Restocking, inventory and supply checklists for salons.
The OBB Core Gel System has four 15 ml bottles: Adhesive Base Coat, Adhesive Extend Glue Gel (for tips), Builder Clear Gel and Crystal Top Coat. OBB Gel says all four are HEMA-free and TPO-free, cure under a UV or LED lamp, and soak off. This guide sums …
Nail glue attaches tips, press-ons and other artificial nails. It is almost pure ethyl cyanoacrylate, the same family of chemicals as super glue: it sets within seconds when it meets moisture, so it bonds skin and eyes fast. This guide covers how to separate glued skin, first aid for glue …
Acrylic liquid (monomer) mixed with powder makes an acrylic enhancement. Two monomers come up again and again: EMA (ethyl methacrylate), the main monomer in most acrylic liquids today, and MMA (methyl methacrylate), a cheaper monomer that is prohibited in California salons. This guide compares the two, summarizes California and federal …
Gel nail allergy has become a common occupational skin problem for nail techs in many countries. The usual culprit is HEMA and other methacrylates in gel that hasn’t cured yet, getting onto the skin during a service. Once someone is sensitized, it’s usually for life: some techs have had to …
Nail techs wear gloves most of the day: to keep acetone, acrylic liquid and disinfectants off their skin, and to keep each service clean. The three common disposable gloves are latex (natural rubber), nitrile (synthetic rubber) and vinyl (PVC). This guide compares them using what U.S. safety agencies, the California …
Pedicure clients often ask to have their calluses “shaved off.” In California, nail techs can’t do that: the rules allow smoothing a callus, not removing it, and razor-edged callus tools aren’t even allowed on the premises. This guide covers what the regulations and the Board’s own materials say about calluses, …
Paraffin dips are an easy add-on for manicures and pedicures: warm wax softens hands and feet, and clients love how it feels. Done carelessly, though, paraffin can burn skin, and a bath that is shared all day can get dirty. This guide covers safe temperatures, which clients should skip paraffin, …
California’s pedicure spa rules are specific. The type of basin decides which steps you follow, how often and what goes in the log, and each chair that falls short can count as a separate violation. This guide turns the California pedicure spa cleaning requirements in Title 16 of the California …
Running out of 20 volume on a Saturday, or opening the last box of foil halfway through a highlight, costs more than the product itself. It costs time, reschedules and sometimes a client. The fix is boring but effective: a written checklist, organized by station, with a minimum quantity for …
