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If you want to also extract monomer fumes (these can cause asthma), then you need a filter system that in addition to filtering visible and invisible dust, it needs to include an active carbon filter that is at least 1 inch deep. That makes it too big for desktop use, so these filters are floor...

Hello Loulou, My company IKON.IQ created our first hypoallergenic and HEMA-free gel back in 2010 - we always cared about the safety of Nail Technicians and their clients, before it became a trend :) . Today we also offer three different ranges of hypoallergenic gel polishes. All gel polishes...

> "All our gels are 10-Free! This means you won’t find: Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Camphor, Formaldehyde resin, Xylene, Parabens, Ethyl Tosylamide, Acetone & Animal ingredients." This statement is misleading. It can apply to nail polish, but none of these ingredients are...

For other readers "Hydroxyethyl methacrylate" is HEMA. On MSDS/SDS this chemicals INCI name is HEMA and if the document uses the name Hydroxyethyl methacrylate it is inaccurate and/or deliberately misleading. I have seen a few MSDS/SDS do this recently. INCI is a library of standardised...

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Hello Lilly, there are two versions of the EVOLUTION soak-off gel - Clear Builder for strengthening and Clear Extension for creating even long extensions. Both come in 30ml pots, but we also have 5ml pot sample sizes. You need to use a base - a gel polish base is fine for this. You can also use...

The BBC report was specifically about home gel polish kits, not professional salons. We in the industry, of course know that the same products are also sold to professionals, from the same factories in China, but with different labels and brands. But salon clients mostly don't know this -...

There are two aspects to nail ingredient allergies: which ingredients you react to what behaviour contributed to developing an allergy. As others have recommended, visit a dermatologist and ask for a Methacrylate patch test. This will test for 13 of the most common ingredients that cause...

Hi Laylee, Just saw your posts )). >I bought the offer package of 13 Prima gels with the free lamp. In the description it said they throw in the air dry bonder and something else (can’t remember what) too but when the package came they weren’t included and when I went to check the description...

Hi Iabas, Are you using an e-file? If so, these especially create both visible and invisible dust. The invisible dust will hang in the air of the salon like pollution, increasing with every service, until the salon air is completely changed (i.e. opening all windows to create a through-draft...

The dermatologist would patch test 13 different acrylate ingredients that are those that commonly cause allergies. The reactions are observed after 48 hours and 96 hours. From this you would know which if any, ingredients you react to. In theory, avoiding these ingredient in other products...

All products are developed by chemists )). The chemist does what the employer asks them to do.

Do you offer footcare services, such as pedicure or toenail reconstruction? There seems to be a steady demand for this.

Even in hard economic times, there will always be some people who have money and it doesn't affect so much. If possible, try to target those customers - especially professional women. From my experience having owned salons in different countries, these customers look for thin, natural looking...

I recommend that you contact some other insurers for salon insurance. If you have a broker for house or car insurance, they can advise. There are insurers who offer salon insurance who do not ask for accreditation. Try AXA for example.

Hi Annie, PRIMA Base can be used with glitters and foils. Please ask in the Facebook group and one of our Educators will explain the technique. Thanks ))

Regarding onycholysis, I strongly recommend avoiding any primers, gels or gel polishes that contact acid ingredients.

Cath, I would encourage you to widen your search on IKON.IQ, as you will find that IKON.IQ was the first European company to manufacture hypoallergenic products in 2009 and has been warning and educating about allergy risk for 13 years. We have over 90 published articles, judged at top...

Brightness is a simpler way to explain UV Illuminance, which I explain here: https://www.salongeek.com/threads/uv-lamps-explained-why-any-old-lamp-just-won%E2%80%99t-do-updated-september-2019.323988/