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How to Remove Nail Coatings with ProTipClips

by Holly Schippers | April 21, 2015 | Bookmark +

With all the removable nail coatings on the market, nail pros have found different ways to remove them that suit our style and salon image. I’ve been testing one way quite extensively as you know what I freak I am about giving something a nod. The method that gives a professional presentation and the planet a break is ProTipClips.

These handy gadgets were developed by nail professional Angela Blaisdell. I’m always impressed with nail pros turned entrepreneurs that had the gumption to fill a need, find capital, and go for it. The ProTipClips are a clamp-style device in which you place a finger that has a remover saturated cotton pad on it. After the allotted time for your nail coating, the clamp comes off and you remove the coating per manufacturer instructions. There are clamps designed for the nails and the toes. I have found them to be consistently successful in the salon; however, there was a slight learning curve. The first trick is making sure you have the right fit. Angela has an easy-to-follow video showing how to adjust the strength of the clamp. I would suggest having sets marked as small, medium, large, or color coded to save the time by having to adjust them for each appointment. The clips are disinfectable and the only waste is the bit of cotton you use. You can see a demo video here.

The next suggestion is on the type of cotton to use. It's very important to choose the right one as acetone on very thing cotton can dissipate too quickly along with gauze. A thicker piece of cotton like cosmetic rounds is what you want to look for. Angela’s favorite brand of cotton is Intrinsics. It takes her about 30 seconds to cut a 4x4 square pad of cotton. After testing everything from gauze to actual cotton balls, I found the quickest and most efficient to be the Intrinsics. You can also use them for removing stones and crystals from enhancements that you want to reuse. The slight pressure of a clip over cotton on stones is perfect to wait a few short minutes to then be able to wiggle off the little jewels without damaging them.

I did a quick video in the salon, check it out here. Sorry about the background music, I was working on an actual client and thought a video would give you a better idea what they are and how they work. What are you doing to remove nail coatings and what are the best things about your preferred method?

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