SBL NAIL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

Firstly, I am not a medical professional, I am not a trained counsellor or psychologist. This programme has been put together over a number of years and is based on experience, research, trial and error and analysis of results.

One size does not fit all and depending on the client, the depth of their nail biting problem and their mental and physical health, it may not work for everyone.

One thing is for certain though, as an ex nail biter myself, who ended up in the beauty world, I understand the underlying feelings that looking at your own fingers and having other people look at them and sometimes judge you, can do to your morale.

Wow that is certainly a word and a half!!! What is it? According to Wikipedia Onychophagia (sometimes known as Onychophagy (pronounced “ony – cof – ogy”) “is an oral compulsive habit of biting one's fingernails. That puts it in it’s simplest terms, but it is anything but simple. It is a medically diagnosable complaint that is often one symptom, along with others, of mental health issues. It is commonly found alongside anxiety and other mental health illnesses.

It can cause many issues from problems with a clients self esteem, give them feelings of shame and embarrassment, through to medical illnesses such as fungal infections caused by the skin biting to severe internal problems by eating the nails themselves.

So you see, one size will definitely not fit all.

The programme consists of a number of pre booked regular appointments. The first appointment will be longer than the others, it will be a full consultation and assessment by Sam of the clients nails, nail beds, surrounding nail skin, cuticles and fingers.

During that consultation, in-depth questions pertaining to the physical health and well being of the clients will be asked and the clients will be encouraged to talk openly and freely about their journey of nail biting. If I feel I may be able to assist you in reaching your goal of having a healthier relationship with your nails I will enroll you onto the programme. If I believe that you need medial assistance, I will decline to invite you and recommend that you book an appointment with your GP.

Initial consultation, assessment, start of programme, application of appropriate products – (this could include a full nail prep and application of CND Rescue Remedy Keratin Treatment and CND Shellac gel polish, after care instructions and products for the client to take home and administer between appointments with Sam). 

Photos will be taken once enrolled onto the programme for record purposes and to see the success of the clients journey. Allow up to 2 hours - cost £40

Follow up appointments, must be booked for every two weeks and the client must follow the instructions given at the start of the programme pertaining to application of products and other instructions. At the appointment, cleansing and removal of CND Shellac that has been applied by Sam at the prior appointment (if appropriate), assessment, analysis, further consultation and Q & A, photos and a new application of CND Shellac (if appropriate). 

Allow up to 1.5 hours - cost £30 per session. 

In the four to six appointments which will be two weeks apart (so six to eight weeks from initial consultation), if all instructions have been followed, we would hope to see improvement and growth in the clients’ nails, along with a healthier relationship between them and their nails and their morale.  

You will need to invest in a minimum of four to six appointments (including the initial consultation) but again this is not set in stone and if it is not working for either the client or SBL then this can be changed.

In the four to six appointments which will be two weeks apart (so six to eight weeks from initial consultation), if all instructions have been followed, we would hope to see improvement and growth in the clients’ nails, along with a healthier relationship between them and their nails and their morale.  Like any personal improvement plan, it will only work if the programme is followed exactly. 

Inbetween appointments there is full support via telephone and if required face to face.  In the case of a nail emergency SBL will get you in to sort it out.  

If you make the decision to join the Nail Improvement Programme, you are one step closer to having beautiful nails.