Not All Nail Systems Are The Same

Here's the difference: We pride ourselves on salon-quality results, healthier nails, and a non-toxic at-home experience — we cannot say the same for dip powders or salon visits.

No Experience Needed

Saves Time & Money

Durable & Long Lasting

Non-Toxic

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Dip Powder

Salon

Cost

~$2

~$10

~$70

Application

Simply brush on

Repeated dipping

Requires nail tech

Time

Under 10 mins

30 - 45 mins

1 - 2 hrs

Ease of Use

Beginner friendly

Messy, complex

Can't do yourself

Smell

Odourless

Causes dip flu

Strong odour

Nail Health

Stronger nails

Weaker nails

Damaged nails

Removal

Easy & quick

Painful drilling

Requires grinding

Finish

Smooth

Bulky

Shiny

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Reason 1

It's the first nail system designed to work with damaged nails — not despite them

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Reason 1

It's the first nail system designed to work with damaged nails — not despite them

Most nail systems were built for healthy nails. Gel laminates need a nail plate thick enough to survive drilling and soaking. Dip powder needs enough structural integrity to handle the curing process. Your post-gel nails have neither right now — and using
the same systems that damaged them in the first place is what keeps the cycle going.

Sistaco's Mineral Bond formula is built differently. It brushes on top of the nail — no etching, no primers that eat into the plate. It adds a protective mineral layer rather than bonding chemically into what's left of your nail. That's not marketing language. It's the structural difference that makes recovery and beautiful nails possible at the same time.

The key difference: Sistaco sits on the nail. Gel bonds into it. That distinction is everything when you're trying to recover.

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Reason 2

Removal won't undo months of recovery —no acetone, no filing, no destruction

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Reason 2

Removal won't undo months of recovery —no acetone, no filing, no destruction

For women recovering from gel or SNS damage, the removal process is often the thing they dread most — and rightly so. Acetone soaks are drying and strip moisture from an already-compromised nail. Drilling and filing remove layers that took months to grow. Most removal sessions set recovery back by weeks. Sistaco removes without any of that. No soaking. No drilling. No wrapping your nails in foil and waiting. When you're ready to change your colour, the process is gentle — and your nail underneath is left exactly as it was.

WHAT A GAME CHANGER!!

“After two years of gel I finally took a break — but I refused to have bare nails. I was terrified Sistaco would damage what little I had left. Eleven months later, my nails are the longest and healthiest they've ever been. I never stopped wearing colour.”

Jade M.
Verified Customer

No acetone. No filing. No foil wraps. Just gentle removal that leaves your recovery exactly where you left it.

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Reason 3

It's HEMA-free — and that matters more than most people realise

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Reason 3

It's HEMA-free — and that matters more than most people realise

HEMA (2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate) is found in the vast majority of gel nail products. It's the ingredient responsible for the bond that makes gel last — and it's also a sensitiser that can cause contact dermatitis with repeated exposure. Most nail technicians don't warn clients about it. Most clients don't know to ask.

Once you've developed a HEMA sensitivity, it can be permanent — meaning future exposures trigger a reaction even at very low doses. If you've ever experienced burning cuticles, lifted nails, redness, or itching during or after a gel manicure, HEMA sensitisation may be why.

HEMA-Free TPO-Free 16-Free Formula Odourless Vegan Cruelty-Free

Sistaco is formulated without HEMA — not as a marketing addition, but because a mineral-based system simply doesn't need it. The formula is 16-free, TPO-free, and completely odourless. No fumes. No sensitising agents. Nothing your body has to fight against.

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Reason 4

You finally get both — nails that look professional and a nail plate that gets to heal

Reason 4

You finally get both — nails that look professional and a nail plate that gets to heal

The cruel choice most women are given after gel damage is this: take a break (bare, fragile, embarrassing nails while you wait for growth) or continue (beautiful nails that keep getting worse underneath). Neither option is actually acceptable.

Sistaco closes that gap. The mineral powder brushes onto the nail surface and cures under an LED lamp to a smooth, high-gloss finish — genuinely salon-quality results you'll be comfortable showing off. Meanwhile, underneath, nothing has been etched, bonded, soaked, or drilled. The nail bed gets to recover on its own timetable while you get to look like yourself.

2 wks

Wear time without
reapplication

0

Harsh primers required

16

Harmful ingredients not in the formula

Reason 5

It replaces your salon dependency — and saves you over $1,300 a year

Reason 5

It replaces your salon dependency — and saves you over $1,300 a year

At $80 every 3 weeks, gel nails cost the average New Zealand woman over $1,380 per year. And that's before tip, travel time, and the cost of the removal damage done to your nails. Once your nails are recovering from gel, the irony is you're still paying to
do more damage every time you book back in.

A Sistaco Starter Kit is a one-time investment. Refills are a fraction of a single salon visit. You apply at home — whenever suits you, in your own time — and every set lasts up to two weeks. The maths aren't complicated. Neither is the decision once you see that the results are real.

A Sistaco Starter Kit pays for itself after a single use compared to a salon appointment — and keeps paying you back every set after that.

Are you Ready?

Ready to give your nails back? Try Sistaco with free shipping and a cuticle oil giftincluded.

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Reason 6

Application takes less than 30 minutes — even for beginners. No salon skill required.

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Reason 6

Application takes less than 30 minutes — even for beginners. No salon skill required.

The brush-on powder system is designed to be forgiving, not fussy. You don't need to be a nail technician. You don't need a steady hand trained by years of gel application. The mineral powder self-levels as it cures, which means first-timers get results that look like they've been doing this for years.

The full process — base, colour, cure, top coat — typically takes 20–30 minutes. That's less time than driving to the salon. And you can do it on a Tuesday evening, or Sunday morning, or any time that actually works around your life.

“I was convinced I'd be bad at this. My hands aren't steady and I always painted outside the lines with regular polish. Did my first Sistaco set in 28 minutes. They look better than anything I've had done at the salon. I don't know how but it just... works.”

Karen R.
Verified Customer
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Reason 7

The formula is 16-free, vegan, and completely odourless — safe to use at home, with kids,with pets

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Reason 7

The formula is 16-free, vegan, and completely odourless — safe to use at home, with kids,with pets

If you've spent time in a gel salon, you know the fumes. That acrid chemical smell that lingers in your nose for hours. The headache. The instinct to hold your breath when the technician opens a new bottle. Those fumes aren't just unpleasant — they're why many women with sensitivities or respiratory issues have had to give up on professional nail systems entirely.

Sistaco is completely odourless. There is nothing to breathe in. No solvent smell, no chemical off-gassing, no VOCs. You can do your nails with children nearby, pets in the room, windows closed in winter — without a second thought.

  • HEMA-Free
  • TPO-Free
  • Formaldehyde-Free
  • Toluene-Free
  • DBP-Free
  • Camphor-Free
  • Resin-Free
  • Xylene-Free
  • 100% Vegan
  • Cruelty-Free
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Reason 8

It holds through dishes, gym sessions, and everything else your hands actually do

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Reason 8

It holds through dishes, gym sessions, and everything else your hands actually do

One of the most common complaints from recovering gel users is that nothing else actually lasts. Regular polish chips in 24–48 hours of normal life — dishes, handwashing, typing, cooking. That gap between needing a refresh and getting one is the part that makes bare nails feel unavoidable.

Sistaco's mineral curing process creates a hard, durable surface that holds up to everyday wear in a way polish simply can't. Women who work with their hands, exercise regularly, cook daily, and spend time outdoors report consistent 10–14 day wear without chipping or lifting.

“'m a nurse. My hands are in gloves, then out of gloves, washed constantly, all day every day. I'd basically given up on having nice nails as part of the job. These went 11 days. I almost cried when I realised they were still perfect.”

Amy S.
Verified Customer

Dishes. Gym. Beach. Work. Tested against real life — not a controlled environment.

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Reason 9

Thousands of women with damaged nails have already made the switch — and their nails thank them

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Reason 9

Thousands of women with damaged nails have already made the switch — and their nails thank them

Sistaco isn't new. It's been used by women across New Zealand and beyond who were in exactly the position you're in now — gel-damaged nails, frustrated with the tradeoffs, looking for something they could actually trust.

We're so confident in what Sistaco will do for your nails that every order comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you're not completely satisfied — for any reason — we'll refund your purchase. No questions. No hassle.

WHAT A GAME CHANGER!!

“'My nail technician actually commented on how much my nails had improved when I went in for a trim. I told her I'd been using Sistaco for six months. She'd never heard of it. I showed her photos of where they were when I started. She was genuinely shocked.”

Laura P.
Verified Customer
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4.9★

Average review rating from
verified buyers

94%

Of buyers say they'd
recommend to a friend

#1

Concern addressed: nail
damage and recovery

Reason 10

You don't have to choose between looking like yourself and looking after yourself. That choice is over.

Reason 10

You don't have to choose between looking like yourself and looking after yourself. That choice is over.

The hardest part about nail damage isn't the peeling or the thinness. It's the identity question underneath it. Your nails were part of how you showed up in the world — put together, intentional, yourself. Having to take a "break" feels like being asked to present as a lesser version of who you are while you wait for something out of your control to fix itself.

Sistaco gives you back the choice. You don't have to go bare. You don't have to hide your hands. You don't have to book back into the system that damaged them in the first place. You get to have beautiful nails, cared for with something your body can handle, in your own home, on your own schedule — while your recovery happens quietly underneath.

That's not a compromise. That's the answer you've been looking for.