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Brush Care: It’s a Personal Thing

Here’s how your fellow techs clean and store their brushes, and what the experts have to add to the debate.

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Animal, Vegetable, or Chemical?

Why do we swallow the rubbish that is dished up not only by product manufacturers but also by so-called consumer activists whose interests are supposedly to protect people?

Going Primerless

When acrylic nail systems first became available on drugstore shelves, and statistics came out stating the number of children accidentally burned by primer — more than 500 over four years — the manufacturers noticed.

No Pinching

Simple tip to keep the creation of a great C-curve from hurting the client.

Help Desk

The panelists answer your tricky questions! In this edition we cover flat nails, calluses and more.

The Help Desk

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

“20/20” Hindsight

Did the media finally get it right? The nail community debates the merits of the long-awaited story on MM A usage that aired on the ABC news magazine show “20/20.”

The Help Desk Answers Your Technical Questions

This month's panel tackles how to buy nippers, what's happening with a damaged nail, and how mood-changing polishes work.

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.

Local Exhaust: a Salon Clean Air Act

There’s something in the air in your salon. In fact, there’s a lot of somethings — acrylic monomers, treatments, polishes, and nail filings, for starters. Clear the air by investing in a ventilation solution that catches the smells at the source.