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Roundup: What is Your Favorite Nail-Related Topic to Teach and Why?

From sanitation to anatomy to nail art, instructors from around the globe share the classroom lessons they most love to teach.

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I Survived a State Inspection

by Michelle Pratt

We don’t know anyone who enjoys a visit from the state inspector, but we’ve learned it’s often not as bad as we imagined. These techs tell their survival stories.

For Students

What’s the Most Important Thing You Learned in Beauty School?

by Tracy Rubert

Customer service? Technique? Sanitation? We asked readers to share the most important information they took away from their days in beauty school and received a variety of helpful responses.

For Students

What’s the Most Important Thing You Learned in Beauty School?

by Tracy Rubert

Customer service? Technique? Sanitation? We asked readers to share the most important information they took away from their beauty school days and received a variety of helpful responses.

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Aerovex Systems' Healthy Air Ventilation System

by Staff

Aerovex Systems' Nails Source Capture System with new Healthy Air Technology is the next generation in nail salon ventilation technology. The new portable air ventilation system is built to protect the breathing zones of nail technicians and prevent overexposure to monomer, acetone, and associated acrylic vapors and dusts.

Accel’s accelerated hydrogen-peroxide (AHP) is a hospital-grade, EPA-registered cleaner and...

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Disinfectant Products: Crack Down on Grime

by Staff

When client health and salon reputation are on the line with every service, it’s important to know the ins and outs of tool disinfection like the back of your hand. Shoo away bacteria with proper products and protocol.

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Sanitation Checklist: What to Do When…

by Erin Snyder Dixon

In a perfect world we would be able to press a “self-clean” button whenever needed.

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Why Sterilize With Dry Heat?

by Staff

Although each state has specific regulations to ensure client safety, using the best possible technology and procedures will increase clients’ safety from infection, elevate customer confi dence, increase customer retention, and provide a competitive advantage for their services.

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Stainless Steel Implements

Backscratchers

Backscratchers’ stainless steel implements are the company’s newest surgical grade products that not only look sleek but also allow for maximum sanitation.

Technique

Brush Kleen

Nouveau Nail

Brush Kleen by Nouveau Nail is an all purpose professional brush cleaner that removes excess acrylic build-up while conditioning the bristles, preventing them from drying out.

From the nail table to the telephone to the magazines, there are many places, both expected and...

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Where Germs Thrive in a Nail Salon

by Staff

You might be ready to put flu season and the hyper-vigilance behind you, but before you do, consider the places that some nasty bacteria and viruses hang out waiting to make a comeback.

Technique

Stainless Steel Implement Line

Backscratchers

Backscratchers’ Stainless Steel Implement Line meets the newest sanitation laws and provides surgical-grade materials for healthy client care.

Technique

Professional Stainless Steel Pedicure File

Footlogix

This double-sided file has multi-directional SS grit that prevents shredded skin and micro-lesions and raised dots that get to the problem areas faster with much less effort.