NAIL CARE

TOPICS

PARTS OF A NAIL HOW TO USE AND MAINTAINING NAIL HEALTH PRACTICES AND MANICURING AND
MAINTAIN NAIL CARE CARE TOOLS AND SAFETY PROCEDURES PEDICURING
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT
BASIC PARTS OF A NAIL
Structures of Nail

Lunula - the pearly colored

and crescent shape located
at the bottom of the nail
plate.
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Cuticle - the overlapping

epidermis around the nail. It
is the transparent skin, which
is called the 'true cuticle', that
is removed during the
manicuring process.
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Free edge -the part of the

nail that can be filed and
shaped. It is an extension of
the nail plate that overlaps
the hyponychium
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Matrix - the only living

reproducing part of the nail.
This is situated directly below
the cuticle. New cells form
here and continually push
towards to produce the nail
plate.If the matrix is damaged
the nail will grow deformed.
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Nail bed - the part of the nail

where the nail plate rests on,
also a continuation of the
matrix.
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Nail walls - the folds of skin

that overlap the sides of the
nail. They hold your nail in
place and protect the nail
plate edges.
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Nail Plate - is visible nail that

rests on the nail bed up to
the free edge. This is made
up from dead cells and
minimum amount of
moisture.
Nail Shapes

​ . Square nail- The square-

1
shaped nails are the most
famous among the nail
shapes. It is created by
allowing the nail to grow out
straight and then filing the
tip straight across at right
angles with the rest of the
nail plate.
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2. Round nail - ideal for

shorter nails, the nail is
allowed to grow out straight
at the sides for approximately
1.5 mm and then the tip is
filed into a rounded shape.
This is a strong shape which
is great for those who keep
their nails short.
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3. Oval nail - this is common

among people with long,
perfect nail beds. It may be
styled slightly rounded at the
base and slightly pointed at
the fingertips. Most often
this type of nail has a natural
look and looks very good in a
short-medium length.
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4. Squoval - As above, but

followed by squaring off the
tip, this gives the nail tip
strength over the oval shape
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5. Coffin- filed away at the

sides to a point at the tip;
this shape is very weak as the
sides of the nail (which
provide the strength) are
totally lost
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6. Almond-  sweetly rounded

almond-shaped nail. With
tapered sides and a rounded tip,
it elongates the nail a bit more
than a purely rounded nail. 
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7. Stiletto/ pointed nail - filed

away at the sides to a point
at the tip; this shape is very
weak as the sides of the nail
(which provide the strength)
are totally lost