Until recently, certain cosmetic advocacy groups focused on deceiving the general public about cosmetic, beauty and personal care products. Now they’re branching out to attack salon products and services! They regularly e-mail scaremongering misinformation and post outlandish statements on their websites. Why? In large part, to frighten the public into donating millions of dollars, much …
In recent years several different negative reports have surfaced that unfairly attack nail products and services. This misinformation creates unwarranted fear which threatens to unfairly destroy public trust in salon services and worse, puts tremendous economic stress on nail technicians by driving business away from salons. Misinformation about UV nail lamps, products and services are …
When small white spots appear on the nail plate after removal of the UV nail color coatings, a likely reason is improper removal. Fortunately, the vast majority of this type of nail damage is completely avoidable. How? By taking the appropriate time, care and caution when removing UV nail color coatings, precisely following the manufacturer’s …
The picture below was recently sent to me by Becky J., a nail technician in the UK. When a new client walked into her salon with this condition, she wasn’t sure what to do or say, so she asked for my input. Since this is an important issue facing many nail professionals, I decided to …
Nail Structure and Product Chemistry Second Edition, Doug Schoon Want to learn more about the science behind the natural and artificial nail? This easy-to-read and understand book begins by telling the story of the “natural nail”, but from a very unique perspective. Doug Schoon takes you on a fun and interesting journey deep into the natural …
Proper UV Curing is Important! There is a lot of confusion about LED Lamps; can they be used to properly cure any type of UV curing nail product? The answer is NO! It is true that all LED lamps create UV light and will “harden” UV curable products, but unless the LED lamp was specifically …