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I had a look at the site. I don´t do nails but although the product looks interesting, I can´t believe they´re charging 200 pounds (ok, 100 on "offer") just to get to look at their site and get some samples of the products. Who is going to be mug enough to do that??? :irked:

Here is what the Cancer Research UK website says: "Sunbeds Makers of sunbeds will keep trying to tell you that theirs is safe. But it isn't. Sunbeds haven't been around for long enough for us to prove beyond all doubt that they cause as much malignant melanoma as lying in the sun. But...

Vani-t sell it - but only, it seems, in Australia :cry: I want some!

Sigh - only seems to be available in Australia :cry:

Yeah I was taught all the old fashioned stuff as well at college. I think the college courses were devised in the 70s and no-one´s bothered to update them! I did an ITEC beauty therapy course and didn´t bother going on to do the body therapy course as it was so clearly outdated - half the...

People don´t appreciate what they get for free - make them pay! I charge my relatives full price or I give them the "family discount" if I´m in a good mood. But they all have good jobs and can afford to pay full price so I generally charge them (I´m cheaper than goingto a salon anyway!). My...

Those pics look fab. The only permanent make up I´ve seen done has looked really false but you´ve done a great job there. :)

Double ewwwwwwww... unfortunatley this forum doesn´t seem to have a puking smiley. :lol: That´s one wax treatment I will never, ever be offering *shudders at the thought*

I wax my own legs and bikini line all the time with my PHD. It doesn´t hurt and it definitely gets all the hair out - no problem. So, either me and Kooky are the world´s best waxers (unlikely!) or we´ve just got the hang of using the system. I´ve lost count of how many clients have told me...

Kalaa How do you presume to know if you are employing quality staff if you know nothing about the beauty industry, the treatments they are providing and how they should be carried out. Even if you have no intention of working hands-on yourself, you should go to college and do the training...

Phoning her might work - it might not - she obviously doesn´t appreciate that you´re running a business. I have the same problem as I also work from home. People seem to think it´s just your hobby or something grrrrr :irked: Most salons wouldn´t put up with it. Drives me mad! If it´s at...

The spatula wood will almost certainly be from renewable sources. Pine is usually gathered from managed forests so there´s no environmental problem here Pine is grown to be cut down and used. Not sure what the people in your friend´s salon were doing with their pHD system. It´s just as...

My point, Babsann, isn´t that everyone using spatulas is infecting their clients with something nasty - it´s that redipping spatulas is a grey area as regards H&S. It costs next to nothing to err on the side of caution and the clients appreciate the extra hygiene measures. In any case if a...

Here is a quote from the Observer article from Feb 2000 that PHD used to use in its publicity - it doesn´t seem to be available online anymore and I can´t be bothered typing out the whole article: ----------------------------- "...the alarm was raised last month when environmental health...

It sounds like the therapist was reusing the applicator. PHD applicators are disposable and come sealed in a plastic bag that you should open in front of the client. The wax cannot flow back once it has left the tube due to the construction of the applicator. Kooky: "I think everyone who...

SarahMarie One of my other hats is that of face and bodypainter. The best pit stops for getting the kind of make up you need are the professional theatrical makeup suppliers - there are plenty in the UK. The Mehron liquid and powder mix that you found on that site is widely considered to be...

Errrr...but if it´s an issue for "intimate" waxing, it´s an issue anywhere on the body - skin is skin!

The gloves thing is more of a consideration to the client. The chances of us catching anything is small although it is a possibility. However despite your best efforts at cleaning, you will still have bacteria etc on your hands when carrying out a treatment and the client could pick up...

Hmmm...a little bit of stubble or trendy goatee is ok to LOOK at but that´s all - they should bloody well shave! :irked: Can´t imagine men debating whether a bit of facial hair is sexy on women!!! :lol:

Ellisons sell a chocolate and orange massage cream. It´s in their Chocobeauty body treatments section mmmm....