cuticles
Fingernail base skin
Cuticles are the thin layers of skin at the base of fingernails and toenails, where the nail meets the finger.
Manicurists push back or trim cuticles for a cleaner look: She soaked her hands before pushing back the cuticles.
In biology, cuticle refers more broadly to any protective outer layer—the waxy coating on leaves, the tough exterior of insects.
One who shoves forward
- nippersGripping or cutting implements
- trimmerCutting or pruning device
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
oil · cream · remover · softener · soaking · exfoliation · hangnail · maintenance
Skin under fingernails
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- lunulaNail base crescent
- keratinStructural hair protein
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
proximal · distal · germinal · mantle · skin · tissue · cells · growth
Grooming establishment or gathering
- manicuristNail care specialist
- nailpolishTinted fingertip lacquer
- soakSaturate with liquid
- moisturizeAdd suppleness to skin
pamper · beauty · basecoat · topcoat · nailfile · acetone · paraffin · spa
pusher
One who shoves forward
- nippersGripping or cutting implements
- trimmerCutting or pruning device
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
scissors · oil · cream · remover · softener · soaking · exfoliation · hangnail · maintenance · care
nailbed
Skin under fingernails
epidermis · proximal · distal · germinal · mantle · skin · tissue · cells · growth · attachment
salon
Grooming establishment or gathering
- manicuristNail care specialist
- nailpolishTinted fingertip lacquer
- soakSaturate with liquid
moisturize · pamper · beauty · basecoat · topcoat · nailfile · acetone · paraffin · spa · pedicure
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
infection · bacteria · defense · health · shield · guard · nourishment · intact · damage · cracking
- nailsnails, common nail, fingernails, finishing nail, toenails
- nail partsnail bed, nail plate, lunula, free edge, matrix
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- hand featurespalm, fingers, knuckles, fingernails, thumb
- handspalm, fingers, thumb, knuckles, fingertips
- manicurednails, fingernails, hands, toenails, eyebrows
- cuticle oilMoisturizer for nail edges
- cuticle careMaintaining skin around nails
- cuticle pusherNail maintenance tool
- cuticle scissorsSmall shears for nail edges
- cuticle pickingPeeling skin around nails
- cuticle trimmerTool for nail-bed skin