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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…

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 to visibly infected nail plates. Nail polish should never be used to cover up an…