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"Nail Structure and Product Chemistry, Second Edition"
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THE SOURCE of technical information for salon professionals.
Please click on the links below to download my informative technical articles as PDFs or to view a brief descriptive video.
Doug Schoon's Top News Stories:
Doug Schoon scours cosmetic industry-related news sources
and publications to compile the latest important cosmetic and personal-care information.
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Technical Articles:
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Nail Manufacturers Council (NMC) Education Brochures
This video introduces the Nail Manufacturers Council (NMC) educational brochures, which cover a wide range of subjects including: proper cleaning and disinfection of manicure and pedicure equipment, avoiding skin irritations and allergies, even improving the quality of breathing air in the salon and many more. These brochures have been translated into several languages, including Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean and others.
The NMC informational brochures are an important way for you to keep up with the latest information and best practices, so please take the time to download these very interesting brochures, read them and share them with your nail salon friends.
"EPA -Protecting the Health of Nail Salon Workers": English Korean Vietnamese
"Facts About Salon Nail Polish Products": English Korean Spanish Vietnamese
"Guidelines for Cleaning Manicuring Equipment": English Korean Spanish Vietnamese
"Guidelines for Controlling Inhalation Exposure": English Korean Spanish Vietnamese
"Guidelines for Controlling Skin Exposure": English Spanish Vietnamese
"MMA (Methyl Methacrylate Monomer) Information": English Korean Spanish Vietnamese
"Nail Hardeners Information": English Vietnamese
"Nail Salon Workers: Health and Safety Demographics": English Korean Spanish Vietnamese
"Pedicure Equipment Cleaning Procedures": English Korean Multi-lingual Russian Spanish Vietnamese
"What To Look For In A Nail Salon": English Korean Spanish Vietnamese
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Additional Articles:
"The Three Greatest Challenges Facing the Nail Business" – Nails magazine, February 2009
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"What Nail Professionals Should Know and Do About MMA" – Professional Beauty magazine, 2005
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"Avoiding MMA and Nail Damage" – Scratch UK magazine, 2005
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"Give Me 100% Organic" – Professional Beauty magazine, September 2007
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"Nail Plate Construction Zone" – Professional Beauty magazine, November 2008
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"Performance Through Consistency Control" – Scratch UK magazine, March 2005
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"7 Secrets To Curing UV Gel Nails" – Scratch UK magazine, January 2009
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"What Do We Want Nails To Be?" – Scratch UK magazine, November 2005
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Special bonus article on the same subject:
"5 Forgotten Properties of the Nail" – Professional Beauty magazine, January 2009
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"Where Is The Cuticle?" – Professional Beauty magazine, July 2007
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