
40 Years of Doing Hair and the Importance of Self-Care for a Long, Pain-Free Career
During the ordeal, I kept thinking of how I must warn all cosmetologists of the need for self care.
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During the ordeal, I kept thinking of how I must warn all cosmetologists of the need for self care.









Nail tech and NTNA alum Cate Widemire’s Willowick, Ohio, barbershop, The Black Comb, combines traditional barbering with nail services.
In this transcription of The Nail Hub Podcast, Elizabeth Morris discusses what you can do to prevent overexposure in the salon and how you can avoid developing allergic reactions to your beloved products.
They say age is all in the mind, but for those of us who have celebrated a half-century or more, we know the body doesn’t always agree. How does a nail tech cope with the physical changes when the body starts complaining about getting older?
A nail tech at collaborative co-op Stash House, Senthia Rodriguez uses boxing and balance balls to improve her core strength as she envisions staying healthy throughout a long career in nails.
The device helps improve air quality.
Disposable nippers are an alternative to autoclaving.
Sarah Mason, a nail tech in Cape Cod, Mass., instantly became a workout fanatic after diving into the fitness scene in an effort to tone up before her wedding two years ago. With a bodybuilding competition under her belt, Mason is putting extreme fitness on hold while she develops her mobile nail business, but health is still at the forefront of her priorities.
Acetone isn't the only ingredient to soak off products.
While raising two children as a single mom, fitness was the last thing on Ohio-based nail tech Kelly Rogacki’s mind. But as her daughters grew up and needed less care, she decided it was time to start caring more for herself.