No Double Dipping? California Legislates Paraffin
"When salon owners hire someone directly out of cosmetology school, they can be assured that person knows the basics.”
"You cannot rush the state," says industry advocate Patricia Johnson-Rambo.
After three years of paperwork and examiner reviews, Creative Nail Design Systems has acquired a patent for its Radical Solarnail acrylic system.
Electric files have allowed a generation of nail technicians to cut their service time drastically, yet critics view them as a health menace to both client and nail technician. Here’s the latest buzz on the controversy from a legal point of view.

Ideas on how to protect and support the nail technicians.
In a victory for South Carolina nail technicians who use electric files, the state board rescinded its prohibition of electric drills following a public hearing.

If a state legislation that was introduced in February passes, nail technician students in Tennessee will have to complete 600 hours of education, instead of the currently required 300 hours.
Currently, the law allows nail technicians in New Jersey to own their own salon but not to manage it. To own a shop, a nail technician has to hire a beautician or hairstylist with three years of experience to act as manager.
Texas wants tougher sanitation rules and Missouri wants a separate license for estheticians.
Licensing laws for nail technicians have passed in both states, but rules and regulations have yet to be finalized.
A Nevada assemblyman has introduced a bill to the state legislature to eliminate all requirements necessary to obtain a beauty license---except the ability to pass the written and practical examinations.