Rubber Base 21FREE Starter Pack

Rubber Base provides reinforcement for natural nails. It can be used as a strengthening base under Gel Polish color or used alone as a beautiful natural reinforcement. The consistency is relatively fluid and should be "glided" onto the nail at a brisk pace. It comes in a bottle, so application is quite easy and simple. With our Rubber Base 21FREE Starter Kit from The Gel Collection, we have gathered everything you need when you want to strengthen your own nails with Rubber Base.

The starter kit includes:

• Rubber Base • 09 Au Naturel
• The Gel Guide*
• SmartFold UV/LED lamp
• Base Coat 21FREE+
• Top Coat 21FREE+
• Cleaner+ 50ml
• Premium Nail File 100/180
• Premium Buffer 100/180
• Primer 21FREE+
• Lint-free wipes (200 pcs)
• Cuticle oil
• Cuticle pusher
• Cuticle clipper

* You’ll also receive The Gel Guide – a thorough and beginner-friendly guide that makes it easy to get started with DIY nails.
It includes an introduction to our starter kits, basic nail theory, product overviews, and visual step-by-step guides that show you exactly how to create beautiful results at home.
The guide also explains how gel products work – so you’ll understand both the technique and the science behind them.

Remember to purchase one or more optional Gel Polish colors if you want Gel Polish on top of your Rubber Base.

What makes The Gel Collection unique?
At The Gel Collection, we stand behind our very own developed brand, The Gel Collection, which offers UV-curing gel products for home use. The products are free from 21 types of harmful chemicals, easy to remove via our easily dissolvable formula, vegan, free from palm oil, and developed and manufactured to strict European standards. Additionally, we have perhaps Denmark's best and largest learning universe for all levels.

How do I do it?
To ensure the best possible experience when using your new nail products, we recommend that you take the time to watch our learning universe and read the accompanying theory book through. When theory, nail technique, and step-by-step guides are followed, there is a guarantee that you will not damage your nails and that you will achieve long-lasting durability.

Get the most out of your nail products by taking the time to watch our video guides. There you will find step-by-step guides and everything you need to know about theory and techniques. When you follow the guidance, you protect your nails and secure long wear at the same time.

How to strengthen with Rubber Base – step by step

Strengthening gives your natural nail strength and flexibility – and you can add colour on top if you like.

This kit is used in every step

1. Prep – file length and shape, push back the cuticles, buff the surface lightly, clean with cleaner and apply primer (air-dries in 60 sec.). Watch the prep video guide →
2. Base coat – a very thin layer, seal the free edge, and cure the whole hand in the lamp. Some rubber bases don't need a base coat – check yours.
3. Reinforce with Rubber Base – first brush a very thin slip layer over the whole nail (without curing). Place a small bead in the centre of the nail, push it towards the cuticle and out to the sides, and pull the rest evenly towards the tip – seal the free edge. Turn the nail upside down so the gel forms a natural apex. Flash-cure 10 sec. per nail, and fully cure the whole hand at the end.
4. File the shape (if desired) – remove the sticky layer with a wipe and cleaner, file the nail, and wipe it free of dust.
5. Gel Polish colour (optional) – two thin coats on top of the reinforcement, cure between coats.
6. Top coat – seal the free edge, and cure.
7. Nail oil – wash your hands and finish with oil at the cuticles and under the nail.

Watch the video guide: Reinforcement with Rubber Base

Want the whole theory?

The Gel Guide takes you through everything – technique, products and step by step.

The Gel Guide Guides

€3⁸⁵ €5⁵⁰

Our 21FREE+ formula is free from 21 of the most common questionable ingredients — for a kinder, longer-lasting manicure.

Rubber Base • 09 Au Naturel:

Acrylates Copolymer, Tricyclodecanedimethanol Diacrylate, Isobornyl Methacrylate, Hydroxycyclohexyl Phenyl Ketone, Trimethylbenzoyl Ditolylphosphine Oxide, +/- CI 18050, CI 17200, CI 69825, CI 19140, CI 77891, CI 77267, CI 15510.

Base Coat 21FREE+:

Polyurethane-80, Tricyclodecanedimethanol Diacrylate, Trioleyl Phosphate, Benzoyl Isopropanol, Trimethylbenzoyl Ditolylphosphine Oxide.

Top Coat 21FREE+:

Acrylates Copolymer, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate, Pentaerythrityl Tetramercaptopropionate, Trimethylbenzoyl Ditolylphosphine Oxide.

Cleaner+ 150ml:

Alcohol Denat., Aqua, Denatonium Benzoate.

Primer 21FREE+:

Ethyl Acetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Isobutyl Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol.

Nail & Cuticle Oil 9 ml • Fragrance Free:

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil (Almond Oil), Persea Gratissima Oil (Avocado Oil), Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil (Wheat Germ Oil), Ricinus Communis Seed Oil (Castor Oil), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Lanolin.