Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Getting off to a good start!


Achieving damage-free nails

The fastest way to achieve long, strong, naturally beautiful nails is to start with nails that are damage-free.  Start by shortening your nails using clippers or nail scissors to remove all visible damage and then file all exposed nail edges smooth.  Your nail is dead tissue, therefore it cannot repair itself.  Damage in your nail will always “run” further down into the nail.  The longer the nail is, the faster the damage runs.  It is better to lose all damaged length now, at the beginning, so that you are starting with healthy tissue.  Attempting to preserve any of your nail’s length that has damage in it will lead to disappointment and delayed results due to constant breakage.

If the damage is below where it can be cut out, i.e. if it runs into the pink “quick” area of your nail bed, keep that nail as short as possible and maintain regular filing until all the damage has grown out.  When there is no damage left, THEN allow your nails to grow in length.


Regularly check all exposed edges of your nails by running the edge of one nail over the edges of your other nails.  Feel and look for any “nicks”, “catches”, roughness or damage on the exposed edges of your nails.  Immediately file smooth any damage found in order to prevent further “running” of the damage into your healthy nail tissue.

Never buff, shine or file the top surface of your nails, as such actions irritate the cuticles and remove the hardest, protective layer on the top of the nails.  Bear in mind that the outer, or top surface layer of your nail, is denser.  It is designed to be tougher in order to protect the inner layers.  Buffing, shining or filing this protective layer away will leave the nail unprotected.  Exposing unprotected layers of nail tissue to the environment weakens the nail structure, leading to damage and breakage.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for taking the time to read this post.  Lisa




17 comments:

  1. Never thought to run a nail tip over the others to check for nicks, I always used a finger pad before! :)

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    1. Actually, I do the same. But sometimes you get a better feel for snagging possibilities if you use your nail tip. Thanks for you comment - always appreciated!

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  2. Your tips are super helpful! :D

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  3. The buffing issue is a bone of contention for me. I take the same view as you, and never buff my nails. Unfortunately, we are taught (at nail school) to buff! It irks me to undertake a practice on someone, when it I don't support it myself. Thanks for the post :)

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    1. @Ash-Lilly - I am glad to hear you are of the same opinion. I also realize that nail technicians and manicurists are taught some practices that they later come to realize are not the most beneficial. It is a tough situation, I'm sure.

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  4. On a ski trip last week, I found that running my nails across my long underwear (knit fabric made of space age synthetics) is a great way to spot snags. :)

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