Many moons ago when I owned a salon, coloured hard gels launched onto the market. At first, I thought it was a great idea but then I thought again! As hard gels they were meant to be infilled rather than removed. But that raised a big query for me: as they were opaque how could you see the condition of the natural nail? Lifting (especially pocket lifting) would be hidden. As we were about 50:50 natural manicure and enhancements, nail polish worked just fine i.e., lasted over a week on natural nails (but most manicure clients were weekly anyway) and no problem over enhancements.
Portanto, para nós, a decisão foi não, não era um serviço adequado para nós.
Then around 12 years ago UV gel polish launched. Now this was a game changer! It was designed to be a 2-week service (3 at a push). A lot can happen to nails in 2 weeks but, on the whole, the time frame was good to check on the health under that opaque coating.
Com o passar do tempo, os clientes (e seus profissionais de unhas) estão empurrando esse período de tempo cada vez mais! Isso se deve ao custo de duas ou três consultas semanais ou à falta de comprometimento em concordar com o plano de serviço (lembra-se disso??)
More and more products are being launched with excessive adhesion characteristics that also allows for this overlong wear time. From reading SM, many are pushing this to up to 6 weeks! Nail pros are proudly posting pictures of these outgrown coatings! This is nothing to be proud about! This is lack of education on the part of both the client and their nail pro.
We all are very aware of the allergy situation that is still on the way up! We also are aware that an allergy can take hold in a matter of days, affecting the skin, the nail bed and often the whole placa ungueal. These are often (not always) caused by the high adhesion products as they have high levels of specific monomers that are not always properly cured.
Um experiente profissional de unhas deve ser capaz de perceber se algo está errado, mesmo com o opaco géis duros e L&P especially if they have educated their clients properly. But how many are experienced enough? How many are rigid in their service protocols and not ‘scared’ of their clients?
ALL clients must be encouraged to return every 2-3 weeks and not longer if they are wearing an opaque coating of any kind. Problems such as ‘greenies’ and the start of an allergy can be prevented. This should be an agreement made at the very first appointment and stuck to every time! If a client won’t commit to that then consider if they are a client for you as it will usually lead to problems down the line and possibly the loss of a client as they can no longer wear any coating (except nail polish), or their nails have been destroyed by a bacterial infection.
A saúde e a segurança de seus clientes são sempre a consideração número 1. Ao permitir que as clientes prolonguem esse tempo de uso, você está colocando a saúde das unhas em risco e possivelmente ajudando a criar uma situação de alergia que tem implicações muito mais amplas e um problema de saúde para toda a vida.
Eduque seus clientes! Além disso, se você não estiver ciente desses riscos, instrua-se para entendê-los e seja capaz de explicar suas explicações profissionais aos seus clientes para que eles também entendam.
Além do esmalte, os serviços de unhas são um compromisso do cliente, tanto em termos de tempo quanto de dinheiro. Certifique-se de que eles entendam isso desde o primeiro dia.
Portuguese 
English 
Spanish 
Vietnamese