nail glue), create 3D effects (molding gel), or create spreading effects such as marble, natural stone, watercolor or floral designs (blooming or blossom gel). And you can mix colors with it (mixing gel). Rubber Gel is a multifaceted gel. The uses are endless.