Dirty Fingernails

[nailsbyrosie]

Hi There


I'm sure that most of you like myself have had the client in for a manicure with the dreaded dirty fingernails. I find the dirt is easily removed with a nailbrush or an orange stick wrapped in cotton wool if the free edge is long enough to allow them underneath but when the dirt is trapped underneath a very short free edge
and the above tools are too big to get in the space then I find it is a nightmare to remove it.

I use a good quality spa manicure soak before any treatment but it does not seem to remedy this problem. Anybody got any advice? A lot of my client's
seem to be keen gardeners.

 

[mgloverfam]

When I get clients with dirty fingernails, I send them back to the sink, and have them scrub underneath their nails vigorously with a nail brush. When they come back, I just use the orangewood stick NOT wrapped in cotton. I find that the stick works fine without the cotton, and really lets me get in there properly. That's my advice for you, I hope the other geeks can help you out better!

 

[scattyfox]

I find a kids toothbrush works well

 

[Sparklepink]

i sometimes use a cocktail stick wrapped in cotton wool, this seems to work well and is disposable and not too expensive which is a plus
cocktail sticks wrapped in cotton wool are also good to use with a bit of acetone or nail enamel remover when you need to tidy up polish if youve got any on your clients fingers

Jess
xox

 

[glittergirl]

I generally use a orange stick under the nail i also tell the client about infection and bacteria i usually tell them about a horror story i once read (i never really) and quite a few of my older clients whom are older have started to look after there nails alot better and they are much cleaner when they have appiontments.