Wellness > Client Health

• Technique

Going the Distance (Restoring Runners' Feet)

by Erin Snyder Dixon

Runners’ feet crave special attention. Rev up your pedicure business by catering to those clients who run for fun or fitness. A foot is a runner’s first point of impact — you can be their first line of defense against injury, through service and education.

• Wellness

Beauty + Health Benefit

by Staff

Spa goers want to see cosmetic and health benefits from their beauty treatments.

• Wellness

The Underlying Problem

by Michelle Pratt

Most of us have been affected by trauma to the nail — a car door, a hammer, even marathon training. If you haven’t experienced it directly, you’ve more than likely seen a client with a subungual hematoma. Learn when to leave it alone, when you can apply an enhancement, and when to refer the client to a doctor.

• Wellness

Keep it Clean!

by Vicki Peters

All salon personnel must understand and practice the steps to properly sterilize, sanitize and disinfect before and after every service.

• Wellness

How to Prevent Lifting

by Michelle Pratt

Lifting acrylic nails are frustrating to the nail tech and annoying to the client. Left uncorrected, they could trap water and be the first step toward a bacterial infection. But before we get defensive and start pointing fingers, let’s check out the nails — and let them do the talking.

• Industry News

Another Death Linked to Pedicure

by Staff

In August, Diana Mears filed a wrongful death suit against a Mountain View, Calif., nail salon alleging that her daughter, Jessica, died as the result of a bac-terial infection she contracted during a 2004 pedicure.

• Industry News

Some Air Cleaners and Purifiers May Harm Health

by Staff

Devices marketed as air cleaners or air purifiers are not always good for your health, a report to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently stated.

• Wellness

You Can't Disinfect Pumice

by Staff

• Industry News

TDLR Can’t Connect Sanitary Conditions of Texas Salon to Woman’s Death

by Staff

The death of Kim Jackson, a 46-year-old paraplegic who died of a staph infection, can’t be directly linked to the sanitary conditions at Angel Nails in Ft. Worth, Texas, said the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).

• Industry News

Yee’s Salon Safety Bill Spurs New Regulations

by Staff

Assembly Speaker pro Tem Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/Daly City) commended Department of Consumer Affairs director Charlene Zettel today after she unveiled a list of recommendations aimed at protecting California consumers from unsanitary nail salons.