Nail care

Hammer & Nails Are you a male and you need a pedicure but you are too ashamed to go to a nail salon? Don’t worry about that! Michael Elliot has something to offer. Michael Elliot wants to provide a future for men to not feel ashamed about nice pedicure. Michael Elliot stated, “A friend of mine thought I really needed a pedicure, but she didn’t know how to tell me. So she surprised me one day and took me to a salon packed with women.” (Daley pg. 113). Michael Elliot had an experience at a nail…

punishment can do more harm to the person than the habit of nail biting itself. For long-term results it is best to use some sort of behavior to in place of the nail biting to eventually cure the habit. Substitute behaviors include anything to do with the hands keeping from getting close to mouth. This is referred to Habit Removal…

Which nail polish should the entire female population wear in order to get the longest wear? In order to discover the answer to this question one must explore when nail polish was invented and which ingredients were used to create it. Also, investigate the different types and the chemicals. Nail polish was first created in China around 3000 BC. It was made from beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, and vegetable dyes. The polish was used to distinguish upperclassmen from the general population. Among…

The name of our disorder is onycholysis. Onycholysis is the painless removal of the nail from the nail bed, and is a common disorder. It can be a sign of skin disease or infection. This injury mainly happens to women who have long nails. The nail acts as a lever taking the nail away from the skin. Infection with bacteria and yeast start to form in the space under the nail, which causes the loose part of the nail to turn a white, yellow, or green. There is a wide range of possible causes of…

presented both downward and upward trend pattern of nail cuticle-biting behaviors. The mean value of the baseline is 6 and the standard deviation is 1.26. The first intervention phase data a downward trend pattern can be observed, which signifies a decrease in the amount of nail cuticle biting behaviors performed. The mean value of the first intervention data is 2.16, with a standard deviation of 1.47. Once the HRT intervention was applied, the targeted nail cuticle -biting…

These go hand in hand as people use both during conversation to not only speak their mind, but to express the emotion tied to those words through their body language. As I was sitting in the nail salon, behind me I heard what sounded to be two older ladies having a conversation while they were getting their nails done. The salon was pretty quiet, other than myself, they were the only other people in the salon. They sat in the chairs behind me as they both got manicures. “Thank you for the…

What Is toenail fungus? Toenail fungus is an infection that gets in through cracks in your nail or cuts in your skin and can make your toenail change color or get thicker. While it may not seem as menacing as an ingrown toenail which pierces the soft skin of the toe, toenail fungus can also hurt. Because toes are often warm and damp, different kinds of fungi and yeast affect different parts of the nail, causing discomfort. Left untreated, an infection could spread to other toenails, skin, or…

had the annoying habit of biting my nails. I am not very insecure about most things but when it comes to my hands I am. It has gotten so bad at points in my life where it would result in bleeding and pain when trying to grab something or touching anything with my hands in general. I remember the specific time where I started biting my nails or at least learned of the habit even existed. I was very young and my mother was telling my about how she bit her nails and her sisters used to get mad at…

obsessive-compulsive disorder. In fact, biting fingernails is probably the only compulsive or obsessive behavior I have. However, it may be true I have a mild form of this disease as I do feel it is hard to control my nail biting, I am triggered to bite them from factors outside the nail itself, and because I do bite them when I feel stressed (Tucker, 2012). Double majoring in nursing in psychology is a major stressor in my life. Most of the time it is not the workload that stresses me out,…

Nail & Health Disorders Kailey Burton Onychorrhexis The word onychorrhexis originates from the Greek words onycho: meaning nail, and rhexis: meaning bursting. Onychorrhexis is another term for Brittle Nails. This is a breakage causing “longitudinal ridging” that could be a result of a number of things including: Excessive amounts of strong soap and water exposure, anemia, anorexia, nail polish remover, nail polish remover etc. It is also a result of aging. Longitudinal ridging…