Discover the anatomy of nails, the significance of nail shapes, and effective home nail care tips. Learn about different nail shapes like oval, square, tapered, and round, and how to apply nail polish according to the shape of your nails. Explore ways to strengthen and maintain your nails for stunning hands.
Nail structure :
The nail is an appendage of our skin, hard, smooth and flat. Nails protect the front of the fingers and toes. A nail has a term called ‘Ovex’. While thinking about nails, first it is necessary to know how the nails are made and what parts are there in the nails.
Constituents – Nails are made up of an ancient substance called ‘keratin’. Actual nails do not contain blood vessels and nerves.
Nail structure – The nail is made up of three parts namely the main flat part of the nail, the root of the nail and the front free side of the nail.
1) Root of the nail –
The part from where the new starts i.e. the root of the nail is covered by a thick cuticle. It is called ‘Matics’. We can only see its lunar side. This part is called cuticle. Beneath this are nail-forming cells, nerve and blood vessel ends. So, if the cuticle part is injured like a cut, that part remains painful for a long time.
2) Nail Plate –
This part of the nail is attached to the lower soft fleshy part.
3) Nail-
The part visible on the upper side of the pad next to the skin is the actual nail. The body uses the proteins and other substances in the body to make tissue. Therefore, to get good and strong nails, it is necessary to have protein-rich foods like curd, eggs, fish, carrots in the diet.
4) Cuticle –
The outer layer of skin around the nails is the cuticle.
Nail Growth –
The speed of nail growth is faster in summer than in winter. And accordingly the growth of thumb nail is less. If there is any injury to the root of the nail and the nail falls off, it is usually irreversible. Like hair, nails do not fall off over a period of time. The nail will only grow back if the nail is broken due to injury and the matrix remains healthy. This takes about four months. Never do manicure if you have nail diseases. Treatment should be done to improve the texture of the nails.
Some important information about Nails –
1) Keratin – The nail is made up of a hard proven is called keratin.
2) Nail body – The plate which is visible portion of the nail resting on the nail bed
To which is attached.
3) Nail root – Is the portion of the nail which as it’s base and is buried under the stein. It originals from the actively growing issue which is called matrix.
4) Free edge – End portion of the nail which reaches over the finger tips is called free edge.
5) Nail bed – The plate of the nail reste up to the nail bed.
6) Matrix – This is the growing portion of the nail.
7) Lanula – Is a half moon shape light area at the base of the nail matrix rests below this.
8) Cuticle – it is the overlapping fold of the skin around the nail.
9) Epohychium – Part of the fold which covers the Portion of the nail near the Lanula.
10) Hyponychium – Portion of epidermis under the edge of the nail.
11) Perinychium – Portion of the skin surrounding of whole nail.
12) Nail walls – The tolds of skin on the sides of the nail.
13) Nail track – art the grooves on which the nail moves as at grows.
14) Nail growth – The nail grows form matrix to the tree edge average rate of is 1/8″ per month.
15) Manicure is a combination of two latin words man us means hand & cara means care.
16) Orange wood sticles for loosening the cuticle.
17) Emery Board of Nail file 6” to 8” for filing & shaping the nails.
18) Cuticle nippers for Trimming the cuticle.
19) Cuticle pusher for loosing & pushing the cuticle.
20) Nail brush – for cleaning the nails & finger tips.
21) Nail buffers & tweesers – For litting loose Skin.
22) Onychatrophia – Arophy of shrinking of the growth of the nail.
23) Onychorrhexis – split of brittle nails.
24) Onychauxis – Hyperophy of excessive growth. of the nails.
25) Hang nails – Excessive dryness.
26) Onychophagy – Bitten nails due to nerrousness & habit.
27) Pterygium – Excessive growth of the cuticle.
28) Onychocrypto – Ingrowing Joe nails.
29) Onychasis – is the term used for describing nail disease.
Nail shapes –
To make the fingers look beautiful as well as to make the nails beautiful, if the fingernails are shaped according to the shape of the finger, the fingers look more beautiful.
1) Oval Shape – This is known as Ideal Shape. So it is given to all the fingers.
2) Tapered Shape – This shape is given to fingernails that are thin and long and curved.
3) Square Shape – This shape is given to fingernails which have a rounded phalangeal lip.
4) Round Shape – This shape is given to the finger nails where the shape of the fingers is completely round.
Method of applying nail polish according to the shape of the nails
1) Oval nails – Nail polish should be applied all over except the white part of the nail base.
2) Pointed nails – Nail polish can be applied to the entire nail except for the half moon part of the nail where this nail polish can be applied.
3) Square nails – Nail polish can be applied leaving a half-moon shaped part of the nails as well as a little margin on the side.
4) Round nails – nail polish can be completely applied to the nails leaving a margin on both sides.
How to paint nails ?
1) Apply a basecoat to the nails first. This makes the nail polish more shiny.
2) Before applying the nail polish, place your hand on the table without keeping it inside. Also, it should give some support to the hand which will apply the nail polish.
3) Before applying the nail polish, wipe off the oil on the nails with cotton.
4) Apply the first coat of nail paint on the nails.
5) Apply the second coat after the first coat dries.
6) Be careful not to get nail polish around the nails.
How to take care of nails at home?
1) Nails are hard and transparent. They face the fingertips to protect the fingers. Nails are formed from keratin. The front part of the nails is called the nail plate and the bottom part is called the nail bed. The duration of nail growth is different in every season. Nails grow faster in summer. In winter, nail growth is also less. If the nails are dull, massage them regularly with olive oil to make them shiny.
2) It is important to eat protein and calcium rich food regularly as nails become weak due to unbalanced diet.
3) If you have brittle nails, apply vaseline and massage the nails, it increases the blood flow and strengthens the nails.
4) If you have thin nails, don’t overextend the nails. Because thin nails break quickly.
5) If the nails are getting cracked and the cuticles on the side of the nails are getting dry, warm coconut oil, sweet oil for home use, dip the nails in it and massage for about 10 minutes. It makes the nails soft. 6) To avoid the habit of biting nails, make a habit of manicure above. It helps to avoid this habit. Regular manicure helps to get rid of the problems like yellowing of thin nails, white spots on the nails, loose nails, ringworm.
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