Joesph Simon Beau Review Article In Nail Pro's Newsletter For Subscribers ONLY

    Today's Nail Pro Newsletter, there's an article titled "Nail Clinic: Beau's Lines" written by an author unknown. I am going to do a series of feeds over this article.  I am going to be breaking it down into mini books.  This installment of the blog will be the introduction.  The blog starts in "1846 when French physician Joseph Honoré Simon Beau first described horizontal grooves on the nail, or transverse ridges. Beau was best known for his research on the heart and lungs, but the nail community remembers him for noticing this condition. Beau’s lines, as they have come to be known, occur when the nail matrix is injured and the growth of the nail is slowed. This eventually causes grooves in the surface of the nail plate. Affecting finger- and toenails, this condition is most commonly caused by an injury such as slamming a finger in the door or dropping a heavy object on a toe. Transverse ridges can also be a sign of a systemic illness—an illness that affects the entire body rather than just one organ—or of a congenital disease, which means it was acquired during the body’s development in the uterus.
Whatever the reason for the slowing or halting of nail growth, it will result in transverse ridges on the nails, which look like pale bands lying horizontally across the nail plate. They first appear at the moon (lunula) and then progress with the growth of the nail. In cases where the ridges are not caused by a systemic illness or congenital disease, Beau’s lines will grow out with the nail and disappear. Fingernails take approximately nine months—about one millimeter per week—to grow out completely, with the middle fingernail growing most rapidly, and toenails take approximately 18 months to grow out. With this in mind, by measuring the distance from the transverse groove to the cuticle, you can sometimes estimate the date of the injury or illness."
   The next installment book 2 will be the causes of this illness.  It's rather interesting so be looking forward to telling you about it!

ORLY Nail Armor Liquid Nail Wrap Review

ORLY Nail Armor is another item I bought for my mother with her manicure appointment.  At the school I graduate from, they couldn't tell me what a fiber top coat was (it that tells you how crappy of a school I went to).  I have learned most everything on my own.  This is a fabulous item that is great for eggshell nails.  ORLY nail armor is a must have for any nail tech.  Nail armor is a liquid nail wrap with ridge filler, and it strengthens and reinforce nails with real silk fibers.  How to use: Shake bottle vigoriously, then apply two coats as the basecoat and the let dry between coats.  Followed by your normal nail polish and finish with a highgloss top coat.  Not only will your clients with eggshell nails be happy as can be, but they will have the life of someone with "normal" nails.  This product is free of DBP, Formaldehyde, and Toluene, which means anyone with child can have this product used on them with no problem being given to the fetus.