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Com tanta conversa nos noticiários sobre professores e currículo escolar, tenho feito comparações com a educação no setor de unhas. Está claro que as crianças (sem ideias e conhecimentos preconcebidos) não aprendem todas da mesma maneira e na mesma velocidade. Além disso, por que se ensina tanto o que será [...]

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 […]

O levantamento de produtos para unhas, no contexto dos cuidados com as unhas, refere-se à separação ou descolamento de produtos para unhas, como acrílico ou gel, da unha natural. Esse problema ocorre quando o produto de unha aplicado perde sua aderência à unha natural, resultando em lacunas entre o produto e a unha natural ou até mesmo [...]

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 consider: is your UV nail lamp working efficiently? Most UV nail lamps now use LEDs, […]

A nail professional contacted me recently with a question regarding soaking off nail enhancements. Apparently, she has one client who believes that soaking off her enhancements with her foiled fingers in a plastic bag sitting in a bowl of warm water is less irritating for her skin than when the foil-covered enhancements are placed under […]