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Wellness

10 Tips for Staying Healthy at Work

The job of nail tech poses a few special challenges when it comes to your health. The good news is, little changes go a big way toward ensuring a long and healthy career.

Wellness

What Are Plantar Warts?

by Michelle Pratt

Somewhat unsightly and decidedly painful, plantar warts are an annoying, persistent nuisance. But early, consistent treatment could be all it takes to eliminate this common virus.

Wellness

No Toenail? No Problem. Rebuilding Toenails

by Athena Elliott

You may be surprised to learn that scotch tape is a key ingredient when repairing badly damaged toenails. Athena Elliott, the owner of SPAthena in Houston and a certified Medical Nail Technician, describes her method of rebuilding toenails when clients have very little nail.

Technique

Feet by OPI

by Staff

Feet by OPI pedicure system is a system of professional products developed to transform ordinary pedicures into extraordinary spa services. It's a system so simple, it's perfect.

Nail Design

Super-Fast Drying TopCoat

Poshé

New and improved formula is healthier since it no longer contains phthalates.

Technique

Disinfectable Foot File

OPI Products

OPI’s new Disinfectable Foot File with Disposable Grit Strips is designed for markets where state boards require single use files.

Kesha Hackett-Belcher of Lavender Nail and Body Studio in Oakland, Calif., uses a sectioned tray...

Wellness

Health Tip: Use Smaller Portions

by Staff

Scooping your products into smaller containers helps avoid waste and prevents cross contamination.

Wellness

The Pedicurist Is In

by Judy Lessin

Offering pedicure services to foot care patients in the doctor's office provides ideal setting for the foot shy.

Wellness

Secret Ingredient: Jojoba

by Staff

There are about 1,700 seeds in a pound; and 17 lbs. of jojoba seeds are required to produce one gallon of oil.

Wellness

What Is Psoriasis?

by Michelle Pratt

Psoriasis is a chronic, recurring condition that commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. These patches frequently occur on the elbows and knees, but can affect any area including the fingernails and toenails.

Wellness

When Your Client Is Expecting

by Erin Snyder Dixon

Salons are carving out a niche by catering to expectant mothers. Moms-only menus, specialized massage, and targeted retail goodies are just the beginning. With some planning and training you can add to the joy — and relieve the discomforts — during the nine months before birth.

Wellness

Bad Press? Who Cares?

by Staff

Has the hubbub surrounding salon sanitation had a measurable effect on your business?

Wellness

Go Green Light [17 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Salon’s Carbon Footprint]

by Sree Roy

Think you can’t go green with your salon? Think again. The trendy “green lite” movement takes environmentalism to a do-able level, providing you with small — but effective — ways to do your part in helping the environment.

Business

Take Control of Your Appointment Schedule

by Katherine Fahrig

Everyone wants to be the master of her own time, but with clients, friends, and family all pulling in different directions, how can we? This is a call to all nail professionals to snatch your appointment book from the hands of your well-meaning (but clueless) clients, and take control.

Technique

Herbatherapy

Duri Cosmetics

Herbatherapy for nails and cuticles is a blend of natural herbal extracts and oils with a real herb stem in the bottle.

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