10 curiosities about nail polish

If you need to, can you find nail polish in almost every beauty salon, cosmetics store, and market available? After all, we all enjoy walking with manicured nails. But have you ever stopped to consider the origins of nail polish, or interesting facts about nails in general? Here are 10 things you may never have thought about:

1. During the Ming Dynasty the enamel was made from the combination of beeswax, egg white, gelatin, vegetable dyes and gum arabic and then applied to the nails of upper class women.
2. You should thank the auto industry for today's enamel formula. The enamel we use today is made of the same material used in car paint.
3. Reuse empty (and clean) bottles of enamel to store vegetable oil. He is a powerful cuticle softener that also keeps them healthy.
4. You can repair small holes in glass, be it in a window, or in the windshield with the nail polish. Fill the holes with a few drops of clear enamel, and let it dry. This also works with floors, and even with wood.
5. There is no scientific evidence that applying enamel with gelatin or formaldehyde has any benefit in obtaining stronger nails. This combination will only make your nails hard and unyielding and therefore more susceptible to breakage.
6. Dark nail polish such as brown, red, purple and black can stain your nails. When the nail polish is removed, it will leave the nail discolored or yellowish. The discoloration will fade over time unless you reapply dark colors continuously.
7. French royalty in the eighteenth century had employees to do their nails, regardless of gender. This was because his rough, crooked hands looked like a lower class.
8. Fingernails grow faster when they are often clipped, in younger people, in warmer climates and during the day.
9. In September 2007, Jill Brent noticed a small scratch on her car and decided to repaint it with enamel, and it gradually became an obsession. In October 2007, his car became a patchwork of colors. She estimates that she used about 250 glasses of enamel, most of them donated. Kids love the look of their car.
10. Painted nails were not always culturally acceptable. During the 1950s, vibrant colors (such as red) were considered promiscuous and all nail polish was to be removed on Sunday before church services.

10 Fun Facts About Nail Polish (April 2024)