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Nail Knowledge – How it Came About

2 years in the planning and making. A chance conversation between Marian Newman and Kevin Nicholls. Kevin said:”what about animated learning?” Marian replied: “Ooo, that could work!”

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Breaking nail systems

Breaking nail systems

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

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Paraffin wax cross contamination

Paraffin Wax Cross-contamination

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

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Ridged Nails and Product Removal

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

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Nail polish contamination

Nail polish contamination

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

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Unveiling the Causes of Nail Product Lifting

Unveiling the Causes of Nail Product Lifting

Nail Product lifting, in the context of nail care, refers to the separation or detachment of nail products, such as acrylic or gel enhancements, from the natural nail. This issue occurs when the applied nail product loses its adhesion to

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UV nail lamp working efficiently

Is Your UV Nail Lamp Working Efficiently?

The strong message about using a matched UV lamp to UV cured coatings is slowly getting out there. More do seem to be believing in this ‘concept’ and sharing the info on social media. But here’s the next thing to

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