Women Under Stress: A Silent Killer?
While death is an extreme result of stress-related illness, women are particularly susceptible to developing disease in response to stress--from depression and anxiety disorders to abdominal fat and colds.
Tools to Go
Fear of disease has prompted many clients to go out and buy their own tools. How do you handle sanitation when using those foreign tools?
Help Desk
The Help Desk answers all your questions. Today readers ask about deep cracks in feet and the difference between dry skin and athlete's foot.
See Spots Run
Age spots — discoloration of the skin due to sun damage — provide an excellent opportunity for you to educate your clients about treatment options, suggest products and services, and begin treatment in the salon.
Hepatitis C: What Are the Odds?
Risk factors for hepatitis: Having unprotected sex, sharing drug needles, administering tattoos or body piercing s with dirty needles ... and getting a pedicure? Not really.
Toe Woes
Stay a step ahead of clients’ needs by learning to recognize the most common woes that may cause pain and disfigurement to client’s toes.
Insoles Ease Foot Pain
A poll conducted by the American Podiatric Medical Association found that 55% of Americans miss a day of work due to foot problems.
Help Desk
The panelists answer your tricky questions! In this edition we cover flat nails, calluses and more.
Closing In On Ingrown Toenails
Wearing tight, closed-toed shoes is an invitation for ingrown toenails. Soreness, irritation, and pain are just a few symptoms clients live with. Here we give you tried-and-true solutions to ease client discomfort.
The Help Desk
"What can I do for a client with dry, rough, cracked hands?" asks our first reader.
Carpal Tunnel: Take Matters Into Your Own Hands
Once viewed as “ New-age alternatives,” massage, acupuncture, and the Alexander techniques are gaining ground as conservative approaches to preventing and alleviating the painful and sometimes debilitating symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Healthy Curiosity
What you don’t know about your clients can hurt them – and you. Know what questions to ask so you can enhance your clients’ beauty and health with services personalized to their individual lifestyles and health histories.
Making the Change
It’s known as “the change of life” for good reason. Menopause brings many changes to a woman’s body – and not all are welcome. But there are ways you can make your change for the better.
Nails in the Real World: How to Handle Salon Mishaps With Finesse
The Help Desk
Get the scoop on laying acrylic, product contamination, and wide nail beds.
On the Lookout for Domestic Violence
The death of Nicole Brown Simpson in 1994 propelled nail tech Sue Yahnian to channel her energy into preventing violence against women. She feels nail techs are in a unique position to recognize signs of abuse and steer clients to resources for help.
The Help Desk
Answers to your questions on polish application, cleaning dappen dishes, acrylic brushes, and drill safety.