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Fighting Nail Tech Spread

You’ve been sitting all day serving clients. You don’t have time to grab more than a candy bar for lunch. The gym is not even an option since you need to rush home to make dinner for the kids. Sound familiar? Read on for some in-salon workout tips.

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Contacts Pose Special Problems

Filing dust, clippings, aerosol sprays, and especially chemical splashes and vapors make wearing contact lenses in the salon potentially hazardous. How can you protect your precious eyesight?

Community Lends a Helping Hand

My “girls gossip network” of caring clients provided me with a life-saving connection.

Lab Reports

"My client’s big toenail’s side walls curve so much that they nearly meet. The middle section of the nail is sore because both ends are pinching the skin. What can I do to relieve this pressure?"

Lab Reports

One of my clients has what looks like tiny splinters between her nail bed and nail plate. They are very small, dark, straight lines that appear throughout the nail. Should she see a doctor?

You Don’t Have to Quit Doing Nails to Have a Baby

Pregnant nail technicians are rightfully concerned about their exposure to chemicals used in the salon, which, in high concentrations, can be harmful to unborn babies.

Avoid Skin Contact with Irritants

Anyone can get hand eczema at any time, but it is most likely to occur in people who are genetically pre-disposed, those who have wet-work jobs, those exposed to irritating or allergy-producing substances.

Control Vapors and Dust with Fresh Air

Despite taking every precaution, some individuals seem to develop a sensitivity to air contaminants, making it difficult for them to work around vapors and dust by adopting a few sound occupational health practices

Bad Habits Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can ruin your health and your career, but not if you take preventive action now.

Editor's note: Work Safe, Not Scared