NSS... exactly what does it mean?

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NSS… exactly what does it mean?

NSS means Non Standard Salon, to the likes of you and me, the professional nail technicians; it means that they don’t follow what we deem to be ‘normal’ hygiene practice.

they might use an electric file to 'etch' the nail plate
they probably don't sanitize their tools in between clients
they probably don't sanitize their hands or their clients hands
they probably don't change towels in between clients
they probably don't use the correct tools for the job
they probably don't prep properly
they might use MMA (Methyl MethAcrylate) as their monomer

Some of those things might apply, some may not, some NSS salons may be of oriental persuasion, some may not... you cannot tar all of them with the same brush.

Some people take it for granted that these NSS are of oriental persuasion, anyone can own/run an NSS salon irrespective as whether they’re white, black, asian, oriental or blue with purple spots.

So are these NSS competition?

I hope not, they don’t use the same working practices as professional nail technicians, so why should we be worried about them being competition.
By all means think of them as the opposition, their practices are the complete opposite of what we’ve all been taught as normal practices.

Our treatments and services should not be priced to be in the same playing field as these salons, we offer a far higher level of competence and our treatments should be priced accordingly.