@alexisdozieriectskin-com noooo they cut you?! so fast and not careful enough

@olgacoloniectskin-com Yes I have noticed this.  A manicure is nothing more than cuticle work and polish.  I always wondered why no massage, you get one with a pedi!  I usually ask for no filing because they saw the nail back and forth, I was taught back in the day not to do that because it makes the nail weak.  They cant help themselves!

Going into a nail salon, it cant be healthy breathing in all the fumes with the nail chemicals.  It is very strong.  I also don't like the idea of having to soak off any nail product such as gel polish or the dip.  Soaking the fingers in acetone cant be good.  

As a former nail technician, I can see how a cut from filing could lead to a fungal infection. The dip powder and sharing of products is a concern for all types of nail services not just dip powder. Unless you bring your own products, it would be difficult for a business to be profitable and maintain a reasonable price point if they needed to portion out products to service clients individually. 

@melissalandersiectskin-com It definitely can't be healthy with all the fumes. I've seen establishments add air purifiers but you can still smell everything.

@emmamidgettiectskin-com Dip and gel are the same when it comes to process to add the enhancement so it could definitely lead to infections either way.

@melissalandersiectskin-com Each time I go to the nail salon to get gel removed, I feel so guilty for my nails soaking in acetone and at the same time for the employees.  I feel like I'm contributing to the eventual sickness this will have.

@aliciawellonsiectskin-com I agree.  It definitely wouldn't be as profitable and I understand that but at the same time, there should be more concern for the client's safety.  

I love dip powder but unfortunately I had to stop getting it.  For some reason, each time I went to get my nails done, at least one of my nails would start getting molding.  They never seemed to seal them correctly, so every two weeks, I would go through the same.

I have noticed from my experience at a salon that their dip powder containers are shared and our fingers are dipped directly in the primary container. This could be a health risk because while the technician is cutting your cuticles, etc you could start bleeding or exposed and your finger could be exposed to bacteria from someone else.

@aliciawellonsiectskin-com I agree that the filing has potential to cut the skin as well as using a shared container could lead to an infection.

@student I feel that many salons should be visited by undercover customers and investigated to see if their sanitation habits are up to par.

I've gone to many nail salons before especially ones that I would get dip powder at. Almost all of them did the same thing dipping the finger in the original container, filing before it and all. I have walked out with swollen, sore, cut up cuticles and hands before but thankfully it never arose to a bad infection. I stopped getting my nails done because its expensive, hurts, things my nails out, and I felt I wasn't getting the proper care out of it. I eventually found someone who did everything perfectly but it was costly and had to book a month in advance and that was something I couldn't do.

@karyssamarleriectskin-com This is a big problem and they do this to save product instead of letting it sprinkle onto your finger and throw away the remaining powder or setting some aside. If they don't dip your finger in the powder then they will sprinkle the original container over your nail into another container but mix them at the end.

@melissalandersiectskin-com I love getting my nails done and the after product but yes the fumes in there make me sick and having to wrap my fingers in acetone soaked cotton balls and wrapped in tinfoil gives me an icky feeling and when they straight drill it off because it gets hot and they take off too much.