Wellness
Behind the Scenes: Everyday Nail Tech Reaches for the Stars
It didn’t take Elaine Watson long before she began setting her sights past the nail table.
Taking Care of Older Clients
Older clients require extra care to keep their hands and feet in good condition. Give them the attention they deserve by creating services just for them, adding extras that will benefit them such as paraffin dips, and keeping them educated on at-home care.
This Little Piggy…
Have you ever wondered why so many odd things happen to the little toe? One clue as to why lies within the toe’s structure — and other clues lie within our genes.
Help Desk
I have lost several clients who work in the medical field because they are no longer allowed to wear acrylic nails. What can you tell me about acrylic versus natural nails in terms of spreading bacteria?
Is it Truly Pterygium?
Most techs will see overgrown cuticles once in awhile. But that fairly common condition can be easily confused with pterygium, a rare nail condition that should not be serviced.
Help Desk: What Can I Do About Elderly Client's Peeling Nails?
This month's panelists answer reader questions about nail conditions.
Warning: Prevent Salon Accidents
A seemingly small safety hazard can turn into a big liability. By learning to recognize potential problems, you can prevent mishaps and create an accident-proof salon.
Don’t Be Sidelined by Carpal Tunnel
Our bodies weren’t designed to sit in a chair filing someone’s nails back and forth all day. But there are things we can do to prevent this potentially career-ending condition.
Pipeless Foot Spa Addresses Disinfection Issue
European Touch has a response to the ruckus regarding foot spas and the potential problems with bacteria due to improper sanitation: a new pipeless spa. They maintain pipeless technology is safer and requires significantly less cleaning.
Pipeless Foot Spa Addresses Disinfection Issue
New foot spas aim to remove any doubt about sanitation and cleanliness.
The Aging Foot
Our feet — along with our activities— change as we mature. From hereditary problems to injuries, our feet often take a pounding the older we get. Help your clients take care of their feet throughout their lifetime to ensure good foot health into old age.
Preventing Allergic Reactions
After month of receiving enhancements with no problems, your client develops redness and then swelling around her cuticles.
Allergies in the Salon: A Guide for Clients
Here are few of the main reasons enhancement-related skin allergies occur and some useful tips for avoiding them.
Healing Hands: Helping Clients With Cancer
Respect, a sympathetic ear, and human contact are among the many gifts you can offer a client with cancer. Your gentle touch and professional skill can help her to feel pretty and feminine when feeling that way may be a struggle.
Nail Strengtheners: What’s in the Bottle?
One of the best-selling retail items in most salons, nail strengtheners remain a bit of a mystery to clients and nail techs alike. Here we tell you how the different types of strengtheners work and when you should use them.
Spa Clients See the Light
Chromotherapy, also known as color light therapy, is a technique with roots in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and India that uses different-colored lights to evoke different physical and emotional responses.
Clear the Air
Good or bad, odor reveals little about salon air quality. Even if your salon rates "sweet" on the smell scale with employees or clients, depend on more reliable measures than your nose to rate your salon's air quality.