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Protective base coat

Name: Protective base coat
Brand: MÊME
SKU: 407737
Price: 13 EUR
Availability: InStock

Protects / Fortifies / Normal to fragile nails

10 ml 10 free Pregnancy & breastfeeding compatible Vegan

MÊME has reinvented this best-seller with a silicon formula that’s clean as ever, but ever more effective thanks to its new ultra-antioxidant complex! Our Protective Base Coat strengthens your nails, as well as ensuring fail-safe protection from all sorts of everyday aggressions.

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The must-have protective coat for a fragile nail-friendly manicure

As the crucial first stage in all manicures, MÊME’s Protective base coat protects and strengthens all nails, even the most fragile, including those of people being treated for cancer. It acts as insulation to prevent coloured polish pigment from damaging your nails.

The Protective base coat’s new, ultra-antioxidant complex helps to preserve your nails from everyday aggressions which can cause irreversible damage to nails (UV rays, shocks, cleaning products, damp and pollution). Your nails are protected and strengthened, and ready for a pretty, colourful manicure that’s healthy and safe!

How to use our Protective base coat

First of all remember to wash your hands with our cleansing oil before starting your manicure.

Holding your brush flat, spread the polish from the centre base of your nail to the tip and over the sides. Leave to dry for 2-3 minutes then: Apply two coats of opaque silicon polish, and one top coat. Leave to dry for a few minutes between each coat.
Repeat your manicure every week or as soon as the polish gets chipped, giving your nails a night to breathe before your next manicure.

NB: if you have ridged or deformed nails, you may replace the Protective base coat with our smoothing base coat.

Complete your manicure routine with:

Our opaque silicon polishes
Our top coat or our sparkling top coat to help the manicure last longer and make it shine
Our nail polish drying oil to halve drying time
Our nail polish remover to remove nail polish from your nails without damaging them
Our repairing nail care to care for your nails at the root, help to massage, nourish and soothe your damaged or fragile nails

Natural Solvents

Respect the nails and the environment

Ultra-antioxidant complex

Fights against oxidative stress

Chestnut extract

Repairs and protects

Organic silicon + MSM Sulphur

Strengthen and protect

MÊME is breaking out with a new silicon formula combined with a new ultra-antioxidant complex for greater protection!

A formula that’s still just as natural, 10-free and clean: free of Benzophenone, Toluene, Formaldehyde (and its resin), Phthalates, Synthetic camphor, Parabens, Rosin, Xylene, Styrene or heavy metals. Our base coat formula with 80% ingredients of natural origin and natural, organic solvents is petroleum-based solvent-free.

Organic silicon combined with MSM Sulphur is a great organic glue: Silicon strengthens and hardens soft, brittle and fragile nails. Its power has been truly boosted by combining it with MSM Sulphur. This helps to remineralise, densify and strengthen the keratin network, for sturdier nails.
Our Ultra-antioxidant Complex [Buckwheat Extract - Crithmum Maritimum Extract - Vitamin E] is MÊME's signature cocktail. It shields your nail plate to protect it from outdoor aggressions and preserve it from the irreversible damage caused by oxidative stress.
Horse Chestnut Extract contains lots of carbs, amino acids, vitamins and copper, conferring healing and protective properties. It also helps to promote healthy nail growth.
Our natural solvents derived from potato, wheat, corn and manioc help the manicure last longer and provide an ideal, nail-friendly texture.

Move your cursor over the ingredients to learn more about their source and function:

ETHYL ACETATE Source : Sugar cane, Cassava
Function : Solvent, BUTYL ACETATE Source : Sugar cane, Cassava
Function : Solvent, NITROCELLULOSE Source : Plant-based (Cotton) and synthetic
Function : Forms the nail polish film and protects, ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER Source : Synthetic
Function : Film-forming agent, ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE Source : Plant-based (Cotton) and synthetic
Function : Plasticizer, improves polish application, ALCOHOL Source : Plant-based
Function : Solvent, CASTANEA SATIVA (CHESTNUT) SEED EXTRACT Source : Chestnut
Function : Repairs and protects nails, DIMETHYL OXOBENZO DIOXASILANE Source : Synthetic
Function : Strengthening adhesive for nails, DIMETHYL SULFONE Source : Synthetic
Function : Strengthens the keratin network of the nail, CRITHMUM MARITIMUM EXTRACT Source : Sea fennel
Function : Antioxidant, protects from aggressions, POLYGONUM FAGOPYRUM SEED EXTRACT Source : Buckwheat
Function : Antioxidant, protects from aggressions, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE Source : Synthetic
Function : Antioxidant, protects nails, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE Source : Synthetic
Function : Cares for nails, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL Source : Synthetic
Function : Cares for nails, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL Source : Synthetic
Function : Solvent, N-BUTYL ALCOHOL Source : Synthetic
Function : Solvent, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL Source : Synthetic
Function : Solvent, WATER (AQUA) Source : Water
Function : Solvent, VIOLET 2 (CI 60725) Source : Synthetic
Function : Colorant

What is the difference between the Protective base coat and the Smoothing base coat?

Our Protective base coat and Smoothing base coat both protect and strengthen fragile nails. However, if your nails have ridges, dents or imperfections, the Smoothing base coat will be more suitable: it smooths over the nail plate while promoting regrowth. Unlike the Protective base coat, which is clear, the Smoothing base coat has a touch of colour for a natural effect. It is the perfect solution for beautiful nails without polish.

Does the Protective base coat protect my nails from UV rays?

Our Protective base coat is clear, so it can't protect your nails from UV rays when used alone. For protection from anti-UV rays, you need to add two coats of opaque silicon coloured polish and one top coat.

Is the Protective base coat suitable for nails damaged by cancer treatment?

Yes, it is perfectly suitable for people being treated for cancer. A full manicure, with silicon and opaque products, can even help to protect and strengthen nails during treatment that is harsh on nails. For badly damaged, ridged, or deformed nails, you may replace it with the Smoothing Base Coat.

Is the Protective base coat suitable for pregnant women?

Yes, the Protective base coat’s body-friendly, bio-based formula is suitable for everyone, even pregnant and breastfeeding women, as is our entire nail care and polish range. Warning: you should only have very occasional manicures during pregnancy :)

How is it different from the previous Protective base coat in your range?

Its formula has been improved to boost its effect: we have combined the silicon with MSM Sulphur to boost its strengthening properties, for healthier, sturdier nails. This new formula also features our innovative, ultra-antioxidant complex, designed to ward off oxidative stress caused by everyday aggressions, as well as horse chestnut extract with its famous healing and protective properties. With this optimised composition, our Protective Base Coat is still as clean as before, while its protective and remineralising properties for soft or brittle nails have been boosted.

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