Category: Health and Safety

Nail professionals are usually careful to maintain the integrity and health of their client’s nails and skin. But accidents happen and you may cut a

I believe that electric nail files have a place in the nail industry when they are properly used. However, just because you can buy an

There is a general concern about the DIY nail kits on the market, claiming that home gel polish kits are an overexposure reaction waiting to

Too many nail professionals don’t pay proper attention to nail salon ventilation, even though this is an important part of working safely. There is a

About 12 years ago I spoke to someone who I consider to be a careful researcher and who had thoroughly examined the issue of paraffin

Is nail polish contamination a thing? Can you contaminate your nail polish by using it on someone with a nail fungus? All professional salon nail

In the US, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend weekly testing of autoclaves to ensure that they are properly sterilizing implements.  Other countries have similar

There are always questions about why some people develop a nail allergy and others don’t. Some even believe that, unless everyone develops a reaction, a

With the allergy situation escalating, not only in the UK but in many countries, many nail pros are super-stressing that they are the ones causing