No doubt, nails are a fascinating part of our body. You may cut them every week, but they regrow each time that too at a faster rate. There is much more to learn about nails than you must have ever thought about. A very few people have complete knowledge about nails and nail polish. So, here are a few fascinating facts about nails and nail polish that may surprise you.
The building material
The nails of our fingers and foot are of the same material as that of the hair. The fingernails and toenails are of a hard material named Keratin. The same material is the building block of human hair as well.
Growth rate
The rate at which nails grow on a female’s hand is different from the rate of growth of men’s fingernails. The nails growth of men is faster in comparison to women. Surprising! Right?
Effect of season
The growth of nails depends on the season as well. A belief says that nails grow faster in summers. The growth rate is quite speedy than that of the winter season.
Typing influence on nails
One of the fascinating facts about nails is that typing has a positive impact on them. Who might have thought that typing while merely doing your job can do a favor! Typing with the nails causes a refreshing effect on them. It has the same effect as that of nail massage therapy.
Nails make fingers sensitive
Another fascinating fact about nails is that even though the fingernails are tough and hard, they have an opposite effect on your fingers. Nails act as a counterforce when your fingertip touches any object, thus, making them sensitive.
Sweating of nails
In reality, the nail beds do not sweat. The moist feeling comes due to the sweating of the area around the nail. So now you know why your fingers are damp, and it is not because of your nails.
Nails and history
Earlier in Egypt, the rank of a woman was determined by the color of her nails. The women with red color nails were known to be of the highest class.
Chinese version
The Chinese took fingernails and nail polishes to a whole another level. The Chinese people used gold and silver to decorate their nails. They made exclusive use of nail paints and decorated their fingernails like no one else.
Nail polish ingredients
The nail polish was made of many strange ingredients in it in the past, mostly including formaldehyde, beeswax, and gelatin.
Strange practices
It was a common practice in the past for the Incas to paint pictures on the fingernails. They designed their fingernails with different designs like eagles on their nails.
Origin of nail polish
The inspiration for making colored nail polishes came from the car paints. In the 20s, the first car paint invented and provided the seed for the birth nail paints.