Nail Advice

Pre-treatment Advice for Acrylic/Gel Polish/Builder Gel or Gel extensions

What is a contra indication?

A contra-indication is a condition that may prevent or restrict a treatment. Examples of these are:

• Diabetes

• Blood thinning medications

• Chemotherapy

• Warts

• Severe eczema/psoriasis on hand

• Broken bones of the hand or fingers

• Infection

• Swelling

• Cuts

• Abrasions

• Recent scar tissue (within 6 months)

Post-treatment advice

To keep your nails in optimum condition, please read the following:

• Wear rubber gloves for wet or dirty jobs. Buy them in a size that fits and keep them in the rooms you need them so you don’t forget!

• DO NOT remove enhancements yourself. You WILL damage your own nails

• Do not pick or chew your nails!

• Do not use your nails as tools. Open tins and cans with a spoon if they have a ringpull.

• Do not use your nails to open boxes and packages, or scrape stickers off with them!

• Do not leave your appointment longer than 3 weeks. The acrylic/gel may lift slightly if unbalanced, enabling water to get trapped between the nail plate and the covering.

• Your nails do not BREATH. They do not have lungs and are made from layers of dead, keratinised cells.

• Have your nails a wearable/manageable length.