the nail plate is dead keratin and there is nothing in it to breathe with. why the break still works, what the yellow actually is, and the five-dollar fix that replaces a month of bare nails.
Tag Archives: nails
I Did Nails For Twelve Years. You Cannot Buff A Ridge Out Of A Nail.
vertical ridges are not damage and buffing them flat is the one thing that actually causes damage. what ridges are, which kind is worth a doctor, and the ninety-second fix that is purely cosmetic and fine.
I Did Nails For Twelve Years. Your Cuticles Are Not Supposed To Be Cut.
the thing being trimmed off the base of your nail is mostly not cuticle. it is your finger. what that fold of skin is actually doing, and the ninety-second routine that replaces cutting it.
I Did Nails For Twelve Years. Those White Spots Aren’t A Calcium Deficiency.
They are an injury you have already forgotten, growing out six weeks late. What the other marks actually mean, the one that is worth a dermatologist, and why nothing you paint on changes how a nail grows.
