July 1, 2009
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A woman was seriously injured when a bowl of acetone ignited.
Keywords: acetone/removal products client health CND Doug Schoon working safely
December 1, 2008
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With more than 30 years experience in the beauty and personal care industry, Doug Schoon is tapped to advise the 800-member association.
Keywords: America's Beauty Show CND Doug Schoon International Nail Technicians Association
September 15, 2008
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The International Nail Technicians (INTA) has appointed of Doug Schoon to serve as its chief scientific advisor.
Keywords: associations Doug Schoon International Nail Technicians Association nail chemistry
September 1, 2008
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Cuticle remover must be rinsed off thoroughly or it could weaken the nail plate.
Keywords: cuticle remover Doug Schoon
July 1, 2008
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There’s a theory floating around that suggests hormones can wreak havoc on nails, causing the product to lift and nails to “fall off .” Is there any truth to the tale or are the affects of hormones the stuff of urban legends?
Keywords: applying enhancements to unhealthy nails brittle nails Doug Schoon effects of medications on nails hormones
April 1, 2008
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Scooping your products into smaller containers helps avoid waste and prevents cross contamination.
Keywords: client health Doug Schoon healthy working product contamination salon sanitation
March 1, 2008
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Doug Schoon, industry chemist and chief scientific adviser for CND. In his other life: astronomy enthusiast.
Keywords: CND Doug Schoon
September 14, 2007
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Poway, Je Boutique, and Bay Vista academies are launching the nation's first Spa Nail Technician Program.
Keywords: CND Doug Schoon schools
April 1, 2001
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Heating up acetone in a microwave causes a fire that damages the salon and injures a nail technician.
Keywords: acetone/removal products Doug Schoon
July 1, 2000
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NAILS has learned from correspondence from the U.S.-based Nail manufacturers Council and an interview with industry chemist Dough Schoon that an ingredient commonly found in acrylic systems called benzoyl peroxide (BPO) is under scrutiny in several European countries because of a regulatory classification issue.
Keywords: BPO Doug Schoon ingredients international
September 1, 1998
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Though doctors cite a lack of scientific evidence that hormones influence product lifting, some nail technicians say their clients’ experiences provide all the proof they need.
Keywords: client health Doug Schoon effects of medications on nails eponychium hormones
December 1, 1996
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Designed with the growth in the market for permanent French manicures in mind, these colored monomers don’t clean like laundry soap, they just make the nails look cleaner.
Keywords: CND colored monomer Doug Schoon NSI
June 1, 1995
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Light-cured gels often have been described as a pre-mixed, liquid form of acrylic. Not true, say chemists, who explain here what gels are made of and how they work.
Keywords: Cosmic Nail Doug Schoon gels IBD NSI