Patch Test Record
Prove, for any client, that a test was done with the product actually used and that the result was known before the colour, lash or tint went on.
Salon and studio · SA-13
A free printable nail technician record card — one client per card with service, system and brand, shade, removal method, nail condition and next appointment.
One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
Find 'the pink one from last summer' in seconds, and see a client's nail condition change over months rather than noticing it too late.
Nail technicians in a salon, at a desk in someone else's salon or working mobile, with regular clients who expect the same result each time.
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: One nail client's card — what system and shade went on, how the last set came off, what their nails looked like, and when they are next in.
The bottle's name, not yours. Write the product and shade exactly as the manufacturer names it, so the same thing can be found again in six months when the client asks for 'the pink one'. Soak-off and prep methods are yours and the manufacturer's; this card only records which one you used.
Write-on lines: Client · Phone · Technician · Allergies / sensitivities stated · Patch test date · Nail shape preferred
Table, 11 rows: Date · Service · System & brand · Shade / colour · Removal · Nail condition · Next appt
Because those belong to the product and your training, and they differ by system. The card records which method you used, not how to do it.
What you saw before you started: lifting, splitting, thinning, damage, anything the client mentioned. It is the column that shows a problem building over several visits.
Prove, for any client, that a test was done with the product actually used and that the result was known before the colour, lash or tint went on.
Know which products actually leave the shelf, which stylists sell and which clients bought what, so reordering and commission both come from a record rather than a guess.
Start each session from what actually happened last time — the knot that was found, the pressure they asked for, the oil they liked — instead of asking again.
Run a week of appointments and the money that goes with them from one page.
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