I’m a nail technician and there are four major red flags people need to watch out for – including reusing tools
A WOMAN has shared the top four red flags to look out for when going to a salon to get your nails done.
Taking to her social media account, the nail technician said these are the “red flags in the nail industry”.
“Reuse tools without sanitation,” was the first big no in her opinion as she demonstrated using a nail file before putting it back into a box with other tools.
She then stopped to inspect her own nails, looking at their length in confusion.
“Nails look 1 weeks grown out after JUST having them done,” she said for her second point in the red flag list.
She then showed herself putting down a cuticle cutter before picking up a small bottle of glue and placing it on the cut.
Over this, she wrote: “Puts glue or anything else on cuts”.
And finally, she said it’s a big red flag when nail technicians tell clients “acrylic gel is an actual product… it’s not”.
In the caption, she added: “More red flags in the nail industry! Be safe out there clients,” followed by a side eye emoji.
People were quick to comment on the clip as one person wrote: “Not to menton ripping off acrylics,” to which TikTok user @bejewelednailsperth replied: “That’s in the first red flags video”.
Another said: “I always would be so confused when they put glue on cuts like surely that can’t be good for the wound,” followed by a crying emoji.
The nail technician responded: “It’s so not ok!! Shouldn’t be cut at all but if it does happen should never have something put on it”.
“I’ve had someone put glue to repair my nail cause it snapped in half and my real nail was still attached,” a third said.
A fourth shared: “My nails grew out about a cm after a week”.
She replied: “It’s common for some people to have very fast growing nails, the issue is if you immediately leave and they look grown out the place is trying to get you in sooner, especially if your nails grow quickly already.
“As long as they are flush when you leave, that’s what’s important”.