What Died in the Trash Can?
Maggie has learned her lesson about taking out the trash.
Maggie has learned her lesson about taking out the trash.

It’s likely your clients will hear horror stories of the risks associated with getting manicures and pedicures. Be ready with a response that assures them you’ve taken the necessary steps to protect them.

With all the nail salon “horror stories” in the news recently, you may be seeing more clients who have sanitation concerns. These concerns can range from mild worry to full-blown germaphobia. Learn how to put your clients’ fears at ease and help them enjoy a safe and healthy nail service.
This week we watched a demonstration with the wonderful Gisela Marti, the creative director for Tammy Taylor Nails. I was so excited to finally have a formal introduction to a brand and product line that I see so many nail technicians are committed to using.
Maggie reflects on people’s lack of common sense.

The towels are lint-free, strong, disposable, and absorbent.

Editor Hannah Lee discusses the basics of salon sanitation in hopes that our industry can make sure we're all meeting the standards.

EPA-registered Splish Splash’s One-Step Disinfectant features a clear and odorless formula with no artificial dyes.

Sani-Tablet is a tablet that disinfects foot spa water.

From sanitation to anatomy to nail art, instructors from around the globe share the classroom lessons they most love to teach.

Splish Splash’s One-Step Disinfectant is a clear, odorless, EPA-approved formula with no artificial blue dye and is now available in a new economical 128-gallon bottle.

Aerovex Systems' Nails Source Capture System with new Healthy Air Technology is the next generation in nail salon ventilation technology. The new portable air ventilation system is built to protect the breathing zones of nail technicians and prevent overexposure to monomer, acetone, and associated acrylic vapors and dusts.

When client health and salon reputation are on the line with every service, it’s important to know the ins and outs of tool disinfection like the back of your hand. Shoo away bacteria with proper products and protocol.

In a perfect world we would be able to press a “self-clean” button whenever needed.

You might be ready to put flu season and the hyper-vigilance behind you, but before you do, consider the places that some nasty bacteria and viruses hang out waiting to make a comeback.

Candice Everest, owner of Panache Nail Studio in Stanwood, Wash., bowls clients over with her sanitation-conscious procedures — not to mention her organizational abilities.

CleanSpa is a partnership of a podiatrist and nail technicians in a new spa setting — the foot spa. Here, nail technicians have the opportunity to perform pedicures for people who not only need their services, but appreciate their special expertise.