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"Que marca você recomenda?". Essa é uma pergunta vista muitas vezes por dia nas mídias sociais. Na maioria das vezes, ela é feita por profissionais de unhas que começaram a ter uma reação alérgica (neles mesmos ou em suas clientes) à marca que usam. A pergunta é feita e recebe muitas respostas! Muitas vezes, apenas a [...]

Qual é o seu tipo de gel? E como você encontra o produto de gel UV correto a ser usado para obter o resultado desejado a cada vez, para cada cliente? Atualmente, existem muitos produtos diferentes de gel UV. Eles variam de macio a duro, de uma consistência líquida a uma mais firme, de transparente a colorido, contidos em [...]

This is being written in mid-December so there is lots of glitter around! Funny that! It seems a lot of nail pros are reacting to an overlay when it contains glitter but not when it doesn’t. Why is that? Well, let’s think about it….. It is very unlikely that anyone will react to the glitter […]

In the liquid monomer and powder polymer system, Benzoyl Peroxide is the initiator. An initiator is what provides the start of a chemical reaction. In the L&P system, the room temperature and the heat from the finger are the energy that gives the initiator (BPO) the ‘starting gun’ to react with the catalyst in the […]

There are many nail professionals who take their careers very seriously, believing that learning continues throughout, and doesn’t stop after qualifying. This is the group that reads articles and books, joins webinars, takes new courses each year for updating skills or learning new ones, and undertakes brand training for new launches or conversions.  Then there […]

Nail Bed Hyperkeratosis (or subungual hyperkeratosis) is the accumulation of scales under the nail plate, which is then detached and uplifted. The nail bed often appears thickened. It is usually a reaction to something. In the nail industry, it can be caused by a primer, a bonder, monomer liquid, liquids used in combination with an acrygel, heat spikes, or an undercured product.  The keratinization that is hyperkeratosis, is a defense […]

Estou escrevendo isso com base nos regulamentos e na legislação do Reino Unido, mas espero que a maioria dos países tenha algo semelhante. No "novo mundo" atual de lockdowns, COVID positivo, quarentenas e isolamentos, o setor de "serviços pessoais" está passando por um momento muito difícil! Falta de clientes, talvez, cancelamentos de última hora, equipe em quarentena, e assim por diante! Agora mais [...]

Here at NailKnowledge, we’ve been doing a little research in the sector on the awareness of the existence of our Course.  Never mind the level of awareness here but we have been horrified over the majority of answers! They have been: “I’m fully qualified so don’t need any more education” WHAT?!?! Just spend 5 minutes […]

As though we do not hear enough about viruses causing problems in our lives, now we get to deal with another one! Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (HFMD) in our young children is more prevalent at this time of year.HFMD is caused by a virus from the Coxsackievirus family (typically the A16 variant, but it […]