Friday foot fact

On this Friday, I would like to share the factors that affect nail growth.  A lot of the time I get questions asked about why the nail is growing in a particular fashion. There's about 8 factors that will determine why they do grow in such a way.

1. Trauma

2. Infection

3. Nutritional deficiencies

4. Aging

5. Lack of blood supply

6. Skin diseases

7. Inherited factors

8. Congenital conditions

So whenever you see your fingernails or toenails growing in a different matter as they used too, try to see if any of these factors come into play. They usually will!

That's all for today, I will cover in depth on these factors at a later post, it's been a very busy week at Toes2U, thanks for reading!

Have a great weekend everyone, try to stay cool in this hot summer weather and don't forget to put your best foot forward!

Friday foot fact

Ever have a toenail injury that's taking forever to heal and just doesn't seem to grow out?

The reason is probably because our toenails do take a long time to grow.  It takes a total of 12-18 months for the nail to be completely grown out or replaced and they usually grow at 1 millimeter per month. So be patient with them and let time do it's course of nature.

Our fingernails do grow a bit quicker at a rate of replacing itself completely from 4 to 6 months. That's why we cut our fingernails a lot more often than than our toenails. Keep in mind that nails and hair grow more quickly in the summertime than winter and that's a Friday foot fact!

Remember to put your best foot forward everyone and have a great Father's Day weekend!

Tuesday Nail Tip

I recently tried a nail polish and had to talk about it. It was a last minute buy at the drug store and I hoped it delivered the quick drying it advertised since I had a wedding to go to in a few hours time.

Did it deliver? Yes it did! In fact I'm highly recommending you to try it, here it is:

Sally Hansen Insta-Dry in Blue Streak #240 

Sally Hansen Insta-Dry, fast dry nail color in Blue Streak #240, kudos to you!  The metallic blueish teal color is intense and looks good on short fingernails too.

I have to say I did have to apply 2 coats of the polish to get the nail fully covered but it dried so fast I had no lost time in between layers. The drying time from the start of the application to the end of drying time was about 10-12 minutes at the most.  I was able to clip suspenders on a tuxedo without smudging, not even the imprint of material appeared. The polish only started chipping 3-4 days after and that was with a whole day of removing wall paper by hand on the fourth day!

Please, do note there was no base or top coat applied either, that would slow the drying time though it would make the color last that much longer if you are not in a rush.

Again, highly recommended for a pretty, quick & polished look to any evening!