Natural care of NAILS.

The skin and nails are constantly bathed by a tidal flow of oils and moisture.

Everything we see and touch except for light and electricity is a chemical.

Excessive hand washing or using household cleaning solutions without protection can rob our skin and nails of vital oil and moisture, resulting in split, peeling nails.

Water is a chemical, so are all nail related products.

Overexposure to any chemical can cause an allergic reaction.

The nail plate is comprised of many layers of cells that lose their inner material and become flat, hard and translucent.

Strength is a combination of hardness, and flexibility.

It is the clients responsibility to maintain her nails at home between salon visits.

It is the technicians responsibility to help the client maintain beautiful, healthy nails.

Nails that split and peel lack sufficient oil and moisture.

Nail diseases and disorders should be diagnosed by a physician and the prescribed medication taken or used as directed.

The nail technician is trained to recognize nail diseases and disorders, but not to treat them in the salon.

As nail technicians, our perfect dream would be to have a full book of clients that frequent our salon for all their nail needs. The reality is that there are a great many women (and men) that cannot afford, or have the time, to seek our services and must perform their own nail care at home. It is for these people that this page is written. I have always felt that educating the public on proper nail care is essential to our standing as an industry in the eyes of the consumer. Even though we feel that we spent a lot of money and time in school and in the salon perfecting our craft, and that we should be the only ones performing nail services, there are only so many clients we can see in a day, month or year. Even with a salon on every corner, there are a great many who have never frequented nail salons for professional nail care. The knowledge they have about nails has been gained from magazines, friends, neighbors and/or Infomercials. I would much rather see us take it upon ourselves to educate the public about the benefits of home nail care than to see them chance the possibility of nail damage because of not knowing the proper procedures of a manicure, pedicure, or the proper use of nail related tools and implements.