Nail Coatings
Formulate LED-Curable Nail Gel Coatings
Bomar® oligomers exhibit excellent durability and provide a non-yellowing, high-gloss finish in the formulation of LED-curable gel, hard, and soak-off nail coatings. LumiSet™ film-forming resins can also be used to produce hybrid nail polishes. They help overcome common issues like low gloss, color drift, regulatory compliance, and premature chipping associated with traditional nail coatings.
Complete formulation flexibility is possible due to the diverse range of mechanical properties that Bomar oligomers offer, making it easy for formulators to get the coating properties they need.
- Low heat generation to eliminate skin irritation/sensitivity during cure
- Easy removal with acetone
- Created with low MeHQ levels for low skin irritation
- Non-yellowing, high-gloss finish for vibrant coatings
- Excellent durability for longer-lasting salon-fresh look
- INCI registered oligomers that meet many global regulatory conditions
These oligomers are well suited for nail extensions and sculpted nails, as well as topcoat, color coat, or base coat nail gel polishes sold in professional salons or do-it-at-home kits.
Hard Gel Nail Coatings
One of the major challenges when formulating hard gels is obtaining a material with a combination of very high viscosity, high hardness, and low heat generation. UV and LED-curable hard gel oligomers will have the highest viscosity and hardness because they are used as an extension of the nail.
Bomar polyether urethane acrylate and methacrylate oligomers provide formulators with the necessary mechanical properties to formulate non-yellowing, high-gloss, high strength hard nail gel coatings.
- Superior hardness
- Fast cure speeds
- Low heat generation
- High tensile strength
- Low color
LED-Curable Nail Gel Coatings
Formulate LED-curable nail gel coatings that look salon fresh longer with Bomar oligomers that exhibit excellent durability and provide a non-yellowing, high-gloss finish. These LED-curable coatings offer significant advantages over broad-spectrum UV coatings including faster cure times, lower heat generation during cure, and reduced energy and maintenance costs associated with LED-curing equipment.
Bomar oligomers also help overcome common issues like low gloss, color drift, regulatory compliance, and premature chipping associated with traditional nail gel coatings. They also cover a diverse range of mechanical properties allowing complete formulation flexibility, making it easy for formulators to get the desired coating properties. Bomar oligomers are ideally suited for topcoat, color coat, or base coat LED-curable nail gel polishes sold in professional salons or do-it-at-home kits.
- Low heat generation to eliminate skin irritation/sensitivity during cure
- Easy removal with acetone
- Diverse mechanical properties for formulation flexibility
- Non-yellowing, high-gloss finish for vibrant coatings
- Excellent durability for longer-lasting, salon-fresh look
- INCI registered oligomers
Soak Off Nail Gel Coatings
A highly desired characteristic of cured nail coatings is easy removal by acetone because it prevents skin irritation. Bomar urethane acrylates aid in the formulation of long-lasting, non-yellowing soak-off nail gel coatings with low MeHQ properties. These oligomers require a lower viscosity relative to hard gel oligomers to make the coating more flexible and easier to remove. Obtaining a medium viscosity oligomer with good adhesion to the nail as well as the ability to soak off easily from the nail is the primary challenge with these types of nail coatings.
- Ideal for nail sculpting
- Medium viscosity
- Better soaking capability
- More flexibility
- Non yellowing
- High gloss
- Low MeHQ
LumiSet Film-Formers for Long-Wear Nail Polish
Formulate simple, durable long-wear and natural-light-curable hybrid nail polishes with Bomar LumiSet™ film-forming polyurethane methacrylate resins. These tack-free film-forming resins provide the formulations with excellent adhesion, easy removal, inherent toughness, and fast dry times. Their superior flexibility over cellulose resins enable nail polish formulators to easily create 5-free formulations without suspect materials like TSF, DBP, or other plasticizers and adhesion promoters. LumiSet resins also have excellent compatibility with common organic solvents like butyl and ethyl acetate, and with common film formers like nitrocellulose.
- Great adhesion to nails, eliminating the need for a base coat or adhesion promoter
- Extreme toughness for improved durability and wear
- Compatible with organic solvents and common film formers
- Fast, tack-free dry time – excellent properties dried; superior properties cured
- INCI registered & MeHQ free
- No need for soaking – the resins are easily removed with traditional nail polish removers
Bomar Oligomers for Nail Coatings Video
Bomar oligomers work to solve challenges with UV and LED cured nail coatings. Bomar oligomers contain properties such as non-yellowing, high gloss, low MeHQ, and low heat generation. These properties make Bomar oligomers suitable for various nail gel coatings including hard gels, soak-off gels, top coats, color coats, and base coats. With Bomar oligomers nail gel coatings look salon-fresh longer.
Related Products
Use our Oligomer Product Finder to sort and compare products by backbone chemistry, reactive group, and viscosity. Products can also be refined by flexibility, weatherability, water absorption, abrasion, INCI or tin-free properties.
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BR-541PBR-541P Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Acrylate
Low MeHQ, non-yellowing, optically clear oligomer with a balance of toughness and durability.
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BR-371BBR-371B: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Acrylate Oligomer
Low molecular weight oligomer with high tensile strength and superior hardness for coatings.
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BR-371MSBR-371MS: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
For coatings requiring high tensile strength, low color, and scratch and weathering resistance.
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BRC-443DBRC-443D: Difunctional Aliphatic Hydrophobic Urethane Acrylate
Low water absorption, non-yellowing hydrophobic urethane acrylate for nail gels and coatings.
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BR-541MBBR-541MB: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
High tensile strength oligomer with excellent optical clarity for use in impact-resistant coatings.
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BR-543MBBR-543MB: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
Excellent adhesion, optical clarity for nail & optical coatings. Adhesion promoting co-oligomer.
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BR-551MBR-551M: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
Oligomer that provides excellent acetone removability when used in gel polish applications.
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BR-551MEBR-551ME: 1.5 Functional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
Oligomer that provides excellent acetone removability when used in gel polish applications.
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BR-581MTBR-581MT: Difunctional Aliphatic Tack-Free Topcoat Oligomer
Oligomer blend that provides a low color, tack-free cure under low-intensity LED cure conditions.
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BR-741MD1BR-741MD1: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyester Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
High gloss with excellent surface hardness and adhesion for UV/LED nail gels and coatings.
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XR-741MSXR-741MS: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyester Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
Low molecular weight, non-yellowing, glossy finish for hard gel nails and high hardness coatings.
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BR-742MBR-742M: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyester Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
Has a balance of hardness and flexibility, low heat generation during cure, and improves adhesion.
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BR-742MSBR-742MS: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyester Urethane Acrylate Oligomer
Nail coating oligomer with an excellent balance of gloss, low color, removability, and durability.
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BR-742SBR-742S: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyester Acrylate Oligomer
Non-yellowing, high-impact-strength oligomer that offers good weatherability to coatings and inks.
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BR-7432GBBR-7432GB: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyester Urethane Acrylate Oligomer
Provides impact resistance and toughness and has excellent adhesion to various substrates.
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BR-744BTBR-744BT: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyester Urethane Acrylate Oligomer
Oligomer with excellent adhesion, toughness, and flexibility for 3D printing resins and coatings.
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BRC-843DBRC-843D: Difunctional Aliphatic Hydrophobic Urethane Acrylate
Improves adhesion, enhances hardness. High temperature resistance for nail gels and coatings.
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BR-952BR-952: Difunctional Aliphatic Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
Aliphatic urethane dimethacrylate used in coating applications nail care and 3D printing industries.
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BR-1041MBBR-1041MB: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
BR-1041MB is a biobased polyether urethane methacrylate oligomer with a substantial amount of biobased content and is tin-free. This is a harder version of BR-1043MB. This oligomer has a good balance of toughness and flexibility. It has the ability to adhere to a variety of plastic substrates. The biobased backbone, methacrylate functionality and tin-free nature make this an excellent choice for consumer applications with low irritancy.
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BR-573MBR-573M: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate
BR-573M is a tin-free difunctional aliphatic polyether urethane methacrylate. BR-573M is an excellent candidate to consider for use in tough 3D printing resins or nail gel applications. As a primary oligomer, BR-573M offers excellent properties of hardness, adhesion and optical clarity. As a co-oligomer, BR-573M can be used to improve an existing formulation’s adhesion and impact resistance. This product has low skin sensitivity and good optical properties.
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BR-1044MBBR-1044MB: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate
BR-1044MB is a bio-based polyether urethane methacrylate with a majority (>80%) percentage of bio-based content. Compared to similar petrochemical-based materials, BR-1044MB combines a lower viscosity with similar flexibility, elasticity, and softness. This resin brings excellent resiliency with impact properties to formulations along with improved compatibility of all components.
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BR-1043MBBR-1043MB: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Oligomer
Bio-based oligomer with high bio-based content, low modulus, and low temperature flexibility.
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LSR-141LSR-141: Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Resin
Resin designed for use in base and color coat applications for hybrid and long-wear nail lacquers.
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LSR-241PLSR-241P: Polyether Urethane Methacrylate Resin
Hydrophobic resin designed for use in top coat applications for hybrid and long-wear nail lacquers.
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LSR-241LSR-241: Hydrophobic Urethane Methacrylate Resin
Resin designed for use in top coat applications for hybrid and long-wear nail lacquers.
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BR-1042MBBR-1042MB: Difunctional Aliphatic Polyether Urethane Methacrylate
BR-1042MB is a bio-based polyether urethane methacrylate oligomer with a substantial amount of bio-based content and is tin-free. This is a medium hardness version of our bio-based products. This oligomer has a good balance of toughness and flexibility. The bio-based backbone, methacrylate functionality and tin-free nature make this an excellent choice for consumer applications with low irritancy.
Toll Manufacturing
Bomar partners with all size companies searching for a reliable and knowledgeable raw chemical contract manufacturing partner. Our 30+ years of experience manufacturing oligomers and resins, intermediate coatings, and other chemical materials gives us the technical background and expertise needed for successful toll manufacturing relationships.
Supporting Equipment
Dymax designs and manufacturers dispense and light-curing systems. These systems are optimized to work seamlessly with Bomar oligomers to gain process efficiencies by delivering rapid surface cure, depth of cure, and speed of cure in an economical way.
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