Frequently asked questions
What is on the LDS dipping powder 1 oz page?
Only the 1 oz jar: 190 listings, 180 of them singles across 177 LDS numbers from 001 to 179, plus the Spring Kit of 24 and seven themed 1 oz boxes (Nude, Summer, Spring, Christmas, Neon, Sparkle, Bridal, Winter) and two 36-jar Part sets. The same numbers in the 1.5 oz jar have their own page.
When should a salon buy 1 oz instead of 1.5 oz?
For the range rather than the workhorses. The seasonal pastels, corals, wines, and glitters that see a few sets a month belong in 1 oz, where the chart stays affordable and the powder is used before moisture reaches it. The French pink, nudes, white, and top reds that are opened every day belong in the 1.5 oz jar.
Is the Spring Kit cheaper than 24 singles?
No. Checked against the single price at ND on the day of writing, the Spring Kit and the themed 1 oz boxes are priced as the jars inside them, and the Part sets and the holiday box sit above the 1 oz single rate. The kit is the one-order way to open the first 24 numbers in a single line on the order sheet, not a saving.
What does the clearance tag on many of these jars mean?
About half of the 1 oz numbers carry a clearance tag in the sidebar. At ND that tag marks stock sold until it is gone rather than a lower price, so a shade a salon depends on is worth buying while it is listed; the 1.5 oz jar of the same number is the fallback once a 1 oz jar sells through.
Do I dip straight into the 1 oz jar?
Yes, the small jar is the size a nail dips into directly. Keep the lid on between dips, never let the wet base brush touch the powder, and wipe the rim before closing so the lid seals. A jar that clumps has been dipped into wet or stored open in a humid cabinet; the powder itself does not go off.
LDS dipping powder, 1 oz: the chart-building jar
This page holds only the 1 oz jar of LDS color dipping powder at ND Nails Supply: 190 active listings, 180 of them singles across 177 LDS numbers from 001 to 179, plus the Spring Kit of 24 and the themed 1 oz boxes. The 1 oz jar is the size a salon uses to build a wide chart, because it puts a shade on the wall at the lowest tier and keeps the powder fresh on the numbers that only see a few sets a month. The same numbers in the 1.5 oz jar have their own page for the shades a dip station opens every day, and the parent LDS dipping powder page shows both sizes together. The powder is made in the USA, sets without a lamp, and carries the same number as the matching LDS gel polish and nail lacquer. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Listing type | Count | What arrives |
|---|---|---|
| Color singles, 1 oz | 180 | One numbered shade in the 1 oz jar |
| Spring Kit | 1 | The first 24 numbers, D001 to D024, in 1 oz |
| Themed 1 oz boxes | 7 | Summer 10, Spring 9, Christmas 8, Neon 7, Sparkle 7, Bridal 6, Winter 6 |
| Part sets | 2 | Part 2 (037 to 072) and Part 3 (073 to 108), 36 jars each |
The sidebar splits the page by chart season: 86 listings carry the winter tag, 54 summer, 46 fall, and 28 spring, and 46 carry the glitter tag; a shade can sit in more than one season, so the tags overlap. Around 14 numbers are out of stock at any time, and the 1.5 oz jar of the same number is usually the fastest substitute.
Why the 1 oz jar builds the chart
- Lowest cost per shade on the wall. A chart of 177 colors in the small jar costs well under the same chart in 1.5 oz, and most of those 177 will only be dipped a few times a month.
- Fresh powder on the slow movers. A seasonal pastel that sits open for a year in a humid cabinet is the jar that clumps; a 1 oz jar of that shade is used up before moisture reaches it.
- The kit and the boxes fill a season in one line. The Spring Kit of 24 and the seven themed boxes put a whole run on the shelf at once, each priced as the jars inside it.
- The number carries across formats. 001 Breakfast at Tiffany's in this jar is 001 in the gel, the lacquer, and the 3-in-1, so the small jar is enough to sell the shade in every service.
How to pick between 1 oz and 1.5 oz
Buy the 1 oz jar for the range and the 1.5 oz jar for the workhorses. The workhorses are the French pink, the two or three nudes a salon uses for the natural look, the white, and the top two reds, which are opened ten times a day and empty a small jar in a few weeks. Everything else, the spring pastels, summer corals and neons, fall browns and wines, and winter glitters, belongs in 1 oz. A common first order is the Spring Kit of 24 and the Nude box on this page, plus the same nudes again in 1.5 oz on the other page, then singles as the chart fills in. When a 1 oz number starts needing a reorder every month, that is the signal to move it to the larger jar.
The shade range in 1 oz
LDS numbers the line from 001 upward in release order, so read the name and the swatch rather than the number to find a tone. A sample of the singles on this page:
| Number | Name | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 005 | Beige Me | Beige nude |
| 049 | Imperfectly Perfect | Neutral beige |
| 057 | Skin Color | Neutral beige |
| 099 | Pale Yellow | Butter yellow |
| 102 | In The Lime Light | Lime green |
| 106 | Pink-Y Promise? | Beige pink |
| 109 | A Hint Of Sky | Sky blue |
| 144 | Birthday Cake | Pink |
| 154 | Too Glam To Give A Damn | Pink glitter |
| 167 | Close To You | Glitter |
The boxes group numbers by use: Nude 049 to 060, Neon 099 to 105, Bridal 153 to 158, Sparkle 159 to 165, Christmas eight numbers from 013 to 145, Winter 013, 014, 046, 065, 127, and 137, Summer ten numbers from 010 to 143, and Spring the first 24 numbers as the kit plus a nine-jar box of 001 to 087 picks.
Dipping from the 1 oz jar
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, dehydrate. Prep decides lifting more than the powder does.
- Bond and base. A thin coat of LDS #1 E.A Bond, air dry, then LDS #2 Base Coat over two thirds of the nail.
- Dip. The 1 oz jar is the size a nail dips into directly: dip, tap off the excess, brush away the loose powder, and repeat with base over the whole nail for the second coat. Keep the lid on between dips and never let the wet brush touch the powder.
- Activate and shape. LDS #3 Sealer Dry, wait, shape and buff, a second coat of Sealer Dry, wipe.
- Top. Two thin coats of LDS #4 Top Coat drawn on quickly. No lamp at any step, and the five liquids are on the dip essentials page.
Reading the seasonal tags in the small jar
Because the 1 oz jar is the seasonal size, the season tags in the sidebar matter more here than on the 1.5 oz page. Winter is the largest tag at 86 listings, since it carries the reds, plums, and the glitter run that sell from October through the holidays; summer at 54 holds the corals, brights, and the Neon box; fall at 46 holds the browns, wines, and olives; spring at 28 holds the pastels and the Spring Kit. When a salon buys by season it should buy the next season, not the current one, since a chart needs the new colors on the wall about a month before clients start asking for them. A 1 oz jar of each number in the coming season's tag is the cheapest way to be ready, and any number that turns out to be a daily shade can be moved to the 1.5 oz jar at the next reorder.
Matching the 1 oz jar to LDS gel and lacquer
Every number on this page has a matching LDS gel polish and LDS nail lacquer of the same number, and the three are sold together as the LDS Healthy 3-in-1 in the 1 oz size. They are made to match and match closely, but a filed and topped powder reads a shade deeper than a cured gel and a lacquer reads a touch glossier, so swatch all three of a number on one stick before promising a client that her dip toes will match her gel fingers. For a salon that runs its chart on the LDS number, the 1 oz jar is often the only dip format it needs for most colors, because the gel and lacquer carry the same shade through the manicure and pedicure services and the powder is only opened for the client who books dip.
Care and reorder
A closed, dry 1 oz jar keeps indefinitely; a jar that clumps has been dipped into with a wet brush or stored open in a humid cabinet. Wipe the rim before closing so the lid seals, store the jars in number order so a tech can pull a shade without hunting, and keep a cured swatch stick of the chart at the desk. Reorder by number: the number on the jar is the number on the gel and the lacquer, so one line on the sheet restocks a shade in every format, and the two size pages let a buyer order each jar on its own. About half of the numbers on this page carry a clearance tag in the sidebar; that tag marks stock that is sold until gone rather than a lower price, so a shade a salon depends on is worth buying while it is listed.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every 1 oz LDS dipping powder listing is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The 1 oz singles are the lowest tier in the LDS dip line, and the Spring Kit and the themed boxes are priced as the jars inside them, so they are the one-order way to put a run on the wall rather than a discount; the Part sets and the holiday box sit above the 1 oz single rate, so check the per-jar math before choosing them. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock jars ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.