Health and Fitness

Trimming your toenails can be very tricky especially if you do not want any hangnails or jagged edges bothering you in the end. Using a typical nail clipper may not be sufficient to get the job done, but don’t worry because there is a special nail clipper for toenails called the convex nail clipper. This type of nail clipper is made especially for trimming tough toenails and it is commonly made of metal with a nail file that you can use for smoothing out the rough edges after clipping your toenails.

The best type to use

The convex nail clipper is commonly in the form of a lever. However, some people use nail clippers in the form of a pliers-type, guillotine-type, and the scissor-type but end up with different results after clipping their toenails. Guillotines have a hole with sharpened edges on the head while pliers have two blades on separate handles.…

Salons are not keeping up with the changing times of advance products in the nail tech industry. The new advance and changing times of chipping nail polishes and smudge pedicures is a sign of the past. Customers are tired of their nail polish and their French manicures chipping within a couple of days. Salons and spas are hearing of the new, no chip nail products and customers are responding by searching for salon/spas that offer such services. There are many no chip manicure products available from Sally Hansen and some no chip products can be found at your professional beauty supply store.

I would like to talk about the no chip manicure systems that you actually paint on with an actual paint brush turning the nail technician into her very own artist with steady hands and patience. The colored paint comes in 4gram or 10gram pots with beautiful colors from your…

A manicure is a beauty treatment for your fingernails and hands. In its simplest form a manicure involves shaping and filing of the nails followed by the application of nail polish.

Other types of manicure may include specific treatments aimed at softening the hands and stimulating nail growth.

Getting to Know Your Nails

Your nails can tell a lot about your bodys internal health. Healthy nails suggest a healthy body, while ridged; dented, unusually colored or shaped nails can be a sign of ill health.

Nails protect the sensitive skin of the fingertips and toes from injury and are made up of layers of protein called keratin.

Each nail comprises:-

Nail plate ?the visible hard portion you see

Nail folds ?the surrounding skin that frames the plate on three sides

Nail bed ?the skin beneath the nail plate

Cuticle ?the tissue that overlaps the nail plate at the base

Matrix – the hidden area under the cuticle where growth takes…