Question: Why do nail polish top coats get stringy when applied? Answer: It’s all about the solvents in the top coat. Nail polish top coats are blends of several solvents, not just one type. They often are 20-30% or more of the formula. Some solvents evaporate quickly and can escape from open top coat containers, […]
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Question: Why do nails feel thin after the removal of a nail coating, compared to how they were before? This is not specific to my work, but everyone I know (myself included) who has had their nails done (by many different techs) has said, when they have an enhancement taken off, their nails are so
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Question: If UV gels “burn like crazy” under the UV lamp, students are told that it is because the gel is “bad”? In my opinion, the problem is more related to the way the gel is being used during application. What do you think?” Answer: I do agree with this. When UV gels are properly
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Question: Should we apply enhancements on nail biters? I have a client who is a nurse and a very bad nail-biter. She asked me to help by giving her UV gels to help her stop biting. I thought this was a great idea since her nails were so damaged that she could be a health
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Question: I have 3 questions regarding traditional nail polishes I would like answered, please. 1) Is there such a thing as a product being incompatible with body chemistry, and what would be the signs? For example adherence issues, wear time? 2) What is the correct consistency of nail polish and when does it start to
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Question: I have recently done the Nail Knowledge diploma and it covered how undercured gel can cause a reaction when being removed. Does this mean we shouldn’t remove others’ work as we don’t know what they may have used or if their lamp is old? I think I will have to turn away a lot
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What is Erythronychia and what causes it? Erythronychia is something we see more often in the nail salon or podiatrist practice but don’t recognize – it is a general name for a group of nail problems that begin at the distal matrix of the nail unit. Erythronychia is a term that covers a range of pathological patterns
Question: I have a client that suffers from an autoimmune disease called Lichen Planus. What do I do? It is not heard of much. Can you please help with how it can affect the nail growth; and the use of nail products ie; can it affect the adhesion of nail products such as hard gels,
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Question: Hi, I’m moving from employed to self-employed. Then salon I worked in used single-use files and buffers and would throw them away. This isn’t very cost-efficient or great for the environment. Do the UV light cabinets sterilize files or just metal tools? Or can files only be sterilized in an autoclave? Answer: There are
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