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Date Posted: 05:46:06 07/12/99 Mon
Author: nailsplash
Author Host/IP: ip-91-166.ord.primenet.com / 206.165.91.166
Subject: Re: fac's sent July 12 lost
In reply to: Cheryl 's message, "fac's sent July 12 lost" on 12:43:09 07/11/99 Sun

> Barb....as I was starting to read your fac info AOL
> cut me off and all was lost. They're know to do that.
> if you can re-send them I would appreciate it. Thanks

Hi All,


Part 6, the final section of the FAQ's page! There will be no edition of
Nailsplash News next week (July 19) as I will be in Boston at NCA convention.
So We'll start up with the gel nail pages after I return!


Any Nail Techs in the Boston area (or coming to Boston?) who are available for a
Full-Set of P & W's (forms on a nail biter) and a pedicure with overlays
(and extension for big toes) on Monday, July 19, Tues, 20th, or Wed the 21st?
(Convention starts on Thursday AM at Sheraton Towers, Back Bay area)) I'll be at
the Holiday Inn Somerville, checking in Sunday afternoon the 18th, and will have
a car. Email me at barb@nailsplash.com ASAP if you are available!


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OK , Here's the FAQ's.........


GETTING BACK INTO THE NAIL BUSINESS
A good place to start would be w/ some classes---either from a manufacturer, a
distributor, or generic classes through NCA. Also, watching every nail video you
can beg, borrow or buy. Get your hands on as many back issues of Nails and Nail
pro that you can. Get the current edition of MiLady's Art & Science of Nail
Technology. Go get your nails done at several differant salons. Go to some trade
shows and buy a starter kit of whatever system you want to start practicing w/
first. And then practice, practice, practice!!!!!


A good way to get in good w/ a salon owner while you are perfecting your skills
is to first bone up on your PEDICURING SKILLS, I don't know of a salon owner in
the world who turn down a good pedicurist for any amount of part-time hours (as
long as you are dependable and consistent). Now that you have your foot in the
door, (no pun intended) other services will start to come your way! When other
techs are busy, you can offer to do single nail repairs (how bad could you mess
up 1 nail?) or polishing for them when they get behind....as the clients get to
know you, and the owner sees you are sincere, success will come your way and
you'll be moving up to FULL-TIME in no time! Good Luck, Barb (nailsplash)
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PICKING A MODEL FOR COMPETITION
Q: What age should my model be for a nail competition. It seems as if the
winners usually have models in their 20's, and my model who has great nail beds
is in her 50's.


A: A lot of the time the judges NEVER see the models face or body, only her
hands! So great looking nail beds that you can work on comfortably and
efficiently are KEY! While "old" hands can be a detriment, and it
would be great to get a model with great nail beds, a comfortable personality,
and has a flexible schedule who also happens to be "young"......
Forget the AGE thing and just concentrate on doing your best for now! Afterall,
you are competing so that you can become a better nail tech, who offers better
nail services and ultimately earns more money in the salon!!!! ....Winning 1st
would be great, but the real goal ( the real "prize"!) is in the
education! Keep focused on THAT and someday a 1st place will come!
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VERTICAL SPLITS IN THE NATURAL NAIL;WHAT TO DO?


Generally, vertical splits in the nail are caused by some type of injury to the
nail matrix, which may or may not be permanent. Keeping the nail covered wth
some type of cvering, such as a wrap r gel overlay with fiberglass generally
does produce good results. Keep the free edge trimmed short and maintain the
repair regularly for best results. In most cases this allows the damaged part of
the matrix to heal and produce healthy nail that nolonger splits. If you don't
repair the nail w/a covering then the split will continue further down the nail
bed and not have a chance to repair itself.


Nails are made of the same keratin protein as hair is (minus the colrant),and is
also composed of STRANDS just as hair is. Nail (strands) are compressed together
rather than "individual" as hair strands are. So, when one of the nail
strand "folicles" (this is not correct terminology, but used to be
descriptive) is damaged within the matrix, it stops making nails strands
(temporarily usually).


This "missing" strand is usually not eveident while the nail is stll
"on" the nail bed, but can become evident once the natural nail has
grown out past the support of the bed (past the hyponichium) and out into the
free edge. Without this added support, even normal daily wear and tear can make
the missing strand become evident as a split or crack that runs vertically from
free-edge toward cuticle. (Injury, abuse, or harsh chemicals can hasten the
process.)


Preveting the split from progressing further is 1st priority, and that is where
the protective covering comes into play....even for MEN. My husband endured 4
weekly visits to the salon for gel maintenance on a (painful) thumb untill the
split had grown out of the nail bed and we were able to keep that nail short
enough (ie no white free edge) from that point on to prevent a recurrence.


Procedure: I used 1 thin coat of gel, then fiberglass, and 1 more thin coat of
gel. At maintenance, I would shorten the nail and then buff out the gel till
flush with the natural nail, just as in a regular fill, and then reapply 1 thin
coat of gel. If the split was still progressing then I would add more fiberglass
at this point as well. (Note: do all your regular prep procedures such as
pushing back cuticle, removing the shine, and priming if necessary, etc.)


Once the split has grown out past the free , keeping the nail short generally
keeps future splits from happening. Also, regular use of a 3 way buffer on this
nail seems to help keep the nail "fibers" laying down smooth, helping
to prevent them from catching on something and splitting again.
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WHAT IS FUNGUS AND HOW COMMON IS IT?


Fungus is actually NOT very common at all. Even Doctors cannot be sure just by
looking whether someone has it until they grow a culture, which can sometimes
take weeks.


FOR MUCH MORE DISCUSSION AND DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO THIS SUBJECT CLICK ON THE
LINK BELOW TO THE PAGE "GLOSSARY OF NAIL TECH TERMINOLOGY"!!!!!!!
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CHEMISTRY OF NAIL POLISH
Re: QUESTION: Differance between basecoat and topcoat, when the ingredients
listed on each are the same? ANSWER: The differance lies in the percentages used
of each ingredient, not just the ingredients themselves. Some of the basic
ingredients in nail polishes promote superior adhesion, some promote high gloss,
long lasting shine, and others promote faster drying time (I won't bore you with
the chemistry of which chemical does what, as all are involved in some degree in
all of them)....The laws of chemisrty say that a polish cannot have all 3 of
these properties (among others) in one polish. For instance: In order to make a
polish dry faster you must increase one ingredient and decrease another, the
outcome is usually a loss of shine and durability. So while all polishes may
have the same core goup of ingredients, it is the % of each that matters. A
basecoat will have more of the ingr. that promotes adhesion than a colored
polish or topcoat will. A high gloss topcoat will have more of certain ingr.
than a fast dry topcoat or polish color will (generally). Polish colors tend to
be about in the iddle on all 3 properties. Think of baking a cake....if you use
all the same ingredients, but alittle more flour and sugar, ad a little less
eggs and baking powder...will it still turn out the same? Will it even ever form
a solid and "bake" at all. Very small, minute ingredient changes can
have a world of differance in the world of chemistry! (One last example; Just
think, that 1 oxygen molecule added to hydrogen makes water!!!) So, while the
ingredient lists may be the same, the ingr. proportions are NOT, and that makes
for differant "chemicals" with differant properties. Hope I have
helped and not confused!


MORE ON POLISH INGREDIENTS......
RE: Chemistry of nail polish ingredients/ differance between base and top
coats.....


Ingredients are listed in descending order of quantity on an ingredient list.
However, even if two products have the exact same ingredients, listed in the
exact same order they can still be completely differant.


It takes only minute changes in active ingredients (ie those responsible for
adhesion, shine, or drying time)to change the properties of a formulation. And
the further down the list they are, the less of them there is to begin with,
which then makes really small changes even more important and noticeable in a
products performance.


To illustrate this theory: Try polishing one of your non-polished nails with the
base coat and another with the topcoat and let them dry. The basecoat should DRY
FASTER and have a less shiny surface (matte or satin finish) than the topcoat
(to help polish grip to it). The topcoat should be glossier in comparison, and
will probably take longer to dry. (You may need to do this experiment over
POLISHED nails instead to see the diff. in shine.)
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PREGNANCY AND NAILS
Q: Are gel nails safer to use than acrylics when you are pregnant?
A: Regarding safety of gels vs acrylics when pregnant.....


In my opinion, preganant or otherwise, avoiding solvent based evaporative
products is best whenever possible. "Acrylics" (both regular and
tradfitional odorless) are solvent based, and dry/cure through evaporation of
those solvents. Gels are cured through photoinitiaors rather than solvents.


So, yes, in my opinion I would (and did!) pick gels during and after my
pregnancies. Even with a local exhaust system I was getting queasy from the
monomer fumes. I no longer had that problem with gels.


Now of course, if you have been doing nails for a long time and are considering
switching to doing gels during your pregnancy, you have to think about the added
stress you will incur learning a new system! Not to mention costs. Everything
has a risk vs benefit associated with it, so you have to decide what is best for
you.


Regardless of what you use (acrylics or uv gels), you should still have local
exhaust to handle the dust as well as the rest of the odors, such as polish
remover and polish itself! And if anything doesn't feel right or makes you
nervous or uneasy, then it is probably not worth the stress.


This area just has not been studied enough for any one to make a complete
informed decision. So everyone has to decide for themselves, what is in their
own best interest. You can always try taking MSDS of products to your MD, or
better yet a genetic specialist.


When I was pregnant with my last child (I've had 2 since my nail career began),
I DID go to a genetic specialist, but he could not give me any definitive
answers or recommendations either...(of course things could have changed since
then).


There are lots of anecdotal stories of good and bad about pregnancy and nails,
pregnancy and hair, pregnancy and just about anything you can think of. But not
a lot of studies or technical data to help us even make an informed decision.


For more info on this subject, check back issues of our magazines, or their
websites, <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.nailsmag.com">http://www.nailsmag.com</a> or <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.nailpro.com">http://www.nailpro.com</a> .


Sorry I don't have the definitive answer.....
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CARPAL TUNNEL EXCERCISES


CARPAL TUNNEL PREVENTION EXERCISES


News Service/Medical Breakthroughs © Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. 1997


A team of orthopaedic surgeons has developed special exercises that can help
prevent carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The exercises, which should be done at the
start of each work shift and after each break, decrease the median nerve
pressure responsible for CTS, according to the results of a study presented at
the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting.


A. Extend and stretch both wrists and fingers acutely as if they are in a
hand-stand position. Hold for a count of 5.
B. Straighten both wrists and relax fingers.
C. Make a tight fist with both hands.
D. Then bend both wrists down while keeping the fist. Hold for a count of 5.
E. Straighten both wrists and relax fingers,to a count of 5.
F. Repeat exercise 10 times, then hang arms loosely at side and shake them for a
couple of seconds.
Total exercise time: 5-10 minutes.


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Hope everybody is having a great summer. My family and I are looking forward to
seeing all the sights of Boston! See you all in 2 weeks.


Take Care,


---Barb
www.nailsplash.com
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://people.delphi.com/nailsplash/index.html">http://people.delphi.com/nailsplash/index.html</a>

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