Comments on: Do Nails Breathe? Should I Take Polish Breaks?

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 03:29:58 +0000

In reply to Carol Villarreal. Carol, it is perfectly fine to wear polish all the time. It provides temporary strength and prevents water absorption, which leads to peeling. Using a jojoba wax ester based nail oil also penetrates into the edges of your nails not covered by polish. I've discovered that regular use of oil over my manicure extends the life of my manicure by several days before getting one chip, and reduces premature cracking in the polish. As for going to the salon to get your cuticles clipped, you might want to read my article about proper cuticle care. What they are actually cutting is live skin. The only way to properly remove the cuticle is with gentle scraping.

By: Carol Villarreal

Carol Villarreal — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:58:24 +0000

Hi Ana, I have begun wearing polish, always…I started with a good manicure and as one would chip, only replaced that polish – makes it easier than polishing 10 nails at home…until I need my cuticles clipped, I will not go for a professional manicure and was wondering if it’s OK to keep nail polish on always and not even do the jojoba oil treatment you spoke of? Blessing, Carol

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 01:11:57 +0000

Had no idea. Can’t wait to see how my nails do using this method 🙂 great article!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:34:04 +0000

I had no clue that this wasnt true, I know keratin is ‘dead’ but I’ve always been under the assumption that airing was good for your nails. Thank you Ana for teaching a valuable lesson!

By: Ana

Ana — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:56:49 +0000

In reply to Wendy Caudle. Wendy, thank you soooo much for bringing this to my attention! Even nail professionals are questioning Doug Schoon about this on his Facebook Page. It's time for me to write another article.

By: Wendy Caudle

Wendy Caudle — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:14:58 +0000

Huffington Post just published a “15 things you didn’t know about Nails” and they stated that nails need to breathe. Honestly, if i were a Newspaper, i think i’d want to get my facts straight before publishing.

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:03:03 +0000

In reply to Jollyolly.

I’m so happy you are finding my articles helpful! Feel free to join me on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SimpleNailArtTips.com

By: Jollyolly

Jollyolly — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:37:10 +0000

Thanks! I had my suspicions about the ‘airing’ out since I knew enough that the nail is dead and a pretty useless practice. But I didn’t know about oiling with jojoba and its benefits! So much to learn!

By: Ana

Ana — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:54:15 +0000

In reply to Jenna. You're welcome Jenna! I'm so happy you found this article helpful!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:27:55 +0000

Wow, thanks for posting this! I knew nails were keratin and, as you said, DEAD. But I still wasn’t sure whether there was any validity to the whole “airing out” idea. Thanks so much for clearing this up!