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Caring for Callused Feet

With summer quickly approaching, women (and men) are making it a priority to get their feet in tip-top shape for sandal season. And for feet to look their absolute best, they should be smooth and free of calluses.

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Healthy Curiosity

by Suzette Hill

What you don’t know about your clients can hurt them – and you. Know what questions to ask so you can enhance your clients’ beauty and health with services personalized to their individual lifestyles and health histories.

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The [Long] Battle of the Bulge

by Vanessa Jezin

After nearly a year of weight loss attempts, the Healthy Outlook Club (HOC) that was formed by the NAILS staff and its readers last May concluded in January with a few lovely days at the spa.

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Raynaud’s Phenomenon: A Tale of Two Clients

by NAILS staff

Looks aren’t everything when it comes to a client’s health: To know which ones have Raynaud’s Phenomenon, you need to ask. And you do need to ask, as two clients’ tales will tell.

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Making the Change

by NAILS Staff

It’s known as “the change of life” for good reason. Menopause brings many changes to a woman’s body – and not all are welcome. But there are ways you can make your change for the better.

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Just My Opinion: Sanitation Routines Need to Be Stepped Up

by Marc Spilo, president, Spilo Worldwide

Recorded occurrences of service-related ailments and scrutiny from state boards are on the rise and rightly so.

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Debate on Disinfectable Nail Files Continues in California

by Patricia Oropeza, NAILS senior editor

If you’re a nail technician in California, you’d better dispose of your nail files after using them on your clients, even if the file manufacturer claims they can be disinfected.

Technique

Keep Your Electric File in Shape

by Patricia Oropeza

You need to give your drill some TLC if you want it to last a long time — and do its job properly. Keeping it clean and dust-free are the first steps to keeping an electric file in good condition.

This shows onycholysis after the nail has been cut back.

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The Help Desk Answers Your Technical Questions

by Staff

This month our panel helps our readers with creating perfect smile lines, detached nails and fungus.

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What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

by Suzette Hill, contributing writer

A jury in Roanoke, Va., didn’t cane that the owners of a nail salon said they didn’t know they were using MMA and slapped them with a $150,000 judgment. If a “reasonable” nail tech would do it, you’d better be doing it too, or you could be held liable.

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Are Masks Getting a Bum Rap?

by Staff

Even though experts agree that wearing a mask is a good thing, some nail techs and consumers have come to consider dust masks a telltale sign of sub-par workmanship or MMA use.

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Ganglion Cysts: Knots of Tissue That Cramp Your Style

by Trina Kleist

Researchers have not definitively proven that repetitive stress causes ganglion cysts — fibrous lumps that often form on the hand or wrist. But judging by the number of nail techs who get them, it seems likely there’s a connection. The good news is there are many effective treatment options.

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Files Come Under Fire

by Patricia Oropeza, staff writer

Nail files are being closely scrutinized in California, and manufacturers and nail technicians are crying foul. Is the state’s regulating agency being fair in its seemingly sudden crackdown on proper file disinfection?

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Strategies for Handling Nail Biter Clients

by Barb Wetzel

Nail biting clients can be the most challenging, difficult, and frustrating clients a nail technician encounters. Instead of throwing in the towel and letting them continue to chew and pick, you can help your clients to reform while creating a loyal, long-term customer in the process.

Technique

Pedicures and Diabetes: Can You? Should You?

by Suzette Hill

With the ever-growing popularity of pedicures and the growing incidence of diabetes nationwide, the two are on a collision course — with the point of contact at your pedicure station. We talked to podiatrists who detail the special needs of the diabetic foot as well as how to safely perform a pedicure.

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