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Ingrown toenails-How to care for your ingrown toenails properly.

Ingrown toenails (Onychocryptosis) are very common problems with toenails that can be very painful. Some people are born with ingrown toenails. Most people develop them through neglect.

 You can prevent ingrown toenails by caring your nails properly.

·         Trim your toenails properly. Trim toenails in a fairly straight cross, and don’t cut them too short.

·         Make sure your shoes fit. Shoe width is more important than length. Make sure that the widest parts of the shoes match the widest part of your feet.

If you develop a painful ingrown toenail, you can reduce the inflammation by soaking your foot in room-temperature water and gently massaging the side of the nail fold.

The only proper way to treat your ingrown toenail is with a minor surgical procedure at a doctor’s office. You should never try to dig the nail out or cut it off by yourself.  These dangerous actions can cause the infection. Doctors may prescribe antibiotics to you with infected ingrown toenails.

For more information about ingrown toenails, please visit www.healthy-natural-nails.com

 

 

 

 

Posted: December 1st, 2008 under Nail Problems, Uncategorized.
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8 Rules of Nail Care for Your Natural Nails.

Your natural nails play a very important role in your body, serving to help protect your fingers and toes. They also may reveal clues to your general health. Color and texture of the nails can reflect a wide range of medical conditions. Proper nail care can help keep your natural nails healthy and beautiful.

Following these basic everyday nail care tips can help you to maintain your natural nails in healthy conditions.

1. Nutrition

·     Eating right any exercising regularly.

·     Take vitamins to make sure you have enough calcium, protein, and nutrients in your diet.

·     Poor nutrition can certainly make your nails weaker and contribute to nail splitting and slow nail growth.

2. Moisturize

·    Drink plenty of water.

·    Apply a hand cream or lotion after washing hands

·    Apply cuticle oil daily

·    Dryness can cause your nails crack and split.

3. Keep you nails clean

·    Clean under the nails regularly.

·    Lime or lemon is really good for cleaning your hands and rubbing underneath of the nails.

4. Trim and File your nails regularly

·    Use emery board to file your finger nails weekly into a smooth, even shape to keep them from breaking.

·    Trim and file your nails regularly can help reduce your nail-biting habit.

·    Trim your toe nails straight cross, but not too short or too close to the skin to prevent ingrown toe nails.

5. Do not abuse your nails

·    Do not use your finger nails as tools.

·    Wear gloves when using soap and water for prolonged periods or when using harsh chemicals.

6. Do not bite your nails or pick at your cuticle

·    These habits can damage your nail bed and lead to infection.

7. Examine your nails

·    Healthy nails are firm, flexible, shiny and slightly pink.

·    Nail technician can help you to recognize and advice you on some of nail problems.

·    If you suffer from nail diseases and disorder, you should speak to a physician.

8. Take care of your tools

·    Sterilize your tools before using them for your nails. 

·    Do not share your tools with someone else.

·    Taking your own tools to the nail salon when you go to get your nail done.

Posted: November 13th, 2008 under Nail Care, Uncategorized.
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Nutrition and Nail Growth of Your Natural Nails

 

Nothing you can eat will make healthy nail plates become stronger than normal, but poor nutrition can certainly make them weaker.

Poor nutrition may contribute to nail plate splitting and can dramatically slow nail growth. It can also affect hair growth and other parts of the body as well. 

Good nutrition is a great way to maintain your healthy nails. Eating right and exercising regularly will keep you body healthy, including your nails.

 

Vitamin supplements will not make your nails as healthy as eating right and getting plenty of exercise. That is the best nail beauty secret known.

 

Many factors determine nail growth. The nail growth slows as we age. The fastest nail growth is experienced by children.  

Nails grow faster in summer than winter. 

Each finger grows at different rates. The middle fingers grow faster than the others. 

Finger nails grow faster than toe nails. 

It takes approximately 4-6 months for a finger nail and 9-12months for a toe nail to grow from the base of the nail bed to the free edge.

Posted: October 23rd, 2008 under Natural Nails, Uncategorized.
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Anatomy and Structure of Your Natural Nails.

When you look at your nails, the visible hard keratin structure growing over the tip of your fingers and toes is only one single part of the nail structure.  It is called nail plate. There are many different parts in nail structure. Each part interacts with the others to keep the nail healthy.   

Matrix  

Matrix is a small area of living tissue below the eponychium.

Matrix is the most important part of the nail. It produces keratin protein cells that create the nail plate. If the matrix becomes damaged, the effects are usually seen in the nail place. The damaged matrix area can cause splits, ridges, white spots, and other deformities of the natural nail plate.

The size and shape of the matrix determine the thickness and width of the nail plate. A wider matrix makes a wider nail plate. The longer matrix creates thicker nail plate.

Nail Plate

The nail plate is the hard part keratin structure growing over the tip of the nail.  

The part of the nail plate growing beyond the fingertip is called the free edge.  

Nail Bed  

The nail bed is an area of pinkish tissue underneath the nail plate that supports the nail plate as it grows. It is made of 2 types of tissue, dermis and epidermis.  

Demis is the lower layer of the nail bed.  

Epidermis is the upper layer of the nail bed, closest to the nail plate. There are many types of epidermis in our body. The epidermis tissue under the nail plate is called bed epithelium.  

The demis has many ridges and groove like channels running from lunula to just before the free edge. The soft bed epithelium (Epidermis) slides into those channels. The demis is anchored firmly in place to the bone underneath.  

Eponychium  

Eponychium is the part of skin which lies directly on top of the newly developing nail plate.  

It is a very important part of the nail. Cuts, nicks, bruises, irritating substances, or other injuries to the eponychium can cause permanently lost or damaged nail plate.  

Cuticle  

Cuticle is a thin layer of colorless, dead tissue shed from underside of eponychium.  

It seals the space between the eponychium and the nail plate to prevent infections of the matrix.  

Solehor  

Solehor is the cuticle grows underneath of the free edge.  

Lunula  

Lunula is the opaque white half-moon at the base of the nail plate.  

The curve of the lunula determines the natural curve of the nail edge.  

Nail Folds  

Nail fold is skin fold area surrounding the nail plate from all sides.  

Proximal nail fold is skin fold area on the base of the nail plate.  

Lateral nail fold is skin fold area on each side of the nail plate.  

Onychodermal Band  

The Onychodermal Band is a bunched up tissue under free edge of the nail plate, where the bed epithelium passes the nail bed to become solehor.

Hyponychium 

Hyponychium is the point at the tip of your finger at which your nail plate separates from your nail bed.

 

Hyponychium protects the nail bed from pathogents under the free edge.  

Hyponychium protects the nail bed from pathogents under the free edge

 

 

 

Posted: October 18th, 2008 under Natural Nails.
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Hello and Welcome to Healthy Natural Nails.

Welcome to Healthy Natural Nails!

Healthy Natural Nails all about giving you the helpful knowledge about your Natural Nails and guidelines about Nail Care so that you can maintain your Healthy Natural Nails.

Please come back soon for more update information about Nails and Nail Care and also visit www.heathy-natural-nails.com

I hope you enjoy your visit and thank you for visiting Healthy Natural Nails.

Best regards.

Posted: October 10th, 2008 under Artificial Nails, Nail Art and Designs, Nail Care, Nail Diseases and Disorders, Nail Problems, Nail Products, Nail Supplies, Natural Nails, Uncategorized.
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