Ikon.iq Nails

20/10/2026

The food we eat.
The clothes we wear.
The air we breathe.

They all have an impact on our health.

Today, between 25% and 50% of people in Europe are affected by allergies.

That isn’t a scare story. It’s a fact.

And Nail Technicians face additional occupational exposure.

We handle skin-sensitising nail products and breathe fine dust from filing artificial nails — for thousands of hours over the course of a career.

The truth is, nobody fully knows what decades of this exposure may be doing to us.

And often, we don’t even know exactly what is in the bottle.

European studies and market surveillance have repeatedly found nail products containing ingredients that were not correctly declared.

What we do know is that occupational contact dermatitis remains a serious problem for Nail Technicians — even after “HEMA-free” products became widely available.

Because HEMA was never the whole story.

The rules of the road have changed.

Today, more than ever, Nail Technicians need a basic understanding of nail product chemistry, the main allergy risks, and the preventive measures that actually work.

You don’t need to become a chemist.

But you should understand the products you work with every day.

Each book costs less than a week’s takeaway coffee.

And the knowledge inside them could help save a career.

📚 Available now on Amazon:

Nail Product Allergies — Essentials
https://geni.us/allergies-essentials

Nail Product Chemistry — Essentials
https://geni.us/chemistry-essentials

Nail Product Allergies Explained — Full Edition
https://geni.us/nail-allergies

The Chemistry of Nail Enhancements — Full Edition
https://geni.us/nail-chemistry

15/10/2026

14/10/2026

It’s a question of philosophy.

Two gel polishes can look similar and perform the same basic function.

But what goes inside — and what is deliberately left out — tells a very different story.

At IKON.IQ, we believe professional nail products should be developed with the health of the nail professional and their clients in mind.

That’s why PRIMA is formulated without the 12 (meth)acrylates in the dermatological nail patch-test series.*

Because when you work with these products every day, formulation matters. No UV nail product achieves 100% polymerisation. Unreacted ingredients remain in the cured artificial nail — and can become part of the microscopic dust created when you file it.

What goes into the bottle matters long after the product has been cured.

It’s not about using more ingredients.
It’s about choosing the right ones.

IKON.IQ — The Art of Chemistry.
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*Formulated without the 12 (meth)acrylates of the European dermatological nail patch-test series.

14/10/2026

HEMA-free does not mean free of HEMA. It is a strong indication that the gel polish was designed for consumers.

12/10/2026

It’s a question of philosophy.

Some choose by the lowest price. Others put quality, client experience and health at the centre of their decisions.

“You are what you eat.”
In your salon, you are also what you choose to work with.

The products and tools you use on paying clients say something about you. They reflect your professional judgement, your standards of care and your ethics.

Your clients may not understand the chemistry inside a bottle. They trust you to choose thoughtfully on their behalf.

At IKON.IQ, our philosophy is to combine carefully selected ingredients, hypoallergenic formulations and professional performance.

Because beautiful results and thoughtful client care belong together.

What do your product choices say about you?

IKON.IQ
The Art Of Chemistry

Aachen Germany
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12/10/2026

✨ NEW: PRIMA ICE CAT-EYE ✨

Cat-eye, but softer.

Meet PRIMA Ice Cat-Eye — four pale, sophisticated shades with a magnetic shimmer that moves with the light.

Use a magnet before curing to pull the shimmer exactly where you want it, creating anything from a subtle glow to a defined cat-eye effect.

Meet the four:

🤎 Milo — warm taupe
🌸 Cleo — dusty rose
🥂 Willow — ch*****ne gold
💜 Misty — pale lilac and the coolest shade of the collection

But the beauty isn’t only in the colour.

Every 15 ml bottle gives you:

• Hypoallergenic*, HEMA-free formulation
• Full colour coverage in just one thin coat
• 30-second UV cure
• A thin, elegant finish that stays close to the look of a natural nail

* PRIMA gel polishes do not include the 12 most common allergens in the dermatologists Methacrylate Patch Test

For the nail professional, choosing a lower-allergy-risk formulation also means reducing your own exposure every time you work.

Four shades. One coat. 30 seconds. Endless magnetic effects.

PRIMA Ice Cat-Eye — cat-eye, refined. ✨

IKON.IQ
The Art of Chemistry
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06/10/2026

💅 You know how to apply it. Do you know the chemistry inside it?

Every gel and acrylic at your nail table starts with small reactive molecules. How well they cure affects wear, durability and the amount of uncured material that could reach skin and contribute to allergy.

📖 Nail Chemistry Essentials explains it in plain English, with the evidence cited. Written for nail technicians.

Inside:

🧬 Polymerisation, cross-linking and molecular weight—and why they matter at your desk.

💅 Acrylic (L&P), hard gel, soak-off builder gel and gel polish, ingredient by ingredient.

🧴 Dehydrators, bonders and primers: what each actually does to the nail plate.

💡 UV lamps, photoinitiators, wavelength and irradiance—and why one brand’s curing instructions don’t automatically apply to another.

🔬 What can pass through the nail plate, and what researchers have actually measured.

⚠️ Methacrylate allergies, cross-reactivity, and EU rules on HEMA and TPO.

🌬️ Filing dust, vapour and salon air: requirements and exposure limits in the UK, EU, US and Australia.

🤚 When a client reacts: allergic or irritant? What to do and what to say.

📋 Ingredient lists, Safety Data Sheets, mixing systems, storage and troubleshooting.

🌍 Bringing a nail product to market in the UK, EU and USA.

Understand your products. Make better decisions at your nail table.

06/10/2026

Do you know what your products really cost per service?

The bottle price only tells part of the story.

A more expensive product can actually cost less per client if you use less of it, achieve coverage in fewer coats, or get more services from each bottle.

That’s exactly why we created BeautyWise.

⁠BeautyWise.co helps nail professionals measure the true product cost per service. Simply weigh your product before and after a set number of services, and BeautyWise calculates:

* How much product you actually use per client
* The real product cost per service
* How many services you can expect from each bottle
* How products from different brands really compare

The example shows a complete IKON.IQ PRIMA gel manicure — dehydrator, bonder, base, colour and top — with a measured product cost of just €0.97 per service.

And at this low cost, you also get peace of mind: we don’t use any of the 12 (meth)acrylate ingredients included in dermatologists’ patch-test series that are most commonly associated with nail product allergies.

So when comparing brands, don’t just compare the price on the bottle. Compare what it actually costs you to use it.

Measure it. Compare it. Know your real costs.
www.beautywise.co

04/10/2026

IKON.IQ PRIMA Gel Polish

Every colour provides full coverage in just one thin coat — unlike many other one-coat gel polishes that rely on a thicker application for coverage.

PRIMA is also formulated for a low allergy risk and contains none of the 12 methacrylates included in the dermatologists’ methacrylate patch test series.

💶 Cost per service:
A complete gel polish manicure — dehydrator, primer, GP base, GP colour and GP non-wipe top — costs less than €1 in product.

A product with a lower bottle price isn’t necessarily less expensive to use. What really matters is the cost per service and how many complete services you get from each bottle.

🇩🇪 Formulated and manufactured in Germany.
Unique to IKON.IQ.

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