Nail Art

What Distinguishes US from THEM?

Something has got to give...

As a Nail Professional, who takes the health and safety of others as seriously as that of my family, friends, and my own, it is hard for me to sit idly by and watch as the safety of hundreds of unassuming nail aficionado's is disregarded on a daily basis.

It would astonish most to know that the only thing standing between you and a potentially life threatening condition is a matter of cents. That's right! It costs less than $1 to provide a client with a clean emery board, block buffer, and Electric File band, and yet somehow, they are still being re-used.

In knowing now what I didn't know then, it amazes me to think that in someone else's eyes, my well being isn't worth a dollar. Sure, some salons will offer you your own kit, but what good does that do when it's already been exposed to contamination in an uncleanly environment?

There is currently no official licensing by which to govern the Nail Industry in Ontario. Salons are subject to safety inspections, but with one inspector per one thousand salons, serious infractions are being overlooked and offenders are slipping through the cracks.

This is extremely alarming and leaves ample room for unqualified and uneducated "technicians" to perform services on those who would assume that they are in a safe environment, with a skilled professional.

Something has to distinguish us from them and so I feel it is my duty to keep my clients and readers informed about these dangers until one day, they can safely enter all salons knowing they are clean and regulated.

If you feel that you have the right to receive safe and ethical services, please join me in the crusade for awareness and change by contacting your MPP and/or Toronto Public Health.

Your voice today means safer services for tomorrow ;)