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Heat Spikes During UV Gel Nail Coatings
An “exotherm” is a scientific term that means “to release heat”. This is what occurs when nail coating products get hot during application. It is…
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Let’s talk business
You are opening your new nail business, and planning your treatment/service menu and the prices. How do you go about it? a. Look around locally…
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Mixing Nail Product Brands
Cherry-picking is a very common issue in the nail industry. Nail professionals are mixing nail product brands and breaking systems every day. It is perceived…
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BIAB – do you know what it is?
Some clever marketing has created a ‘buzz’ about a BIAB type of product that has not only got nail pros ‘buzzing’ but also their clients!…
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Vegan Nail Products
What is the Relevance of ‘Vegan’ labeling and marketing in nail products? This is the definition of ‘Vegan’ from The Vegan Society: “Veganism is a…
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MMA and the nail industry
MMA stands for methyl methacrylate. The first thing to understand is that there is a very big difference between MMA “monomer” and MMA “polymer”. When…
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Hand and Nail Care Pt 1
The nail sector focuses so much on nail art, brands, allergies, and ‘what everyone else is doing’, that it often forgets the important aspect of…
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Ingrowing And Ingrown Nails
First, we must define the difference between ingrowing and ingrown nails, as the treatment is not always the same for both. *It’s important to note…
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Overexposure And Skin Protection
I was browsing through social media last night and, somehow, I ended up watching a bunch of nail-related videos. I was shocked by how many…
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