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A nail file is a tool used to gently grind down and shape the edges of nails. They are often used in manicures and pedicures after the nail has been trimmed using appropriate nail clippers. Nail files may either be emery boards or metal files coated with corundum (sapphire).
Materials
Emery board
Emery boards are generally less abrasive than the metal nail files, and hence, emery boards may take longer to file down nails than metal nail files. However, nail files may play a role in the disease transmission if they are used on more than one person without adequate sterilization. Emery boards are usually less expensive than metal nail files, therefore emery boards can be economically disposed of after use on a single person.Glass
Glass nail files are more recently available. Since glass nail files have a smoother and more even surface they do not splinter the nail like emery boards or metal nail files. This makes them a preferred instrument by manicurists, although they are sometimes difficult to find in stores. nail is a horn-like structure at the end of a human's or an animal's finger or toe. See also claw.
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Parts of the nail
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A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands. A manicure treatment can be just for the hands or nails, or can be for both. A common manicure found is the filing, shaping of the nails and the application of polish.
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Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. A pedicure is a way to improve the appearance of the feet, and their nails.
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Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. A pedicure is a way to improve the appearance of the feet, and their nails.
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A nail clipper or nail trimmer is a mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails. Nail clippers are usually made of metal. Two common varieties are the plier type and the lever type. Both are common household objects.
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Emery boards are pieces of cardboard which have emery affixed, or have emery paper glued to them, thereby rendering them both coarse and flexible. Therefore, they are widely used by manicurists to shape and smooth the nail after and/or before manicure/pedicure sessions.
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A file (or hand-file) is a hand tool used to shape material by cutting. A file typically takes the form of a hardened steel bar, mostly covered with a series of sharp, parallel ridges or teeth.
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Corundum (from Tamil kurundam) is a crystalline form of aluminium oxide and one of the rock-forming minerals. It is naturally clear, but can have different colors when impurities are present.
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Sapphire is the blue variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide (Al2O3). It can be found naturally or manufactured in large crystal boules for varied applications, including infrared optical components, watch faces, high-durability windows, and wafers
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In medicine, transmission is the passing of a disease from an infected individual or group to a previously uninfected individual or group. The microorganisms (bacteria and viruses) that cause disease may be transmitted from one person to another by one or more of the following
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Sterilization (or sterilisation) refers to any process that effectively kills or eliminates transmissible agents (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, prions and spore forms etc.) from a surface, equipment, foods, medications, or biological culture medium.
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