What it is: Nail professionals need to take out public and property liability insurance. This protects the nail tech from accidents, allergic reactions and anything associated with their products. There is also employer’s insurance as well as buildings and contents.
Dual sided, stainless steel, professional implement
Precision Application And Multiple Use
Precision Designed
A Multitude Of Uses
What it is: Specialist tools/utensils used to perform nail services. Implements can be multi or single-use and manufactured for purpose.
How to use it: Each implement has a specific job during the nail service; these include metal nail clippers, metal or glass nail files, tip cutters (for cutting artificial nail tips), nail nippers for nipping away hangnails, efile bits, stork scissors for cutting fiberglass mesh, cuticle pusher for gently pushing back the proximal nail fold.
How to disinfect: After each client, sanitize implements by washing in hot soapy water and scrubbing with a nylon brush. Dry with a clean towel. Next submerge in disinfectant for at least 10 minutes. Then dry and store. If the tools have come into contact with any bodily fluids, then sterilize them in an appropriate sterilizer.
Nail files and buffers (emery boards) require brushing off the debris, washing in soapy water and spraying with appropriate disinfectant. Ideally you will have a set that is allocated to each client, so there is no cross contamination.
How to store: Place in a clean, dry place (a drawer lined with clean paper towels) away from any unclean tools.
What it is: Located just under the free edge of the natural nail, it’s living tissue that creates a seal between the nail plate and nail bed along the distal nail plate.
What it’s for: It’s purpose is to act as a barrier from germs and debris; preventing external substances from gaining access.
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Brush on nail glue
What it is: A type of adhesive that is applied in liquid form, which dries to then hold two materials together.
How to use it: Adhesive is used to adhere nail tips to the natural nail for a tip and overlay service.
Soak-Off Gel Colour
Fast application, long lasting and user friendly
Assorted Gel Polish Colors
What it is: A chip-resistant brush-on pigmented oligomer in an opaque bottle or pot that cures when exposed to UV or LED light.
How to use it: Developed to create long-lasting, durable nail color. Use on clients that want a chip-resistant polish for 2-3 weeks of wear. Dries immediately once cured.
How to apply it: Most often used with a base coat, then 2 layers of color, then finished with a shiny or matte top coat with each layer being cured.
How to remove it: Apply acetone or product remover to a cotton pad, gently press to the nail & wrap with a foil. Soak according to manufacturer’s instructions.
How to store it: Store with lids tightly closed in a cool, dry place & keep away from heat & light.
What it is: A highly pigmented and thick viscosity gel in a pot, used for nail art. Cures when exposed to UV or LED light.
How to use it: Used to create nail art designs either inside or on top of the nail surface.
How to store it: Store with lids tightly closed in a cool, dry place and keep away from heat and light.
What is it: Belonging to it’s own group of organisms, certain species can grow under the nail plate and skin and can cause infection. Fungal infections are commonly found around toenails and feet.
What to do: It’s Highly contagious, tell the client to seek medical advice.
Everything you need to create flawless pink and white nails
What it is: When the nail bed is one color, such as pink, peach, or beige (depending upon the client’s skin tone), and the free edge of the nail is another color, such as white. Most commonly seen as a pink & white nail, although can be seen in all manner of color co-ordinations for nail art designs.
Jeff Pink of US nail brand, Orly, is credited with inventing this nail style for make-up artists in Hollywood in the mid-70s.
When to use: To beautify or enhance the natural nail. Can be sculpted onto the nail, painted in nail polish, UV/LED gel polish, created using the dip system, painted freehand, with stencils or airbrushed on.
What it is: The part of the natural nail plate that extends beyond the fingertip. Also known as the distal edge of the nail unit, the free edge is the very tip of the nail plate.
What it is: A colorless, flammable, strong-smelling, water-soluble gas, CH2O, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation, which is used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics. It can be found in many household products and materials such as fabrics, furniture and flooring.
How to use it: A reactive chemical ingredient, it is often used to cross-link nail keratin to improve hardness. It is used in the manufacture of nail products as a hardener in small quantities and at these low levels is deemed safe for use.
