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Onycholysis: what is it & how can it be treated?

By Jess Watts | 31 July 2025

Let’s talk the causes of onycholysis, aka nail separation, how to prevent and what to do when it’s presented at the nail desk… Picture this: you scrape your knee and pop a plaster over the top to help it heal. Three days later, that plaster has started to lift. At…

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Mindful matters: power of positivity #2

By Alex Fox | 11 February 2021

Goodness me, is it February already? Where does the time go? The word February is taken from the Latin word ‘Februa’, meaning ‘to cleanse’. The Roman calendar month of Februarias was named for Februalia, a festival of purification and atonement. With this in mind, it’s my intention this month to…

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Keep calm

4 ways to stay in business

By Scratch Staff | 19 March 2020

Now is the time to keep calm and remain professional, says Marian Newman. Here, the nail industry icon shares ways to stay in business during the current uncertainty…  “It may feel like Armageddon is descending fast, but it will pass. The UK is a first world country and a relatively…

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