Abstract: A clear, photocurable coating composition to be applied over wet nail polish on a nail for binding with the wet nail polish upon exposure to ultraviolet light, consisting of: between 5% and 50% by weight of a film-forming polymer selected from the group consisting of:i) cellulose estersii) acrylic polymers,between 2% and 15% by weight of a photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of:i) benzophenoneii) alkylphenyl ketone, andiii) cyclohexylphenyl ketone;and between 40% and 85% by weight of a photoreactive monomer selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid esters.

Abstract: A photocurable coating composition to be applied directly onto a nail surface and is rapidly curable upon exposure to ultraviolet light, comprising between 5% and 65% by weight of a film-forming polymer selected from the group consisting essentially of:i) cellulose derivativesii) acrylic polymers;between 2% and 20% by weight of a photoinitiator selected from the group consisting essentially of:i) acetophenoneii) benzophenoneiii) alkylphenyl ketoneiv) cyclohexylphenyl ketone;and between 10% and 90% by weight of a photoreactive monomer selected from the group consisting essentially of:i) methacrylic acid estersii) diesters of methacrylic acid,where the percentages by weight are based on the composition total weight.