Founded in 1979 and based in Vista, CA, CND (Creative Nail Design, Inc.) is the global leader in professional nail, hand and foot beauty – including SHELLAC® Brand 14+ Day Nail Color. Deeply committed to advancing the nail care industry, CND devotes significant time and resources to product research and development, education and customer support. CND is an industry-leading advocate for the role of nail care in personal beauty and fashion.
Vinylux
A beautiful, chip-resistant wear that lasts 7 days, and is now infused with Vitamin E, Keratin & Jojoba Oil. A new, ergonomic and curve-hugging brush that both Consumers and Professionals love.
CND™ VINYLUX™ Long Wear Polish delivers week long wear—and care—in two simple steps.
The system consists of an all-in-one base and colour coat and a top coat, which must be used together for ultimate performance. Choose from more than 100 high performing shades and reinvent yourself weekly.
Shellac
A superior service with CND™ SHELLAC™ Brand 14+ Day Nail Colour system features a Base Coat, Colour Coat and Top Coat — and the exclusive CND™ LED Lamp.
CND™ SHELLAC™ removes gently without filing or scraping to leave nails healthy.
Give yourself the freedom to wear your favourite colour for 14+ days with no nail damage upon removal. For nails that are as strong as you are.
The CND LED Lamp and UV Lamp are the only lamps designed to provide complete cure and optimum performance for CND products. Other lamps do not have the same technology that these lamps use.
CND UV Nail Lamp Safety Information
According to Dr. Robert M. Sayre, Ph.D., of Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories one of the creators of the SPF rating system: “UV Nail Lamps are safer than natural sunlight or sunlamps.”
Dr. David Valia, Director of Research and Development for CND, compares the exposure from a UV lamp to that of indoor fluorescent lighting. He explains, “The amount of energy from a UV lamp during a nail service would be roughly equivalent to the amount of UV exposure one would experience during a typical day of exposure in indoor fluorescent lighting.”
“The CND UV Nail Lamp bulb emits almost exclusively (more than 99%) UVA-1, the safest part of the ultraviolet spectrum,” says Dr. Sayre.
The exposure from a bi-weekly UV manicure is equivalent to “an extra 1-2 minutes in daylight each day between salon visits,” says Doug Schoon, CND’s Chief Scientific Advisor and author of Nail Structure and Product Chemistry.