Nails are gas permeable, meaning that gas (air) is able to
penetrate them. However as a function of
biology, they do not respire (breathe).
The nail plate is made up of dead cells and the nail bed is
fed from the blood stream.
When covered with a non-permeable enhancement, like gel, the
nail plate is protected from both environmental damage like drying out and physical
damage like scraping or chipping. This
protection is enhanced by applying cuticle oil, which will help to keep the new
growth and the exposed area under the nail free from damage.
If you can imagine a sponge that absorbs water then dries
out over and over again, eventually the sponge becomes brittle and weak. The same thing happens with your natural
nail.
By keeping a non-permeable enhancement on your natural nail,
it protects your nail from this kind of damage.
It acts like protective shield.
When an enhancement is removed the natural nail sometimes
can seem hyper sensitive, like your eyes do when you remove contacts or sunglasses. You nail is well
hydrated and can seem soft for a few days while it dries out.
There is no reason to completely remove a non-permeable enhancement
unless disease is suspected. A nail
technician should always carefully inspect the nail every time a fill is
done. If there is any discoloration, swelling
or any other hint of disease or disorder, the enhancement should be removed and
the client referred to a doctor.
P.S. 2011 is The Year of the Nail Tech.
-Erick Westcott, CEO
Gelousy
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Subject: Re: NailTech:: Do Nails REALLY need to "BREATHE"?????
From: Debbie Wade <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, February 10, 2011 10:11 pm
To: [email protected]
Let me say...my post is personal opinion only! I'm not trying to prove anyone wrong...just sharing my experience and opinion. I'm sure more scientific information can be had, especially from Doug Schoon! :-)Debbie in VA--On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:58 PM, Angela R Wingerter <[email protected]> wrote:
If you take your nails off all the time it just makes them thinner and thinner. As long as their nails are not lifting all the time then it makes no sense to me to do this. And if they are lifting all the time and getting thin and damaged then you would need to leave them off for at least 3 months so the damage could grow out, but not to breathe. Lol!
Angie
From: Sherri Evans <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thu, February 10, 2011 10:43:12 PM
Subject: Re: NailTech:: Do Nails REALLY need to "BREATHE"?????
Nails got lungs!?On Feb 10, 2011 9:33 PM, "Heather Lackey" <[email protected]> wrote:--
I tell my clients that if they can get something dead to breathe then more power to them! :0)
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