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Following on from our blog about Nail Conditions: Until such time as we have access to good nail pathology training that helps us recognise problems in and around the nail unit it can be really difficult to stick to the rules and also quite scary telling a client you cannot work on their nails. How […]

Every day on social media platforms there are countless nail professionals posting pictures of a whole variety of nail conditions and asking for help with a diagnosis. They usually get a LOT of comments with a whole variety of diagnosis and treatment suggestions! Who Holds the Right Qualifications for Nail Services and Diagnosing Nail Conditions? […]

I often get my ‘blog inspiration’ from social media and the questions that are being asked. How many posts do we see where someone asked “Why is this happening? It’s chipping, but it doesn’t happen to any of my other clients” Really? Not every system or service suits all clients! It really is a case […]

Parece que en la industria se está difundiendo el mensaje de que las alergias a determinados ingredientes/monómeros tienen amplias repercusiones en otros problemas de salud. No sólo la salud de las uñas y la piel, sino también la de los ojos, los pulmones, etc. El HEMA NO es el peor ingrediente. Hay muchos. Nadie sabrá lo que [...]

In the UK we have no real regulations that define our industry sector. But, we do have a number of regulations that we need to adhere to! E.g. Health & Safety Cosmetic regulations More recently and temporary, COVID 19 regulations. We do not have National licensing nor qualifications regulations. We do, however, have some local […]

The Nail Unit is the current term for describing the complicated structure at the end of fingers and toes that grows fingernails and toenails. Nails are needed to protect the last bone of the fingers and the toes from damage. It is also necessary to provide a rigidity so we can pick up small objects, […]

A estas alturas ya debería saber cómo funciona la unidad de uñas, cómo se fabrican nuestras placas de uñas y la mayoría de las ventajas o desventajas de llevar productos para uñas artificiales, ¡especialmente si ha cursado el Diploma NailKnowledge Essential Nail! Hemos aprendido que elegir el producto de uñas artificiales adecuado para la placa de uñas [...]

We seem to have entered a far more aggressive ‘cancel culture’! Restaurants and pubs are reporting a horrific number of ‘no shows’ where it can cost them around £60 in the food prep and staff availability. It seems some are booking several tables and then decide what they ‘fancy’ at the time! Do they not […]

Lo aceptes o no, estés de acuerdo o no, te ofenda o no, todo esto forma parte del siglo XXI y es mejor comprenderlo. Creo que todos, como profesionales de las uñas, reconocemos la absoluta necesidad de diversidad e inclusión. Tanto si se refiere al personal [...]