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Nail professionals are very creative people, willing to constantly learn new things, and great at multitasking. They are artists, technicians, psychologists, you name it! However, there are two words that simply terrify them: nail retail. Other professionals in the beauty industry, like aestheticians and hair stylists, are great at retail. On the other hand, nail […]

Many nail pros right now are comparing UV gel polishes. But how can you tell if it’s a good one or not?  What should you look out for exactly? And… what should you steer clear of? What would be the UV gel polish with the best-case scenario ingredients? I am glad to see that many are […]

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 […]

Recently we spoke about nail porosity and ridged nails. So the question arose: what kind of problems might we have with product removal from ridged nails?  A ridged nail per definition has a surface problem, let’s have a look at some of those problems. Unintentional nail plate damage When we soak off nail coatings, we […]