![]() The dead cuticle skin needs to be removed with the correct tools.Nail fungus, also called onychomycosis, is one of the most prevalent causes of toenail discoloration. AVOID from Dry Manicures/Russian Manicures.Cuticle cutting, removing dead or live skin with a drill is also very dangerous.It is extremely dangerous to cut proximal folds (cuticles) because they protect the nail matrix where nail cells are created.Remove Your Cuticles the RIGHT Way for Healthy Nails ![]() If she shows you nippers instead of a spoon shaped remover or curette, you’ll know to politely walk out and find someone new. Knowing your nail anatomy is important for the home manicurist and can actually help you find an excellent nail professional if you’re wanting to be pampered. The flat or curved shape of your nails is determined by the shape of your fingertip bone. Boneīone supports and shapes both the nail matrix and nail bed. The solehorn cuticle pulls away from the underside of the hyponychium and attaches tenaciously to the nail plate. Solehorn CuticleĪ thin layer of dead tissue riding on the nail plate to form a seal between the nail plate and hyponychium to prevent pathogens from infecting the nail bed. When looking at your bare nails, you can see this darker band of skin right before your nail plate leaves the nail bed to become your free edge. The onychodermal band works in the same way as the proximal fold on the top surface of the nail. This band improves the ability of the hyponychium to prevent pathogens from infecting the nail bed. Onychodermal BandĪ band of bunched up tissue located behind the hyponychium. The nail bed should NOT be confused with the nail “plate”.Ī soft tissue seal underneath the extended “free” edge of the nail plate whose purpose is to prevent pathogens from infecting the nail bed. The soft, pink tissue that sits underneath and supports the nail plate while it grows. People with thick nails have a large matrix and have more than 50 layers. People with thin nails have a small matrix and will have less than 50 layers. The thickness of your nails is determined by the size of your matrix. The average person has 50 layers of keratin cells that make up the nail plate. The nail plate should NOT be confused with the nail “bed”. It’s physically impossible.Ĭomposed of hardened, flat, translucent, non-living, keratin nail cells that form a solid, protective layer over the underlying soft tissue. Since polish and nail enhancements don’t bond to skin on the nail plate, the cuticle should be properly removed with gentle scraping only. The cuticle should NOT be confused with the “eponychium”. The cuticle pulls away from the underside of the eponychium and attaches tenaciously to the nail plate. *Represented as a pink line in the first photoĪ thin layer of dead tissue riding on the nail plate to form a seal between the nail plate and eponychium to prevent pathogens from infecting the matrix area. The best way to keep this skin soft and tight to the nail plate is with a high quality, jojoba wax ester based penetrating nail and cuticle oil. If you go to a salon for a manicure, do not ever let your nail tech cut this skin. Basically, their eponychium is infected all the time. Their entire cuticle line is red and inflamed. The proximal fold is a required guardian seal that prevents germs and bacteria from getting to the nail matrix, where new cells are created. Please, please, please…DO NOT CUT THIS SKIN! Since this skin dries out easily, people are quick to clip this skin believing that it’s not necessary. Proximal Fold of the EponychiumĪ tight band of living tissue that most people incorrectly think is their “cuticle”. This should NOT be confused with the “cuticle”. Living skin at the base of the nail plate that covers the matrix area. Those bruises show up as little white marks in the nail plate. It is easy bruised with every day life tasks. Since it is the exposed portion of the matrix, this area is not protected by the eponychium. Many people think that they would like to have lunula’s, but in fact, you really don’t. Usually, it is easiest to find a lunula on a thumb or index finger. The lunula is the front part of the matrix we can see, or in other words, the visible matrix. This area is the front part of the nail matrix. ![]() Where new nail plate cells are created and the nail plate begins to form.Ī bluish-white, opaque area that is visible through the nail plate. Not only is the general public confused about the names for the parts of the natural nail, but many nail technicians are not able to name the various major parts and know their function. Authors: Doug Schoon and Ana Seidel Nail Anatomy – The Different Parts of the Fingernailĭo you know where your cuticle is? Or your hyponychium? Most people don’t.
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