Pregunta: "Empecé a entrenarme en septiembre con el sistema de líquidos y polvos. La semana pasada me empezó a doler mucho la cabeza en una zona (ceja izquierda). Me pregunto si tiene algo que ver con los productos o si se trata de un problema distinto. ¿Es un problema conocido? ¿Es similar a algo ...
¿Puedo tener dolor de cabeza por trabajar con productos para las uñas? LEER MÁS
Pregunta: "Sé que no se puede utilizar una marca de geles con una lámpara de otra marca. Sin embargo, me gustaría saber si se puede, por ejemplo, aplicar la base de la marca "A", polimerizar con la lámpara de la marca "A" y, a continuación, utilizar el gel de color de la marca "B" y polimerizar con la lámpara de la marca "B". Gracias" No podemos hacer comentarios sobre marcas concretas, pero ...
The best way of describing this is if you watch the video Allergies and How They Happen. I think you will find all the answers there!
What is the difference between HEMA and di-HEMA?Well, their only similarity is that they are both monomers, and both are used in acrylate-based nail coatings. They have a very different molecular structure, with di-HEMA being considerably larger than HEMA. HEMA is hydroxyethyl methacrylate di- HEMA is Trimethylhexyl Dicarbamate HEMA is a known high-level allergen. All …
“What UV gel brands do you recommend that we nail professionals should use? I’ve been in the industry for 6 years, only now having problems with allergies and onycholysis. It’s very scary. I want to change my gel brand but I really don’t know what brand to go for!” NailKnowledge is a brand-neutral organization so, …
Dermatophyte (from the Greek words δέρμα, dérma, “skin”, and φυτόν, phytón, “plant”) is a fungus that causes parasitic infections on the skin, hair, or nails. There are about 300 dermatophyte species belonging to the genera Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton. In humans, dermatophytes such as Trichophyton rubrum, T. tonsurans, T. mentagrophytes, and Microsporum canis cause superficial infections of the nails, …
Your client came in with a suspicious-looking toenail. The client had it tested, and the onychomycosis test is positive. Now what? Let’s take a step back first, and look at the complete procedure. First, you need to take a picture of both feet and the affected toes, and then take a history: when did they …
La prueba de la onicomicosis (hongos en las uñas) es positiva... ¿Y ahora qué? LEER MÁS
Here are the facts, acetone occurs naturally in our bodies, in low concentrations, so it’s not a foreign substance, therefore acetone is very unlikely to harm the body when it’s used to remove nail coatings. It can temporarily remove excessive amounts of surface oil which can cause the skin to appear “dried out” but no …
This is a very interesting question! I assume you are just talking about nail polish? From a health and safety point of view, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with tipping the end of one bottle into another. No pathogens can survive in nail polish. However, ‘use by’ times on such products are there because the …
¿Hay que verter el final de una botella vieja en la nueva? LEER MÁS
I’ve recently come across a client who has the smallest splinter looking like a black tiny thin line under the nail. Haven’t come across this before. What would/could this be? We often see lines like that under our clients’ nails. They are called splinter hemorrhages and are essentially small spots of blood caused due to …
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