
Price range: £13.95 through £21.50
Critical Care Base Coat is an intensive treatment designed to strengthen and support soft, weakened nails. The advanced formula helps nourish the nail from within while promoting healthier-looking growth and improved resilience over time.
Ideal for damaged nails, busy hands and pre-event nail preparation, it creates a protective strengthening layer that helps reduce breakage and peeling. With continued use, nails appear longer, stronger and visibly healthier in as little as 6 weeks. Infused with Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein and Calcium Pantothenate to help reinforce and condition fragile nails.
Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Alcohol Denat, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Adipic Acid / Neopentyl Glycol / Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Etocrylene, Dimethicone, Calcium Pantothenate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, CI 60725 (Violet 2).
£3.95 on orders £0.00-£29.99
Free on orders £30.00 and over
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Apply two coats of Critical Care Base Coat to clean, dry nails, using smooth, even strokes for full coverage. Ensure you seal the free edge (tip) of the nail to help protect against breakage. Wear alone as an intensive strengthening treatment, or follow with your chosen Custom Colour shade for a polished finish. For best results, pair with your favourite Jessica Top Coat to enhance shine and extend wear.
Healthy nails start with well-cared-for cuticles. Apply Nourish each day to keep cuticles soft and hydrated, and massage Phenomen Oil each evening to deeply condition and support nail growth.
Jessica’s prescriptive base coats are formulated to feed and strengthen the nail gradually. If you’re not wearing colour, reapply your base coat every 2–3 days to maintain consistent nourishment and protection.
I don’t know how it works or why but it does.
I have had soft, splitting nails for years, 6 weeks of twice weekly application and my nails are growing well, no splits, no peeling. So happy with this product! 10/10
08.07.2022
Sadie
Amazing base coat. My nails are much stronger & longer & it’s a staple go-to in my nail care regimen. Love, love, love 😍
19.03.2025
Karen