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22
Apr

Yellowing Nails

By Christina 2 Comments
Categories: Nail Disorders Tags: .

yellow-nailsI had a question today from a beauty-loving friend about yellowing nails. She has just really gotten in to all the groovy new nail colors, and had been polishing without basecoat - and guess what happened? Yep, she wound up with yellow nails. This will happen to you too, if you don’t heed my advice and wear a basecoat! So, what is a girl to do if she finds herself yellowed? You have a few options:

  1. Buff your nails - with a 4 way buffer and some oil (Solar Oil is great, but open your cabinets - olive oil is really my favorite). This will take off the top layer of your nails though, so if your nails are weak, this isn’t a great option.

  2. Bleach your nails - use a lemon cut in half, and squoosh your nails around in it and leave it to dry for a few minutes. Another alternative is to soak them for a bit in some hydrogen peroxide. These are a little harsh, so if your nails are peely and dry, this is not a good option.

  3. Paint them until the yellow grows out - and be sure and use basecoat!!

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25
Jun

Do You Bite Your Nails?

By Christina 0 Comments
Categories: Natural Nails, Manicures and Nail Disorders Tags: , , , , .

Stop biting your nails

Does this sound like you?

Even now, rarely a week goes by without my pinky bandaged. I seem to pick on the pinky the most.

My dad tried to get me to stop by shock therapy. Every time he saw my fingers in my mouth, he’d slap them out. I was shocked all right, but I didn’t stop and developed an eye twitch as well.

I know it’s an ugly habit. I’m always trying to quit.

The morning of my wedding, I got acrylic nails. By the reception, one nail was bitten off; the others didn’t make it through the honeymoon.

Someone told me regular manicures would help, but first my nails would have to grow past the quick. I would try and try, but there’d always be a hangnail, a rough edge or overgrown cuticle. My fingernails and teeth seemed to have a magnetic attraction.

I was 36 when I had my first manicure, and have had very few since then.

Source: Daily Bulletin

I hate to admit this, but I have been a nail biter for my whole life. I obviously have a hand to mouth horrendous habit that finds me biting my nails and cuticles, smoking (which I recently quit) and eating too much.

Orly No Bite .6 oz.I have tried products like Orly No Bite, but nothing ever tasted bad enough for long enough. Honestly, regular manicures are the way to go for me, and they might be for you as well. If my nails are kempt, polished and my cuticles are moisturized, I won’t mess with them. As soon as they start going downhill or my cuticles start getting dry, here I come. I don’t care if your nails look as bad as the nails in this photo, get them done, or do them yourself, it will make a world of difference.

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08
May

Nails are the Windows to your Health

By Christina 2 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized and Nail Disorders Tags: , , , , .

Keep an eye on your fingernails like you keep an eye on the rest of your body for signs of bad health. Nails will often show disorders or at least will give you clues before something really bad happens. Look out for these things from Cybernoon.com:

Your fingernails hold clues to your health. Learn to recognize the signs that might indicate a health issue. Some nail conditions are harmless. These include vertical ridges, which may become more pronounced as you age, and white lines or spots. Spots usually result from injury to the nail plate or nail bed. In time the white spots will grow out.
Other nail conditions can indicate disease. For example, yellow or green discoloration in your nails may result from a respiratory condition, such as chronic bronchitis, or from swelling of your hands (lymphedema). Indentations that run across your nails, called Beau’s lines, appear when growth at the area under your cuticle is interrupted. This might occur because of an injury or severe illness, such as a heart attack.
If you have a nail problem that persists or is associated with other signs and symptoms, make an appointment with your doctor to get it checked out. The doctor’s visit typically includes an examination of your nails along with other observations and tests to make a diagnosis.

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08
May

Fungal infections of the nails

By Christina 1 Comment
Categories: Nail Disorders Tags: , , , .

From USA WEEKEND Magazine:

Here are the signs of a fungal nail infection — just remember the word YUCK:
Y Yellow discoloration of the nail bed
U Under the nail bed, a buildup of skin
C Cracking of the nail
K Keratinization, or thickening of the nail

You are always best advised to go to the doctor. However, the treatment for nail fungal infections is medication that is extremely harmful to your liver and you will need to have your liver checked periodically if you choose to take the medicine. It is also a long term medication that you often must take for nearly a year. Some home remedies that I have used for fungal infections are Lotrimin cream, Vicks VapoRub and Tea Tree Oil. Use each twice a day. And if the infection gets worse, go to a doctor immediately.

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29
Apr

My fingernails are turning green!

By Christina 1 Comment
Categories: Nail News and Nail Disorders Tags: , .

This is an article which is in response to a BBC reader/watcher’s question about why her fingernails are turning green. In a situation like this, ALWAYS go see your doctor. This is probably a fungal infection, but you need to be seen by a doctor. No questions asked. Go. ;)

BBC - Health - Ask the doctor - Fingernails - green
If your nails are getting very soggy from being in damp conditions, then the natural defences of the nail become weak and more easily breached by fungi or even moulds. These are present throughout the environment but normally can’t penetrate the barriers of the body’s immune defence system.

However the usual picture is for infection to start away from the nail bed, rather than in the bed or base of the nail as in your case, and to then cause a brittle, distorted, creamy/grey/yellow nail. The fungal infection (known as onychomycosis) is usually caused by the same sort of fungus which causes ringworm in the skin (mostly a group known as the dermatophytes).

Onychomycosis is common and often accompanies a fungal infection elsewhere in the body. It’s very difficult to cure - you’ll need to take antifungal tablets for at least six weeks to get high doses into the growing nail until the infection has grown out (although there’s a new treatment which is in the form of a nail varnish which you paint on).

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