Curved Nails

[monkigems]

If someone's natural nail curves down at the end as it grows, there is nothing you can recommend is there to avoid it? Would you just suggest that they keep their nails at a relatively short length, before it gets to the bending point?

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[Bagpuss]

yeah best to keep short...unforyunately we cant change how the nail naturally wants to grow...but we can enhance what they have...you could remove all the free edge and apply a tip and overlay to give her nails a nicer look. They would need to be re-done as soon as the natural free edge starts to grow out again though...a NNO isn't going to be an option for her. HTH x

 

[Envy]

This is commonly referred to as a 'hook nail'

The best way to 'correct' the look with an enhancement is to cut the free edge down to a couple of millimeters and sculpt with a form, this will allow you to bring the enhancement out much straighter - it will in some cases help to temporarily change the growth pattern of the nail (this is no gaurantee and may or may not happen for each individual - it really depends if the cause is environmental or genetic..)

When the enhancement grows to a lot of length you may need to remove the length right off and re sculpt ... A tip due to it's natural curve will often add the visual effect of the 'hook'

Hth's

 

[monkigems]

Thanks for the advice. You say it depends on whether the cause of hook nail is environmental or generic, what would you say would cause this environmentally?

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[Envy]

hook nails can be caused by excessive drying (which is usually from having your hands in water alot) as the nail can absorb and dehydrate so rapidly this can cause the nail to curve heavily - easy way to tell is soak the nail in water for 20 minutes and see if it softens up and changes shape... (Nail hardners can also make this worse)

This is just one possible reason, there are many, Doug Schoons 2nd edition product chemistry and nail anatomy should shed light on other ideas..

hth's