Starting out as a professional nail technician, whether as a part-time job to supplement your income, or as a burgeoning career that you intend on eventually mastering, you need to know all there is to know about the tools of your trade.

So, with that being said, continue reading to learn the four most crucial tools every nail technician needs.

High Quality Nail Clippers

First and foremost, in an ideal world, any client coming to you for a fresh manicure, whether they are desiring extensions or a simple French manicure, would already be someone who looks after their nails and keeps them in a trimmed and healthy condition.

However, in reality, a sturdy, high-quality nail clipper is perhaps the most important tool of them all, as before you can start your magic on your client’s nails, it is first necessary to neaten them up, before clipping the edges of the nails for shaping.

A Powerful Nail Lamp

`With a bit of luck, once you build your client list and have regular people coming to you as they trust you as a professional and your caliber of work, you will have a full schedule of appointments in a typical working day.

As such, time and efficiency are both just as much a priority as creating beautiful, durable, and polished nails for your clients each and every time, which means the type of nail lamp you invest in for your business is so important.

Simple tips for choosing a nail lamp are:

• Decide between an LED lamp and a UV lamp
• Choose a lamp that only needs 120 seconds per cycle
• Make sure the lamp has a minimum wattage power of 36w

Cuticle Pushers & Cuticle Oil

`Unequivocally, iGel Beauty Supplies is one of the leading suppliers of professional nail tech equipment and everything you could possibly imagine you would need to launch your business they supply.

As well as the standard, obvious, nail products such as base coats, topcoats, varnishes and exfoliators, you will also need to invest in a couple of durable cuticle pushers and cuticle oil.

There are many leading benefits of using cuticle oil on your client’s nails (as well as your own, of course), including a finished and more polished manicure, stronger tips, healthy nail growth, and surprisingly, also as a tool for ensuring healthy and symmetrical nail growth in each individual nail.

Your Nail Desk & Chair

The fourth and final main consideration for professional nail techs is to ensure that the desk and chair you use to create beautiful manicures each and every time are both sturdy and wholly conducive to the task ‘at hand’.

Make sure the desk you choose has enough surface space to contain all your products and tools and can comfortably fit yourself and the client without you sitting on each other. You also need to ensure that the countertop of the desk is easy to clean, as high standards of hygiene are obviously of optimum priority.