{"id":2787,"date":"2013-05-14T17:34:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T00:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nailcarehq.com\/?p=2787"},"modified":"2022-01-10T19:02:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T02:02:48","slug":"does-nail-oil-penetrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nailcareheadquarters.com\/does-nail-oil-penetrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Nail Oil Penetrate the Nail Plate?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nail<\/a>My Dearest Readers and Fans,<\/h3>\n

It has come to my attention that there is a little bit of confusion<\/strong> around the internet about whether oil actually DOES enter the nail plate.<\/p>\n

The short answer is IT DEPENDS<\/strong>…. on how you define oil.<\/p>\n

Now here\u2019s the long answer. With information from respected scientist and author of Nail Structure and Product Chemistry<\/em>, Doug Schoon.<\/p>\n

My mom, Mrs. Chemist, has been telling me for months that this day would come\u2014I would be forced to teach what jojoba really is.<\/p>\n

What is Jojoba?<\/h2>\n

Jojoba is NOT an oil<\/strong>. It’s a wax ester<\/strong> that is liquid at warm temperature, so it looks<\/strong> like an oily substance.\u00a0But under the microscope, it is most certainly NOT an oil.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of the Jojoba Co.<\/p><\/div>\n

Your body oil\u2014Sebum<\/strong>\u2014is a wax ester.<\/strong> The molecular structure of jojoba is almost identical to sebum. ALL other oils look, feel, and behave differently than jojoba.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of the Jojoba Co.<\/p><\/div>\n

Please realize that in every topic in this world, experts disagree. That’s ok. That’s what keeps the world interesting. Just think of parenting experts…they disagree all over the place!<\/p>\n

My goal is to teach my readers<\/strong> HOW to think. I do research<\/strong>. I walk you through my thinking process.<\/strong> If it makes sense, great! Use the information to improve your life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

An Unexpected Email<\/h2>\n

Doug Schoon emailed me after spending some time on NailCareHQ.com when I asked for permission to reprint some of his articles on my site.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi Ana,<\/p>\n

Wow, pretty impressive job<\/strong>, based on what I’ve seen so far. I’ll check out more later.<\/p>\n

I love the fact that you’re a “regular mom<\/strong>” who did her research<\/strong>. That shows that others can too, if they try and know how. If you haven’t already, you may want to considering teaching people “how”<\/strong> to do research properly.<\/p>\n

Few people seem to understand<\/strong> the process and many get sucked into sites that manipulate them with silly, fear-based nonsense, while asking for donations.\u201d ~Doug<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I stumbled into studying \u00a0jojoba because it worked so well for me<\/strong>. And geeky me … I just had to know why. I have spent months researching<\/strong> jojoba and analyzing everything with Mrs. Chemist. I had to understand WHY Bliss KissSimply Pure\u2122 has worked better than anything else.<\/p>\n

Pure Nail Oil\u2122 does not nourish the nail plate from the top down to the nail bed. Your body hydrates the nail plate<\/strong> from the bottom up.<\/p>\n

Pure\u2122 creates a surface barrier<\/strong> in the top layers of keratin. This helps keep the moisture and sebum that your body is producing in the nail plate.<\/p>\n

The Nail Plate Does Absorb<\/h2>\n

In Doug Schoon’s book Nail Structure and Product Chemistry<\/em>, he has an entire section<\/strong> in one of his chapters addressing how water and oils DO penetrate the nail plate. <\/strong>(Page 36-37) This is the last paragraph.<\/p>\n

\u201cOils will also be absorbed into the nail plate to plasticize it, but more slowly than water. Just as oils are absorbed more slowly into the nail plate, it is also more difficult for the oils to escape. Therefore, oils stay in the plate for a very long time and can exert a dramatic long-term influence on the durability of the natural nail plate.\u201d [source: Nail Structure and Product Chemistry, p 37]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We know that water and sebum can travel UP through the nail plate and water can travel DOWN through the nail plate.<\/p>\n

It makes sense to me<\/strong> that sebum or another wax ester can travel DOWN at least through several layers.<\/p>\n

Does jojoba go down through all 50 layers? Probably not. I don\u2019t even know if electron microscopes could capture the jojoba wax ester being absorbed by the nail plate.<\/p>\n

Empirical Research<\/h2>\n

What I, and my customers who take the \u201cLet\u2019s Get Naked Challenge\u201d are doing is called EMPIRICAL RESEARCH.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmpirical research<\/b> is a way of gaining knowledge by means of direct and indirect observation or experience. Empirical evidence (the record of one’s direct observations or experiences) can be analyzed quantitatively or qualitatively. Through quantifying the evidence or making sense of it in qualitative form, a researcher can answer empirical questions, which should be clearly defined and answerable with the evidence collected (usually called data). Research design varies by field and by the question being investigated. Many researchers combine qualitative and quantitative forms of analysis to better answer questions which cannot be studied in laboratory settings,<\/strong> particularly in the social sciences and in education.\u201d [source: Wikipedia.com]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With empirical research, it doesn\u2019t really matter WHY<\/strong> or HOW Pure Nail Oil\u2122<\/a> works. It can\u2019t be disproven.<\/p>\n

Customer after customer continues to tell and show me how Pure\u2122 changes the strength and flexibility<\/strong> of their natural nails.<\/p>\n

The reason Pure\u2122 works so well is because it has the highest concentration of jojoba wax ester<\/strong> than any other cuticle oil on the market. This is why I\u2019ve labeled Pure\u2122 as a Nail Oil<\/strong>, not just a cuticle oil.<\/p>\n

Pure\u2122 just works. Simply ask Olga, Erica, and Kelli.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olga: https:\/\/www.nailcareheadquarters.com\/OlgasResults<\/a><\/p>\n

Erica: https:\/\/www.nailcareheadquarters.com\/EricasResults<\/a><\/p>\n

Kelli: https:\/\/www.nailcareheadquarters.com\/KellisResults<\/a><\/p>\n