NSInail systems international

Over the past few years, I have been hearing so many different nail terms and verbiage that at times, I feel flat out confused; even as a veteran of over 25 years in the industry. 

I thought if I was confused, then surely other nail professionals were also feeling a little perplexed.  It must be all out mind-boggling to those just coming into the business, not to mention our poor clients!

Are many of these “new” terms just the same methods with a different name?  Redundancy?  Are their phrases out there simply used to entice and market to the end consumer?  Here are some commonly used terms for nail services being offered around the world:

UV Cured Gels
No Light Gels
Powder Liquid UV system
UV Gel Acrylic System
Odor Free Acrylic
Fiberglass Wrap
Powder Gel
Gel Powder
Dips
Acrylic Nails
Liquid and Powder
Glue Dip System
Silk Wrap
Linen Wrap
Solar Nails
Extreme Nails
Monomer and Polymer System
Porcelain Nails
Diamond Nails

These are just at the top of my head! How many others can you think of?

WHERE DOES IT END?

I used to hear the word porcelain or china nails 20 years ago.  In order to make china or porcelain one would need to fire materials in a very hot kiln at 1100 degrees Fahrenheit to 2500 degrees Fahrenheit! (The dental industry uses this term anyways for porcelain veneers.)  So, is there really such thing as porcelain or china nails?

Here are some others:

Clay Nails
Gauze Nails
EMA Systems
Oligomer Systems
Glue Systems

These terms don’t sound too pretty or enticing.  I wouldn’t run to the nearest nail salon to get a set of “gauze nails”.

This is how I see it – many names for the same face.  Let’s break it down:

**Fun fact: Fred Slack (co-owner & director of r&d for NSI) was instrumental in working with Dr. Nordstrom to develop the first acrylic nail products.  At the time, NSI did not exist and the NSI parent company (AMCO) was manufacturing private label dental products.  Mr. Slack gave Dr. Nordstrom numerous tips coated with his special acrylic formulations.  Dr. Nordstrom taped them to the gutter of his home and after several weeks noticed that they had not yellowed.  Mr. Slack said to him “Great stuff, you should call it Solar Nail.  The rest is history!

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