Nail Allergies Essentials
The short allergy course for working nail technicians: why nail product allergy happens, how to keep it from starting, and what to do once it has. Four modules, certificate on completion.
Course Lessons
Work at your own pace
There is no schedule and no time limit. Start a module between clients, stop mid-lesson, and pick up exactly where you left off.
Assessed, not just watched
An assessment closes every module at an 80 percent pass mark, and the course ends in a final assessment with a certificate on completion.
Robert Giblett
BSc.Eng · Founder, IKON.IQ
Robert founded IKON.IQ in 2009, after several friends in the industry developed career-ending contact dermatitis from acrylic and gel products. The purpose was to build professional nail products that were both the safest and the best performing — not one at the expense of the other.
In 2015 he founded the first Facebook group giving fact-based advice on nail product allergies. He has written over 60 articles for the international trade press, is an invited guest speaker at international events, and lives and works in Aachen, Germany.
INDUSTRY FIRSTS — 2011 the EU's first hypoallergenic builder gel · 2018 the first one-coat colour hypoallergenic gel polish · 2023 the first hypoallergenic bottle builder gel
IKON.IQ Academy is the education arm of IKON.IQ, which formulates professional UV gel systems for technicians across Europe. The certification here is built from primary sources and assessed at every stage.
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