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3* BENNETT BANNER • MARCH 21, 1997
• HEALTH & FITNESS • HEALTH & FITNESS • HEALTH & FITNESS •
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Bennett students and faculty can be seen sporting nail art, sculptured nails, acrylic
nails, and gel nails. Photo by Camisha Gentry.
The 411 on getting nails done
By Brandy Jones
Banner Reporter
As you walk around Bennet's campus on a daily
basis, you might notice a lot of interesting attractions
about Bennett Belles: Their hair, designer clothes,
and of course their beautiful nails.
According to a nail technician at
Nail Image, a salon located on West
Market Street, a large percentage of
their clients are college students.
Are nail technicians taking
precautions to ensure that their
clients' nails are healthy? Or are the
students getting nailed?
Every technician doing nails
professionally in North Carolina
must be licensed. Nail technicians
can earn a license after successfully
completing training and passing an
examination.
According to Rose Smith, an
instructor atDudley Beauty College
in Greensboro, a technician must
complete 16 hours of instruction at
a school of cosmetology and receive
apassing scoreofatleastSOpercent.
After the training, the technician then takes the N.
C. State Board of Cosmetologists Examination. The
technician must pass both the practical (hands-on test)
and theory (written questionnaire) exam with a score
of 75 percent or above.
When the technician has completed all the
requirements, he or she will be given a license. This
license must be visible to clients at all times at the
technicians' place of business.
According to Alisha Kier, the owner of Alisha's 24-
Hour Nail, Tan & Feet Retreat, of the 12 technicians
who work at her shop only four of them have obtained
a license.
Jackie Wirsing, owner of Allure, a nail shop in
Greensboro for 12 years, said that she has two
technicians and both are licensed.
Tips
• Check to see if the
state license is visible
and current.
• Ask the nail
technician to sanitize
the instruments
before working on
your nails.
• Do not wait too
long in between each
fill-in.
Keisha Reed a junior biology major from Washington, D.C. said the
program was excellent, very energetic, and helpful.
"I received new information about keeping myself in shape
mentally and physically."
Another student, Renitta Hills, a sophomore mass conmiunications
major from North CaroUna said that the ACES program was creative.
She also said, "Our group’s expression on being more involved in the
conununity gave me adeeper incentive to do more for my community."
Eh-. Lenora Brogdon-Wyatt, Humanities division chair said that
she hopes that the ideas and suggestions made during the program will
result in concrete plans.
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"All of my technicians are licensed," said Jaime
Phan, a nail technician at Nail Image on West
Market. There are four technicians in that shop.
I went to get my nails done at Nail Image," said
Christine Burch, a mass communication major
from D.C. "I was somewhat alarmed that there
was no license on the wall of the
technician who was doing my
nails.
I tried to ask questions, but
she [the nail technician] did not
speak English well. Therefore it
was hard to understand her
response," Burch said. [All the
technicians in Nail Image are
Vietnamese.]
There are dangers associated
with making nails attractive. One
of the most common dangers is
contracting a nail fungus.
"A fungus can be caused by
waiting too long in between fill-
ins because bacteria from
household cleaners can get under
the tips, Phan said.
Smith said that technicians
may also be responsible for a client developing a
fungus. "It [nail fungus] may be due to the improper
use of the drill or not sanitizing in between in each
use," Smith said.
"I contracted a nail fungus while getting my
nails done and as aresult I had to wait until a whole
other layer of nail grew out," said Elisha ONeal,
an elementary education major from Columbus,
Ohio.
If a client develops a fungus, Kier said that her
technicians freat the disorder with an over-the-
counter product for fimgus and a home remedy
(peroxide, bleach, and vinegar).
Wirsmg said that if one of her clients contracts
a fungus she recommends that the client sees a
physician.
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During the seminar, which was
demonstrated by Mary Scarlette,
dean of Academic Achievement
and Retention, students were
shown how to dine properly in a
four star restaurant
“We chose these foods because
many people have difficulty with
them,” Scarlette said.
Students were shown proper
ways of eating the peas and rice
from their plates without difficulty.
Not only did the students seem
to enjoy the seminar, but they also
said that they learned.
Cisha Howard, a mass
communications major from Ohio,
said she felt that the seminar was
helpful and beneficial.
“1 picked up some valuable skills
that will help me in the real world,”
Howard said.
Scarlette said that the each of
the students brought something
new to the sessions.
“The young ladies should be
commended,”Scarlette said.
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