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99.9% of people mix up corns and common warts.  Since they look so much alike, they often get mistreated. It is worth it to take a closer look at these two diseases.

How are corns and common warts different from each other?

These two common skin diseases look alike.   Common warts are often being mistaken and treated as corns.  The warts end up more infested and become more stubborn.  Therefore, it is very important to be able to identify the correct thing.

The symptoms of corns and common warts

1. Corns

Corns are thick and hardened skin caused by prolonged friction and pressures.  They are often found at the middle front part of the souls, The outside of the smallest toes or the inside of the big toes.  Sometimes, they even develop on top part of toes.  They are the size of peace, with smooth surface and yellow in color.  Inside they are in cone shape that reached the nerve.  This can cause pain when the patient walks.

2 Common Warts

Common warts are infection caused by Human papilloma virus.  They are also being called Verrucae.  They are the size of corns when started but then develop into the size of beans.  They appear in light gray or dull yellow that feel rough and hard. The patient usually won’t feel anything unless the warts  are being pressed or rubbed against.  In this case, they will hurt and sometimes bleeding.  Common warts usually appear on the back of the hand, back of the fingers, the neck and the back, etc.  If the patient found this problem to be serious. They must consult the doctor soon.

99.9%的人都看了的養生之道! 由於雞眼和尋常疣長的很像，因此容易把兩者混淆，延誤治療。雞眼和尋常疣的分別，下面一起來看看。

雞眼和尋常疣的區別

雞眼和尋常疣都是我們生活中常見的疾病，但是由於雞眼和尋常疣有相似之處，所以很多患者誤把尋常疣當做雞眼來治療，導致尋常疣的病情加重，使疣體增多增大。因此對於雞眼和尋常疣的區別，患者一定要有所認識了解，這樣才能對症下藥治療。

雞眼和尋常疣的分別如下：

1、雞眼
雞眼是種物理性皮膚病，是由於長期摩擦和壓迫引起的皮膚角質增生性損害。常發生於受壓或著力部位，如腳掌的前中部、尾趾外側或拇趾內側緣，偶見於趾背。雞眼大小較常如豌豆，表面光滑或略隆起，界限清楚呈黃色，中心有倒圓錐狀的角質栓嵌入真皮層，壓迫神經末梢，故行走、站立時引起疼痛。

2、尋常疣
尋常疣是由人類乳頭瘤病毒所引起的表皮腫瘤，中醫稱「千日瘡」，俗稱「刺瘊」、「瘊子」等。尋常疣初起時小如粟米粒，漸至大若黃豆，突出皮表，色如灰白或污黃，表面粗糙，角質化過度，堅硬。一般無自覺症狀，若受到擠壓迫局部有疼痛感，或碰撞、摩擦時易於出血。好發部位以手背、指背、頭面以及頸項、背部等等…..

情況嚴重的話建議盡快找專業人士處理啊！

Many people has developed a habit of doing their nails at home these days. We have a great product to tell you about: the Revlon Crazy Shine Nail Buffer.  For those who always wear nail polish, there are times they want to take a break.  Buffing is the ideal way for the nails to look clean and healthy without clear polish on, during recuperation period.

The package comes with four sending rings of two different grits – green ones and white ones.

First, use A green sanding ring to smooth out the nail surface. Brush away the nail dust. Put on the white sending ring on the block and buff the nail up to a glass-like shine.

*Keep in mind to wrap the white ring back in the original plastic band.  This can keep it last longer.

*You can use the buffer once every 4 to 5 days. Over buffing can weaken the nails though!

在家修甲已經變成一種習慣，今次介紹的產品跟這有一點關係——就是Revlon的家用電動亮甲機（buffing）！

經常塗指甲油的女士，都會有一段時間給指甲休息休息，不想塗透明甲油就可以buffing下，令指甲看起來又乾淨又健康。

盒內配套有4個砂圈，2個不同的砂度，一綠一白。

修甲後，套入綠色的砂圈打磨甲面，掃走甲粉後，換上白色的砂圈打亮指甲就完成啦。

*記住白色砂圈用後圍番原本的膠帶，可以令它壽命長點。

*大約4-5星期做一次，太多磨甲面令指甲變薄

The zodiac animals are very much adored by nail art lovers. In this year of 2021, Moo moo cow is the star.

Here I drew a milking cow. A gray shade is applied for the irregular marks. Then I drew the head and the tail. Here I chose dark red and dark brown which complement to the color of the milking cow. With a bit of gold strand and gold glitter, it definitely can bring up your spirit.

LED Soak Off Gel甲無疑是相當吸引，不用特別打理又可以維持至少兩星期的時間，深受不少女生歡迎。但隨住指甲生長，甲飾處於一個尷尬期，便要回美甲店拆卸，卻是一件惱人的事。

很多人以為自行用手撕掉Gel甲是正常不過的事，但這是大忌中的大忌！因為這樣不但會撕下Gel甲油，更很容易撕掉本身指甲的表層，從而令指甲甲面愈來愈脆弱，容易崩裂。如難以抽時間由專業美甲師代勞，唯有自行包辦，就要跟著以下步驟來做，避免損壞指甲。

簡易卸甲三小步:

1. 先使用指甲挫磨指甲表面的Top Coat，能夠讓後續卸甲液更好滲進甲內。
2. 之後再準備卸甲液，將化妝棉浸濕後，放在指甲表面上，化妝棉需完全覆蓋整塊指甲，及後再用鋁箔紙將十隻手指包起，等待15分鐘。
3. 最後除去錫紙，掃走餘下的甲油便大功告成！值得留意是，卸甲後的指甲會特別脆弱，所以記緊塗抹指甲滋養油和拍指甲蛋白油，使指甲變得更堅硬。

簡易保養Soak Off Gel甲的壽命:

如果沒有足夠油分就會脫落。若指甲邊緣有足夠滋潤度，能延長LED Soak Off Gel甲的壽命。甲緣護理油可將油分往指甲內推進，保持十指滋潤，避免指邊皮膚乾燥，死皮及倒刺問題出現，從而導致LED Soak Off Gel甲脫落。

大家齊來看看自己有沒有犯錯~

LED soak off gel is very popular because of its’ attractiveness and free of maintenance. It usually can hold up to two weeks until the real nails are growing and reviewing underneath.   Some people may skip going to the salon. 

Instead they will attempt to pull the gel off by themselves without realizing that this could be a big mistake.  In fact, brutally ripping off soak-off gel can damage the top layer of the nail plate, making the nail fragile and brittle.

If visiting the nail technician is a problem, please follow the DIY guide for removing soak off gel below to avoid damaging yOur real nails.

Three easy steps to remove LED soak off gel:

1. First thin down the gel layer with a nail file.  This helps  the gel removing liquid to work more effectively.
2. Saturate cosmetic cotton with the removing liquid.  Lay them on the nails, making sure that they cover well.  Wrap all the fingertips up witH aluminum foil’s. Wait for 15 minutes.
3. Remove the Foils and gently brush away the gel. At this moment the nails are quite fragile.  You may want to apply some cuticle oil and protein oil to strengthen them.

Simple maintenance for your soak off gel:

The gel will come off if there is not enough oil. It is always smart to apply some nail oil at the edge of the soak-off gel.  The oil will not only soak in through the sides of the gel, the cuticle will also be moisturized.  When Dead skin and peeling cuticles are avoided, the soak off gel will stay on for much longer.

Con’on! It is time to check whether you have made ny of those mistakes!

2021年是牛年，有客人喜歡選用那年的生肖作為美甲圖案，而今年的主角就是——牛牛！哞！

第一隻登場的是乳牛！以不規則的位置上用灰色做斑紋，再畫上牛的樣子及尾巴，我選擇了深紅色及深啡，這兩種顏色與乳牛的顏色較配襯，而加上一些金線及金粉，就更顯現到新的朝氣。

Over the years, nail polish makers have switched from chemical formulas to non-toxic and unharmful ingredients. Even so, prolonged use of dark shades can still stain the nails, since dark pigments usually penetrate deeper into the nail plates. To avoid that, you may want to alternate to light shades sometimes. Those who never remove their nail polish are also prone to yellow nails.  The pigments stay on the nail and produce chemical reactions.  This is like going to sleep with make-up. The skin cannot get to be cleaned and replenished which ends up with a lot of problems. In rare cases, serious yellow nails can be a sign of fungus. If your nails are thick and brittle and you Hartley use Annie nail products, you would better go to see a doctor for fungal nails.

When you are sure that your yellow nails are caused by dark nail polish, you can simply just quit using them until they return to normal.  Otherwise, you may try to use lemon juice, since it is acidic and has whitening power.  It can remove The yellow Ness without damaging the nail.

The way to do it is quite simple. Just Dav with either a nail brush, a toothbrush or a cotton ball into a cut lemon. Better yet, you can directly rub a lemon slice on the nail plate. The result will come on very quickly. Just give it a try!

眾所週知，指甲油含有多種化學成分，不過現時很多品牌都推出無害無毒的指甲油，令人能夠更安心使用，不過長時間塗抹深色指甲油，會使指甲容易變黃，因為色素會沈澱於甲底，所以應時不時轉換淺色的甲油。

另外指甲變黃的其中一個原因，是因為長期塗抹指甲油，沒有定期更換，著色劑和指甲板之間的化學反應，引致甲面黃化。情況就如帶妝睡覺一樣，皮膚得不到足夠潔淨和修護，令各種肌膚問題湧現。除此之外，在極少數情況下，嚴重者是真菌感染。會使指甲床受損，繼而使指甲變厚變脆。如果不是經常美甲者，又或很少塗抹深色指甲油，遇到這樣情況應盡快到醫院檢查。

若是因為長時間塗抹指甲油導致指甲變黃，解決方法其實很簡單，只需放棄一段時間不使用甲油，直到指甲顏色恢復正常就可以。又或使用檸檬去除發黃甲面，皆因檸檬汁含有一定程度的酸成分，有很好的美白功效，能夠在擦除指甲時去除指甲的泛黃，又不會傷到指甲。

做法非常簡單和方便，先將一個檸檬切開，然後用指甲刷或牙刷沾上少許檸檬汁擦拭30-60秒;又或者可以用棉球沾著檸檬汁擦拭指甲甲床，或用檸檬片擦拭指甲，效果同樣明顯。大家不妨試試！