Name: Ridge Filler
Brand: MAVALA Switzerland
Price: 26.99 CAD
Availability: InStock

Question 1

What causes vertical ridges on nails?

Accepted Answer

Lengthways ridges running from cuticle to tip are common and become more pronounced with age, as the nail matrix produces a slightly less even nail plate. On their own they are usually nothing to treat. What is worth attention is a change: ridges that appear suddenly, a single deep groove in one nail, or ridges that run across the nail rather than lengthways. Those are worth showing to a doctor or pharmacist rather than covering up.

Question 2

How do I stop nail polish looking streaky over ridged nails?

Accepted Answer

The streaking is the surface, not the polish. Colour laid over a ridged nail pools in the grooves and thins over the raised lines, so it reads as patchy however carefully you apply it, and a second coat usually makes it worse. A ridge-filling base coat solves it by flattening the surface first: one coat over the whole nail, left to dry fully, then colour as normal. Deep ridges may need a second coat of the base before you start.

Question 3

Should I buff my ridges out instead?

Accepted Answer

Buffing ridges flat works by removing nail plate, and the nail does not grow back thicker, so a habit of buffing leaves nails thinner, weaker and more prone to splitting, and the ridges return with the new growth anyway. Filling them is the reversible version of the same result: it sits on top, comes off with remover, and takes nothing away. If you do buff, do it rarely and lightly.

Question 4

Does Ridge Filler treat the ridges, or just cover them?

Accepted Answer

It covers them. Ridge Filler is a cosmetic smoothing base coat: matifying pigments and a filling agent sit in the grooves so the surface reads as flat under polish. It does not change the nail the matrix is producing, and it makes no claim to. That is worth stating plainly, because lengthways ridges are a normal feature of ageing nails rather than a condition with a cure, and the useful thing to do about them is make polish sit properly.

Question 5

Can I wear Ridge Filler on its own, without colour?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Because it contains matifying pigments it evens the look of the bare nail and gives a soft, natural finish rather than a shine, which suits anyone who wants tidy nails without a manicure. Worn on its own it also gives ridged nails a smoother appearance in daylight, where ridges are most visible.

Question 6

Which MAVALA base coat should I use?

Accepted Answer

They are chosen by problem, not stacked. Ridge Filler is for an uneven, ridged surface that shows through polish. MAVALA 002 is the general protective base, for staining and polish wear. Mava-Strong is for nails that split and break. Hydra-Base is for dry, dehydrated nails. If your nails are both ridged and weak, Ridge Filler handles the appearance while a treatment works on the nail itself.

Mavala Ridge Filler

How to Use

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Key Ingredients

Mavala Ridge Filler

How to Use

Tutorial Video

Key Ingredients

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