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Allergies? There’s a drug for that! What are we doing?
The allergy situation, certainly in the UK, is just growing and growing!! Daily, on social media, there is yet another instance of nail pros with a horrible reaction with requests for help and suggestions. This doesn’t even include the number of clients with reactions! Many of the answers involve recommendations of some ‘heavy’ medication that…
Builder UV Gel in a Bottle – what’s the buzz?
There are always so many questions about a recommendation for a UV gel builder in a bottle. But do you know what it actually is? Let me help to explain it. There are many, many properties that distinguish one UV gel coating from another. There is nothing wildly new that hasn’t been the case for…
Why are some nails ok but others affected by … ?
Something we don’t usually reflect on, but is totally relevant in the nail studio or pedicure practice, is the number of nail units that we have and the way in which only some or all of them can be affected and/or afflicted by disease or damage and how that may or may not affect all…
Nails on minors
with Sam Blake (The Safer Salon Geek) I have recently read a story about a family member putting UV gel enhancements (no, not a UV gel polish but full-on enhancements) on a 6 year old without parental knowledge nor consent! What is the situation with this? I am going to explain from the science viewpoint…
Nail Professional or Chemist?
There are several articles here in NailKnowledge about not mixing systems, the correct UV lamp, no to a ‘universal’ monomer. Well, here is another one! If you have taken the NailKnowledge Course or have received a good level of education, you will know what a massively complicated subject nail coatings are. In the world of…
The Launch of The Federation of Nail Professionals Membership
I am very happy to announce the long-awaited launch of the Membership of The FNP! The Federation of Nail Professionals is a UK based ‘not for profit membership’ organisation that had a soft launch in November 2020 when we opened for Supporters. Within a very short time we had over 1500 Supporters! The nail sector…
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