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The Help Desk Panel Answers Your Questions

This month our guest panelists deal with lifting, allergic reactions, and the difference between a "classic pedicure" and a spa-type pedicure.

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The Help Desk

"What can I do for a client with dry, rough, cracked hands?" asks our first reader.

Stamp Out Lifting

It isn't always easy to figure out why a client is lifting. Work through these steps to rule out some common causes.

Troubleshooter: Prepping to Prevent Lifting

The most common problem nail technicians face with nail enhancement application — especially those just starting out — :  is lifting. If it isn’t the client’s fault, it may be a simple problem like improper preparation.

The Help Desk Has Answers to Your Questions

This month readers want to know about triple-priming, how hydrogen peroxide works, and why polish stays longer on acrylics than natural nails.

The Help Desk

Get advice on dealing with fill lines and the effects of sunscreen on enhancements.

The Nail Doctor

The Nail Doctor

The Nail Doctor on brittle nail syndrome, psoriasis and acrylics, and breakage.

Nail Techs Answer Colleagues' Technical Questions

Sometimes the best answers to technical questions are from your peers. In this bimonthly column, respected nail veterans from across the country tackle reader questions ranging from how to prevent a gel-cure burn to advice for chronic nail pickers to etching the natural nail.

Do Hormones Cause Artificial Nails to Lift?

Though doctors cite a lack of scientific evidence that hormones influence product lifting, some nail technicians say their clients’ experiences provide all the proof they need.

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