There are many causes of ridges or depressions. It can be from damage to the matrix, illness or changes to the systems of the body. Further details can be found in the article Nail Grooves and Depressions
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The nail matrix is also called the ’nail root’ or ’the birthplace of the nail’. It’s correct anatomical term is, however, the nail matrix
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It is an area deep inside the finger just behind and under the nail plate where new nail cells are created. Please see our full article on the Nail Matrix
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This bacterial infection is almost always associated with the lifting of a nail coating from the nail plate allowing bacteria and other pathogens to invade the space. It is probably a pseudomonas bacteria and is also known as chloronychia or green nail syndrome. See the full artice for chloronychia or the article on how to
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If this discolouration is associated with the lifting of a nail coating from the nail plate it is probably ‘greenies’ or chloronychia all of which are a bacterial infection of Pseudomonas. Please see the full article on the condition chloronychia Proper Treatment and Recoating After Nail Infections In any case, the way to go is
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Over the last few weeks some of my clients are getting heat spikes when curing the base and top coat, is there any reason for this, I use a professional brand and a complete system.? This can happen with matching systems sometimes. There are a couple of possible causes: 1. The nail plate is thin
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First of all you need to understand what ‘toxic’ means – and there is no quick answer. Everything on this earth has a safe and unsafe level of toxicity. Toxic means something that is harmful to the body, possibly even lethal. A chemical going from safe to toxic is specific to the chemical and the
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Yes!!! This is the short answer. The longer answer is twofold: 1. Covid19, social distancing, and the vaccination is definitely affecting people’s immune system. All of these things have affected an individual’s immunity. So, where someone did not display any allergic reactions before, they may be now. Research has shown that immunity has changed and
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A specific client has a problem, but you’ve never had this before? So, let’s look at this. Every individual client is different! Their nails are different from any others. Their lifestyle is different from any others. Why is this happening? SO many posts on Facebook have this question and it is nearly always accompanied by
My client has chipping/loss of enhancement and I’ve never had this before? READ MORE
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