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In the effort of making their feet look as good as possible, many people are looking to get acrylic (L&P) toenails. This is usually because their toenails are misshapen and they want a more uniform look. Or maybe they want to “camouflage” a problematic or missing toenail. What would be the pros and cons of […]

Pumice stones, or so-called Hindu stones, have been sold to nail professionals under various names for many years and are nothing new. These are made of pumice, which is finely ground lava rock. These manicure stones are very similar to the stones used in some nail salons to remove calluses. Lava stones are used mainly […]

With so much talk in the news about teachers and school curriculum, I have been comparing it to education in the nail sector. It is clear that children (with no preconceived ideas and knowledge) do not all learn in the same way and at the same speed. Also, why is so much taught that will […]

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 range of things that nail professionals can do to improve the quality of their nail salon’s breathing air. The goal of all nail professionals should be to minimize inhalation exposure […]

We all know that breaking nail systems is not the way to go. But many have done it without harm, as far as they can tell. So, how far does the term “system” stretch? Does adding pigments count as breaking nail systems, for example? Any company would like you to apply their nail polish to […]

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 wax cross-contamination from dipping. His research revealed that bacteria and fungi are NOT at all likely to grow in these paraffin baths. That is probably because the water content is […]

Hace poco hablamos de la porosidad de las uñas y de las uñas estriadas. Así que surgió la pregunta: ¿qué tipo de problemas podemos tener con la eliminación del producto de las uñas estriadas? Una uña estriada por definición tiene un problema de superficie, veamos algunos de esos problemas. Daños no intencionados en la placa de la uña Cuando remojamos [...]

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 polishes are designed to be applied to normal, healthy nails and should not be applied to visibly infected nail plates. Nail polish should never be used to cover up an […]

El levantamiento de productos de uñas, en el contexto del cuidado de las uñas, se refiere a la separación o desprendimiento de los productos de uñas, como los realces acrílicos o de gel, de la uña natural. Este problema se produce cuando el producto de uñas aplicado pierde su adherencia a la uña natural, dando lugar a huecos entre el producto y la uña natural o incluso [...].