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water-based nail polishes

Water-based Nail Polishes

Quite a few people have approached me with concerns about nail polishes and how safe they are to use on children. They seem to think that they may be “too chemical”, and that water-based nail polishes would be a better

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causing the allergy

What Is Causing the Allergy?

With the allergy situation escalating, not only in the UK but in many countries, many nail pros are super-stressing that they are the ones causing the allergy!!  Maybe your products did but…..maybe they didn’t! An individual can wear a nail

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inhibition layer

The Inhibition Layer

Every time we cure a UV gel nail coating, we are left with a sticky top layer or a top film. That is properly called the “inhibition layer”, and is formed because of oxygen. When oxygen is present, it blocks

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Is your pedicure tub as clean as it should be

Is Your Pedicure Tub As Clean As It Should Be?

Pedicures can be one of the most enjoyable services provided in a salon. The comfortable chair, the massage, the soaking in warm water… In order for pedicures to be safe too, though, nail professionals need to be very meticulous with

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Bacteria and the nail salon

Bacteria and the nail salon

I recently had a conversation with a nail professional who was concerned about one of her clients. Apparently, she heard on TV that everything is covered with bacteria, so now she washes her hands twenty times a day, which is

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surprise onycholysis

“Surprise” Onycholysis

An unbelievable amount of posts and questions with pictures of clients who are exhibiting “surprise” onycholysis are popping up! Many explain it by saying that the client is ‘heavy-handed’, so let’s deal with this one first. Fingernails are there to

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