The invisible beachball-sized sphere of air that surrounds your face in all directions is a great place to start implementing efficient salon ventilation. NAILS walks you through all of the things you need to know, from what to look for in a ventilation system to how the components work to a few tweaks you can make in your day-to-day habits for extra protection. Get ready to breathe easy.
Salon Ventilation Systems' Buyers' Guide
Aerovex Systems
http://www.aerovexsystems.com
Air Impurities Removal Systems/Salon Pure Air
http://www.salonpureair.com
Aircare Europe Limited
http://www.aircareeurope.com
Alfalfa Nail Supply
http://buynailsdirect.com
Americanails
www.americanails.com
BAU USA
http://www.bauusa.com
Euro Fashion
http://www.eurofashion.com.pl
Electrocorp Air Filtration Systems
http://www.electrocorp.net
Erica’s Advanced Technical Abrasives
http://www.ericasata.com/shop
Filtronic Filter Systems
http://www.filtronic.se
Medicool
http://www.medicool.com
Nailbasics
http://www.nailbasics.ca
Valentino
http://www.valentinobeautypure.com
Thank you to these industry experts for helping with the research and background information for this story: Len Roulier III, president, Air Impurities Removal Systems/Salon Pure Air; Jeff Cardarella, president, Aerovex Systems Inc.; Doug Schoon, chemist and author, www.dougschoon.com, Nail Structure and Product Chemistry; Steve Wallace, vice president, sales, marketing, and business development, Medicool.
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Curious about how much of a difference a source-capture ventilation system can make in a typical nail salon? We have a video on NAILStv that shows the measurement levels of common salon solvents in the air, both with and without ventilation: www.nailsmag.com/video/ventlowerssolvents.
Read about several salon owners’ success stories with installing ventilation systems on NAILS' From the Editors blog: 3 Ventilation Success Stories
Guidelines for controlling and minimizing inhalation exposure to nail products by the INTA/NMC: http://files.nailsmag.com/Handouts/Inhalation.pdf
