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Cuando tus clientas descubren que están embarazadas, una de las primeras preguntas que hacen a los profesionales de la manicura es: "¿Puedo seguir llevando mis uñas postizas durante el embarazo?". La respuesta es SÍ; ¡pueden llevar uñas artificiales sin peligro! No hay ninguna razón para creer que llevar uñas artificiales o esmalte durante el embarazo sea perjudicial. Todas las [...]

Un término de uso común NSS. ¿Qué significa? NSS es un término comúnmente utilizado para referirse a los Salones No Estándar. ¿Qué son? Desgraciadamente, se utiliza a menudo en asociación con los salones asiáticos (junto con otros términos despectivos). ¡Esto es INCORRECTO! No debería haber ninguna asociación racial. ¿Qué es "estándar"? Esto es 'Industria [...]

CIDESCO approve and endorses the Essential Nail Professional Program “NailKnowledge is an approved and highly recommended resource to assist in the teaching and delivery of Nail & Beauty Qualifications written in accordance with the NOS. We find NailKnowledge a comprehensive tool to assist schools and individuals in their teaching and learning. “  Timea VaczlavikGlobal Head of […]

Do your nails need to breathe? Let us put this question to bed once and for all!! Also, explain why it is almost true!!! But it isn’t true! One can see where it has come from though! Nails breathing or resperation Breathing or respiration is something animals do and, for us humans, it is literally […]

Yes, they can, but over-curing is avoidable. It happens in two ways: 1) too much UV energy is used or 2) the nail coating is exposed to significant levels of UV energy after leaving the salon.  In other words, UV gel nail coatings can be over-cured in the short term and/or long term. Too Much UV Energy When […]

Let us think about hand hygiene and nail scrub brushes. Part of the Gov guidance for re-opening after lockdown, and also the Habia Code of Practice, recommends nail scrub brushes to be available at the hand wash basin with a recommendation that every client uses a clean one at the end of a hand washing […]

I’m told that in some areas there is a new ‘thing’: Airbrushing UV gel! Not only that, but some mix acetone into bottles of UV gel polish to create the right consistency to go through an airbrush! So, where to start with this!!?????? EVERYONE must know by now that UV gel is packed full of […]

Los profesionales de las uñas suelen tener cuidado de mantener la integridad y la salud de las uñas y la piel de sus clientes. Pero los accidentes ocurren y puedes cortar a un cliente. ¿Qué debe hacer en ese caso? Cualquier corte, abrasión o rotura en la piel puede crear riesgos de exposición a sangre o fluidos corporales visibles. Debe asumir que [...]

As all nail professionals are taught, it is important removing the gloss or shine, as some call it, from the surface of the natural nail plate. The gloss is from surface oil and the nail plate with no surface oil appears dull.  If the goal is to remove the “shine”, that’s just the surface oils. However, […]