ASK DOUG: Nail Growth – How Do Fingernails Grow?

by Ana | | Curved Nails, Doug Schoon

Nail Growth: by Doug Schoon Nail Growth: How Do Fingernails Grow? ASK DOUG Hi Doug, Is it possible to make my nails thicker or grow a different shape? Thanks for your help! ~Vicki ANSWER The finger nail plate is generally composed of about 50 layers of nail plate...

RIDGES IN NAILS —To Buff or Not To Buff?

by Ana | | Ask Ana, Brittle Nails, Nail Problems, Peeling, Ridge Filing Base Coat, Ridges, Splitting

Ridges in Nails—ASK ANA ASK ANA Hi Ana, I am starting to get deeper ridges on my nails and I don’t like the way it looks. Is it ok to buff them down so my nails are smooth? Some people say yes, some say don’t do it. I don’t know who to believe. ~Jessica ANSWER I’ve...

ASK DOUG: Is TPHP In Polish Toxic?

by Ana | | Doug Schoon

 by Doug Schoon Is TPHP In Polish Toxic? ASK DOUG Hi, I recently came across this article and was curious what you might know about it. It seems like another way to scare people with how little they tested. But it also seems like it could be a concern. But it includes...

Chemicals – Life or Death?

by Ana | | Doug Schoon

 by Doug Schoon and Ana Seidel Reprinted from Nails HQ Magazine Chemicals Should You Fear Them? One of the hottest topics is 3-Free and now 5-Free nail polishes. Where does this end and what’s to keep someone from now demanding 7-Free?  ~Doug Schoon, author of Nail...

NAIL ANATOMY – Different Parts of Fingernail

by Ana | | Curved Nails, Doug Schoon, Nail Anatomy

Nail Anatomy Authors: Doug Schoon and Ana Seidel Nail Anatomy – The Different Parts of the Fingernail Do you know where your cuticle is? Or your hyponychium? Most people don’t. Not only is the general public confused about the names for the parts of the...