Nail Anatomy
Technical terms for nails
Onyx
Leukonychia
White spots
gently push back loosened cuticle from the surface of the nail
Cuticle Pushers
Ingrown Nail
Onychocryptosis
part of the nail plate that extends beyond the finger nail
Free Edge
living skin at the base of the nail plate that partially overlaps the lunula
Eponychium
Split cuticle around the nail
Agnail/Hangnail
Antiseptics formulated for use on the skin to sanitize your hands before and after a nail care service
Hand Sanitizers
darkening of the nails caused by excess melanin: may be in a band or stripe
Melanonychia
skin between the free edge and fingertip of the natural nail
Hyponychium
translucent portion of the nail extending from the nail root to the free edge: sometimes referred to as the nail body
Nail Plate
purplish discoloration under the nail caused by trauma
Bruised Nail
are a hard abrasive file used for shaping the free edge of the nails.
Nail files
abnormal brittleness of the nail plate
Onychorrhexis
part of the nail bed that extends below the nail root and helps to produce the nail plate
Matrix
slits or grooves on the sides of the nail that allow growth
Nail sidewall
noninfections condition that affects the surface of the natural nail, nail will appear pitted and/or have roughness on the surface
Nail Psoriasis
are used to shorten nails prior to filing and shaping
Nail Clippers
Onychophagy
bitten nails
fold of normal skin the surround the natural nail plate
Nail Folds
additional or excessive skin that overlaps on to the sides of the nail plate
Perionychium
noticeably thin white nail plate that is more flexible that normal
Eggshell Nail
How many coats of polish is applied to the nail
4
1 basecoat, 2 of the color and 1 topcoat
Forward growth of living skin that adheres to the surface of the nail plate
Nail Ptergium
whitish half-moon shape at the base of the nail
Lunula