Moore Than Just A Look

Consumers are becoming more aware of the importance of hygeine and cleanliness in nail salons.  

There are more and more consumers these days, who like to treat themselves to a manicure service, a pedicure service or even acrylic or gel nail enhancements.  The last thing that these consumers expect to get as an added bonus is a fungal infection, or bacterial infection that just won't heal up.

The other aspect to nail salons is the toxic ingredients in the products that are being used to perform these services.

At MTJAL, you will only receive nail enhancement services with products that DO NOT contain EMA (Ethylmethacrylate) or MMA (Methylmethacrylate).

Please take a few minutes to watch the videos below so that you can make an informed decision on the type of products you would like used on your nails and the type of service you would like to receive (preferably without the added bonuses I mentioned above).

 (Methyl Methacrylate) "MMA" is a monomer (the liquid) used in some artificial nail applications that is quickly becoming a problem in local and International markets.

As early as the 1970's the FDA (USA) expressed that MMA monomer is "a poisonous and deleterious substance and should not be used in liquid monomer for nail products"  It is extremely high sensitizer and likely allergen that can cause severe allergic reactions through minor skin exposure.

MMA is extremely hard and as such having MMA on your nails can cause very serious problems.  When enough force is applied to an MMA nail to break it, the result is usually enough force to tear the natural nail plate apart.  This can lead to permanent nail plate damage.  It can also result in an increased risk of serious infections due to the tearing and exposure of the nail bed or surrounding tissue.

Due to the severe hardness of MMA, the only way to file is through excessive drilling.  Salons that use MMA couldn't care less about the health of the natural nail plate and as a consequence, the client suffers.  Much of the damage associated through the use of MMA comes from severe damage attempting to apply and maintain the indestructible nail with a drill.  The extra amount of drilling required to maintain these enhancements leads to situations where technicians burn the nail bed (often leaving red "rings" of fire) visible on the nail plate, over-thin the plate, and even drill through the natural nail plate.

MMA has been banned in Australia since 1st May 2007

WARNING SIGNS OF MMA USE:

• MMA has an unusually strong or strange odour, which doesn't smell like other acrylic liquids
• The acrylic nails are extremely hard and very difficult to file even with coarse files, drills need to be used
• Nails will not soak off in solvents designed to remove acrylics
• Low price of fills and full sets (MMA costs 1/3 of EMA)
• Dust or ventilation masks used (many technicians use dust masks today who do not use MMA)
• Unlabeled containers - technician will not show or tell the client what brand of product is being used.

The client has every right to ask for a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) 

PLEASE CARE ABOUT YOUR NAILS ... I DO

FOR MORE INFORMATION GOOGLE "MMA NAILS"