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Many times, I am being asked about how to clean and disinfect nail files that aren’t made of metal, glass, or fiberglass. What is the best way? Is a spray of sanitizer for tools and implements enough? First, you need to know some background information in order to correctly understand my answer. So that we…

I was discussing with a nail professional recently, and she mentioned that the UV gel polish she uses “pulls back” when cured.What some nail pros are calling “pull back” may be the effects of UV gel polish shrinkage. All nail coatings shrink when they cure, some more than others. In general, the more thoroughly a…

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 commonly known as heat spikes. Both UV gels and L&P systems can become warm, even hot during application. Becoming warm isn’t a problem, and is considered normal for products that…

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 and see what others charge, and 1. put your prices a bit lower OR 2. put your prices higher b. Come up with prices that seem reasonable and ask your…

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 that the main problem coming out of this practice is service breakdown. In some cases, this may be true. When the incorrect polymer powder is used with a monomer liquid,…

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! But what is it?? BIAB stands for “Builder In A Bottle”.It is a type of UV gel that is a ‘builder’, that happens to be ‘in a bottle’!!! Nothing more…