March 15, 2012
| Product
Fōm is a useful foam product designed for manicurists, so much so that the company says the name is an acronym for “friends of manicurists.”
Keywords: Fōm implements natural nail care
October 20, 2011
| Encyclopedia
A tool used to apply polish or nail art paint as well as to apply and sculpt enhancement products.
Keywords: brushes implements
October 4, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Founded in 1976 by Eickert Family.
Keywords: Arius-Eickert implements
October 4, 2011
| Encyclopedia
founded in 1970
Keywords: Antoine de Paris implements
August 17, 2011
| Demo
Today’s Products offer a new collection of acrylic tools designed with speed and accuracy in mind. Created by nail technician Christine Tran, the tools can be used with any acrylic system, but are designed for speed applications.
Keywords: acrylics implements Today's Products
April 21, 2011
| Article
Sure you’re busy, but not too busy to sanitize and disinfect properly. For some this means having multiple sets of implements that last the whole day; others manage to disinfect on the fly, alternating between just two sets of tools. We asked nail techs: How do you quickly and effectively sanitize your tools when clients run back to back?
Keywords: implement disinfection implements salon sanitation
April 11, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Checi’s line of Nickel Cast Files are ready to be used at anytime, anywhere and do not require skin soaking prior to use.
Keywords: AII autoclaves Checi company sales/acquisitions files
January 6, 2011
| Encyclopedia
A form is what is used to sculpt a nail shape with acrylic. It's a scaffolding of sorts, used to help shape the nail as it cures and can be used for sculpting acrylic or building with gel.
Keywords: enhancements forms implements
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
in nail art, paint dots made using the tip of a pointed instrument
Keywords: brushes implements nail art
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
a porous, lightweight volcanic rock used in solid form as an abrasive and in powdered form as a abrasive polish
Keywords: abrasives buffers files implements
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
containing pores or openings that will cause lower strength; polymers used in the nail industry are all classified as non-porous
Keywords: disinfection implements
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
the second (or middle) level of decontamination; destroys microorganisms on non-living surfaces (the other methods being sanitation at the lowest and sterilization at the highest)
Keywords: disinfection implements
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
a substance used to destroy microorganisms on non-living surfaces, such as implements and surfaces; all disinfectants must be approved by and registered with the federal EPA and in each individual state; disinfectants are not for use on human skin or nails
Keywords: disinfection implements
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
the ability of a non-living surface (such as an implement) to be disinfected, or cleaned of microorganisms.
Keywords: disinfection implements
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
a device used for shining or polishing nails; a nail buffer is essentially a differently shaped nail file, albeit one with a much bigger cushion in the center; buffers have all the same basic components as a nail file: abrasive, adhesive to adhere the abrasive, and a cushion core; the center is usually plastic foam or other cushioned material
Keywords: buffers files implements
