There are loads of sketchy things that can potentially happen at a nail salon. We’ve all heard horror stories of weird infections from improperly-cleaned foot baths or shared tools. But one of the more under-the-radar infringements is when nail salons try to cheap out and use potentially-hazardous (but cheaper) products on their clients’ nails.
Jenna Hipp, a “green” nail stylist in Hollywood, California for RGB nail polishes, shares six warning signs that a nail salon might be faking what they’re really using:
- Their prices are significantly discounted compared to nearby locations.
- They’re secretive about the brand of products they are using or the containers are smeared or old (which could mean they’re re-filling reputable companies’ containers with illegal product).
- The product they’re using has poor adhesion, so that your natural nail must be excessively ï¬led, usually with a drill.
- Excessive use of drills (this would be because the MMA acrylic is very hard and rigid).
- There’s an unusually strong odor that’s sharp and sometimes fruity and you see that nail technicians are wearing masks to prevent inhalation.
- It takes a long time to soak off the acrylic nails, so a technician is using a pick and/or drilling it off; or removing them by forcing a nail tip between the natural nail and the enhancement
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