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Have you thought of thick toenails could be a sign of health problems?

Are your toenails growing thicker?  Most people do not think much of it since the toenails are hidden inside the shoes.  However, if one continues to brush off the problem, what can happen? First,  let us discuss the root causes.

Five major reasons of thick toenails:

1. Onychauxis / Thick Nail Syndrome

The nails have grown abnormally and the nail plates become evenly thick. This kind of disorder is usually caused by nail matrix involvement.

2. Congenital

The nails are greenish yellow. Not only that they are thick, they can be extremely hard to. They also curl up as they grow. Sometimes they grow into horseshoe shapes or even tube shapes. Any of the nails can grow thick and become deformed. Even when they come off, they will still grow out the same ways.

3. Cornification Excess Type Tinea Pedis

This kind of nail thickening disorder is usually accompanied by redness on the soles, as well as thickened, rough and deepening of lines on the skin.

4. Chronic diseases

Thickening of the nails can be a sign of respiratory disease, thyroid disease and Lymphatic disease along with other symptoms.

5. Aging

Older people usually have thicker nails. The reason could be due to slow metabolism rate off the horny layer of the nails.

Besides these five causes, there is yet one more reason for thickening nails. We will discuss about that in our upcoming post.

你有沒有想過，腳趾甲變厚可能與身體疾病有關!

什麼原因會讓腳趾甲變厚? 你有留意到腳趾甲變厚了嗎? 不少人覺得腳趾甲變厚沒什麼大不了，藏在鞋子裡就算腳趾甲變厚也沒人看得到，可是腳趾甲變厚放任不管的下場你又是否清楚呢?

腳趾甲變厚五大原因

1）厚趾甲症

腳趾甲變厚得明顯而有規則，而且發生於趾甲板，這種腳趾甲變厚是因為趾甲母質受累造成，稱為厚趾甲症。

2）先天性腳趾甲變厚

先天性腳趾甲變厚，趾甲常變成黃綠色。這種腳趾甲變厚且甲質極硬，不止腳趾甲變厚，還過度彎曲，游離緣如桶狀或馬蹄形，所有趾甲均可出現腳趾甲變厚症狀，脫落後重長仍會使腳趾甲變厚。

3）角化過度型腳癬

角化過度型腳癬是引起腳趾甲變厚的原因之一，腳趾甲變厚的同時會出現腳掌大部分瀰漫發紅，這種腳趾甲變厚伴隨皮膚增厚、粗糙、皮紋加深。

4）慢性疾病

腳趾甲變厚也要考慮慢性呼吸系統、甲狀腺或淋巴腺疾病，這些疾病會引起腳趾甲變厚的連鎖反應。

5）年齡問題

腳趾甲變厚的情況老人多有發生，腳趾甲變厚是由於老人隨着年齡增大，構成指甲的角質層代謝減慢，導致腳趾甲變厚。

只有這五種原因? 其實還有一種，留待我們下一次再探討。

又到聖誕~ 疫情下雖然大家未必有太多約會，但聖誕前女士們亦可以幫指甲做些聖誕款式 Nail Art，增加多點聖誕感覺！聖誕顏色都是來來去去紅色綠色，小編亦做到悶了～ 所以今次試試粉紅色為主，營造不一樣的聖誕氣氛，粉紅色配上金色聖誕樹，再加閃石做點綴 ，又bling bling又搶眼，大家不妨襯在家中為自問做一套不一樣的聖誕手甲，開心迎接2021的來臨吧!

This Christmas you may have to lock yourself at home. But that should not stop you from dressing up. After all, you might get a surprise visit from the Internet! So let me give you a surprise idea on Christmas nail art. Let us ditch the tacky red and green colors.

How about using a gorgeous pink shade to match with a golden Christmas tree? Accentuate with little crystals and there you have a dazzling Christmas nail. Isn’t this something else?

小朋友手指甲細細，如家長用成人的指甲剪為bb剪指甲，應該倍增困難，日本 “EDISON” 就推出十分窩心設計的嬰兒指甲剪，指甲剪剪口位設計細小，非常合適剪小朋友的小手甲。而特別之處，就係附有放大鏡，修剪時每一部分都睇得清清楚楚，唔怕唔留神剪傷小朋友既小指甲，十分貼心。

According to Government Announcement, all Nail Salons in Hong Kong must be Closed for 2 weeks started from December 10 to 23, 2020 due to Coronavirus Outbreak. All services and appointment of Rainbow Nails will be re-arranged. Details will be announced later. Stay safe and healthy, we are looking forward to seeing you soon.

為配合政府最新的防疫措施，Rainbow Nails 由2020年12月10日至2020年12月23日需暫時關閉，稍後將會逐一聯絡受影響的客人，請耐心等候。在暫停營業期間我將定時進行店內徹底消毒，務求為大家提供一個舒適潔淨的環境。

Soak off gel has always been a favorite because of its super shine and durability. Customers practically rush into nail salons before the long holidays for them.

However, caring is very important since the real nails are becoming thin and brittle after you have them done. Here are the three things you should not do advised by our nail technicians.

1. Ignore Cleaning
Although the nails are covered by a layer of hardened gel, they are still growing underneath. The experts advise to soak the nails for five minutes before cleaning. Then use an ingrown nail stick to gently scrape away the dirt inside the grooves. Do this at least once a week.

2. Remove the gel nails by yourself
It may seem to have saved time and money when you peel the gel nails off by yourself. Little that you know that this has created crisis to your nails. Since this can seriously damage the carotene layer of the nails, The nail plates Will become brittle and will split easily. The best thing to do is to head off to the nail salon after 2 to 3 weeks to get them gently removed.

3. Trimming The gel nails by yourself
Nail technicians will usually apply a layer of sealant to the top of the gel nails to prevent chipping, lifting and tearing. You can imagine once you use the scissors to cut off the top edge, The seal will be gone and the nails cannot last long. I can sugggest that you use a manicure file to slowly file away the excessive gel. That will work much better!

放聖誕假前，女孩們都正在忙於預約做 Soak-Off Gel 光療指甲，迎接假期來臨。
Soak-Off Gel 因高持久度與強大光澤感大受女孩們歡迎，成了不少人的例行公事，不過如何好好照顧妳的 Gel甲，妳真的懂嗎？妳的指甲正在變薄變脆弱妳卻不自知？今次就由我們的專業美甲師告訴妳，大部分顧客所缺乏的Gel甲常識，
好好照顧指尖才能使魅力增加啊！

1. 忽略清潔
   Soak-Off Gel 以base凝膠覆蓋甲面表層，色膠覆蓋之下指甲也會同步生長，雖然 Gel 甲外觀美麗，
   但指甲內仍可能藏污納垢、生長細菌等，美甲師建議最正確清潔指縫中的髒污方式為，先將雙手浸泡5分鐘後或在洗完澡後，
   以嵌甲棒順著甲縫把髒污挖出來，一周至少要清潔一次喔！
2. 自行拔除Gel甲
   有女孩為了省時間、省錢，懶得上店舖做專業卸甲，或甚至在Gel甲覆蓋甲面之下自己貿然拔除，雖然省了點錢，
   卻造成指甲的大危機！自行拔除Gel甲，不但會造成甲面角質層受損，指甲更容易變薄、容易斷裂，
   建議2-3周還是要回美甲店請美甲師幫忙卸甲。
3. 自行剪Gel甲
   當Gel甲隨著指甲生長時，不少人直接拿較剪如修剪指甲般修剪，美甲師就提到，由於Gel甲在上凝膠、保護膠時，
   在指甲尖端最外層都會特別「包邊」，來加強Gel甲的持久度，較不容易因為接觸外物、摩擦等而使Gel甲凝膠與甲面分離，
   若直接剪甲會破壞「包邊」的保護效果，造成Gel甲容易剝落，建議可使用美甲挫慢慢磨除多餘的Gel，可使持久度更高。

When it comes to creating an illusion of longer and slimmer fingers, acrylic nails can do the tricks. Many sisters are addicted to get them done in the salons, since elegant nails can be so sassy and inspiring. But hey, how much do you really know about acrylic nails? What are they actually made off?

The story began with the wife of a dentist who got a chipped nail one day in the 1950s.  To comfort this poor lady, her good husband combined laboratory aluminium foil with dental acrylic and invented the first piece of acrylic nail.  Just like how they do it in salons nowadays, by mixing liquid monomer and powder polymer into a network formation which then harden, an acrylic resin was formed.  The emergence of acrylic nails in the world of beauty has later let to the booming business of nail salons.  Ever since, acrylic nails has been a favorite of  beauty queens and Smart casual ones alike. 

Acrylic nails are not just for adorning fingers though. They also have some practical purposes. Prevention of nail biting is one of them. (I guess no one will want to swallow an acrylic piece .)  For those who have trouble growing long nails, acrylic nails are ideal for nail extensions.  And what is more? Do not leave out the original purpose of repairing broken nails.

If you have a stubborn habit of nail biting, you can give acrylic nail a try.