Nails

Hello everyone!!

This month’s post is going to be a compilation of everything I’ve been writing about on the blog, since I started with three posts in 2015, until I decided to take it more seriously and write a monthly post as part of my goals for the year in 2017.

When I started the blog I wanted to share things that I had discovered by myself, especially through the Internet and from my own experience and that of others, over the years. They were doubts, questions that do not appear so much in beauty magazines and on blogs and YouTube channels, or that in the case of appearing I considered they had wrong or incomplete answers (such as taking the pill if you have acne or resorting to laser if you have hair on your face…). I really wanted to address problems and solutions that I thought were not being publicized enough.

In 2015 I explained how the irrigator (in its eco-friendly and cheap version, the Italian So-Wash) is the secret weapon that dentists do not want you to discover, along with the coconut oil + bicarbonate toothpaste. A toothpaste that also works as a deodorant. I also published the most visited and consulted entry of the entire blog, the one that talks about electrolysis hair removal. A post that I updated later showing the progress of my “do it yourself” results in this regard.

In 2017, I started talking about my experience with hirsutism and acne, I defended Roacutan and Ovusitol against the contraceptive pill and I talked about some simple and cheap measures like aloe vera, castile soap (Dr. Bronners), the importance of changing face towels and the pillowcase (better if it is made of silk) often. I have also talked about the importance of nutrition (the now fashionable smoothies) for the skin and the little-known mineral makeup.

Also in 2017 I dared to confess the existence of tonsil stones and anal blackheads, in the most eschatological blog post. I spoke again about hair, but this time about hair on the head: I was interested in henna as an alternative to dyes and allergies, but I was worried that it would not cover gray hair well.

I also talked about health issues, such as period pain, and how I try to control them by always keeping omeprazole and ibuprofen close at hand, in my emergency bag. Or the problem of belonephobia, so poorly treated by most health professionals and which causes serious trauma to many people. I still hadn’t found a definitive solution to this issue, but reading the book Overcoming Medical Phobias gave me some hope. Trying psychological treatments (hypnosis, neurolinguistic programming) gradual exposure (with images, videos…) and using the applied tension of the muscles could be the key. In my case, I also think that choosing a different site from which to draw the blood (perhaps the hand and not the inside of the elbow) could have an influence. I’ve been working on this for the past few months, and I’ve gone from feeling a bit dizzy just reading or watching videos about it, to being able to tolerate it (at least from a distance). I also think that the time of day influences, since for example I have the lowest blood pressure and I am weaker in the morning, which is precisely when the blood extraction procedure is done (and on an empty stomach). A reader advised me to use Buzzy and I have it ready to try in the future. What I’d really like to try though is the Seventh Sense Biosystems TAP. I keep writing them to see how to acquire it but it seems that at the moment only certain laboratories have it (I have also written to them and they do not respond). I hope it is only a matter of time, because it gives me the impression that there may be the solution. Other alternatives are the use of Vacutainer or butterfly needles for extractions. I had considered these alternatives, so I would also like to try. Anyway, hopefully in the future I can write a post explaining how I finally solved the issue. It would be my personal big hit on these issues, along with the discovery of electrolysis :))

In the blog I have also shared my personal manias, such as my rejection to long nails (which does not mean that I do not take care of my hands), my rejection of feet, of absurd fashion stupidities like ripped pants, my horror of intestinal parasites and of noise. And I have defended the use of the forgotten bidet, protection from the sun but not with creams, internal and external hydration and attention to the lymphatic system.

Some posts include novel therapies, such as the natural solution to myopia (including much cheaper glasses), a problem that I had previously discussed. In this regard, I recently read a piece of news about some drops to solve myopia developed by a university in Israel … I’ll be watching too. Hopefully ending myopia without surgery will my third hit :))

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Hello everyone!

I want to start by saying that I am against long nails. I know many love to long nails: they even put on false nails because they think it’s super feminine and pretty. To me, it seems quite the opposite: unhygienic and shabby. To all of them, I will apply the famous saying “I respect your view but I don’t share it”. Obviously, long toenails do not seem nice to anyone (I hope …) but to me, long fingernails are as disgusting as long toenails. Do you how much crap accumulates under nails? Short nails are the most hygienic option. Yes, I know that there are nail brushes, specific devices for cleaning them and the pen cap, but even that way it is disgusting to me. If I see someone with long fingernails handling food I have to look the other way… Normally those with long nails also paint them, so “you can’t see the shit.” I can only stand French manicure or painted but short nails. To me, those nails with designs with drawings and so on are really tacky. Toenails look better painted (but always short!), especially in summer when people wear sandals.

Device to clean your nails 1

Device to clean your nails 2

The products to remove nail polish are obviously quite toxic. I do not usually paint my fingernails because I’m too lazy for that, but in summer I do paint my toenails. You should always ventilate the room very well when you use these products. Now there are some organic and biodegradable nail painting, but they are only in specialized stores and are quite expensive.

Moving on to something else: cutting your nails. The best time is after a long shower, because they are soft and it is simpler (besides it is less disgusting). Also, after a long shower, they tend to be cleaner. As I always have them short, I don’t have the problem of cleaning them. You have to cut them in a square shape to avoid ingrown toenails. I don’t use nail file either. An apparatus I recently discovered is this one:

Quita cutículas

It turns out that it serves to remove cuticules. It is like a mini-blade that you pass by and I use it to remove the spare skin (I use it especially for the little toe). Ah, something that goes without saying: after each use, you should clean very well, with soap and water, the gadgets you use to cut and clean the nails (for the nail clipper, as it is more difficult to clean, use a cotton stick).

Anyway, I see no sense in removing hand cuticles, because they are a protection between the nail and finger. I only had a manicure once (it was a gift) and I ended up with bleeding and wounded nails because the lady insisted on removing my cuticles. She said that this is how the nail is better painted, but I’ve seen the nail is painted the same way whether you remove them or not.

Finally, nail-health relationship. It is assumed that nails, like hair or skin, reflect the state of health in general. So, brittle nails would reflect poor health, and hard nails good health. The white spots that sometimes appear are not a lack of calcium as it is believed but are due to some small blow.

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