Ma cosa facciamo con le unghie tagliate?

"Fingernail recycling. The very topic may be unseemly to some, understandably enough. I can see how the very thought of collecting your old grungy fingernails could be off-putting to even the most ardent environmentalist. But it's just like any other natural body byproduct, really?just a little heavier on the keratin. And they need to be recycled too. So I say it's time to forge a bold new frontier?and we start reusing our fingernail clippings.

Here are the best ways to reuse your fingernail clippings:

1. Nail your compost pile: 

Alla fine, il corpo umano ha tantissimi nutrienti per la terra,

le unghie sono una fonte dei minerali per le piante. 

Believe it or not, fingernail clippings are entirely compostable. Just make sure your nails are polish-free, and you can throw your protein-rich nail clippings right on into your compost pile. Probably the easiest way to reuse your clippings, most of us should be able to stomach carrying out.

2. Use nail clippings to make a pot scrubber:

Per essere solide, ma non troppo, le unghie fanno un eccellente pulitore 

per i piati e pentole.

Run out of steel wool, but still have pots and pans encrusted with impossibly hardened food bits? No matter—create your own pot scrubber by collecting your fingernail clips and emptying them into the foot of some discarded pantyhose. Tie it off, and Voila! An instant, free, only mildly repulsive pot scrubber is yours.

3. Turn them into fine art: 

Sculture fatte solo di unghie, da Tim Hawkinson

Do as Tim Hawkinson did and create avante garde sculptures with your fingernail clippings. You never know, your body-byproduct art might land you with an opening at the Whitney—Hawkinson's bird skeleton and egg pieces made entirely out of fingernails did.

If all else fails, you can always send them to this one guy, who's, let's say, atypical hobby has gathered him fingernail clippings from 4,200 different people."

"3 Reuses for Fingernail Clippings?". MERCHANT, Bryan. 10 Gennaio 2012. HowStuffWorks.com

Articolo originale: "3 reuses for fingernail clippings"

Affilare il tagliaunghie

"Nail clippers are a common grooming tool found in most households. Unfortunately, nail clippers easily become dull through normal use. After the blades have dulled, they can crush nails rather than cut them. Instead of purchasing a replacement pair, sharpen your nail clippers at home. Sharpening can be done quickly and spares you the expense of purchasing a new set.

Step 1

Rotate the actuating lever of the nail clippers 90 degrees, until it no longer sits on top of the two pieces that make up the jaws of the clippers. Squeeze the jaws together tightly using your fingers or a set of pliers. Hold the clippers on a horizontal plane. The pin holding the actuating lever should fall away from the clippers, allowing you to easily remove the actuating lever.

Step 2

Insert a screw into the hole that the actuating lever has fallen from. Tighten the screw with a nut until the two jaws of the clippers are touching or nearly touching. If you're using pliers, remove them from the clippers at this time.

Step 3

Hold the sharpening stone, or a handheld rotary tool equipped with an aluminum oxide grinding stone accessory against the edge of the jaws of the nail clippers. Move the sharpening stone across the surface of the jaws until all nicks, scratches and dents have been removed from the metal surface.

Step 4

Remove the nut and screw from the clippers. Reinsert the pin that held the actuating lever. Squeeze the jaws together using the pliers or your fingers, and reattach the actuating lever.

Step 5

Wash any filings away from the nail clippers by rinsing them under running water. "


"Do it Yourself: Sharpening Nail Clippers". BUSSE, Melissa. 2011

Articolo originale: "Do it yourself: Sharpening nail clippers"

Il bimbo...

esempio di tagliaunghie per il neonato

I bimbi devono avere le sue unghie tagliate per sicurezza dal momento che loro non hanno controllo sui sue mani.

Video: istruttivo "How to Trim a Baby's Nails"

Da "Howcast" (2008)

Inoltre, c'e una piccola canzone in francese per tagliare l'unghie del bambino. Non é una canzone popolare ma una peculiarità:

Le pouce, il dit <<j'ai grand faim!>>

L'index dit <<il faut du pain!>>

Le majeur dit <<J'en ai guère...>>

L'annulaire dit <<comment faire??>>

Le petit dit <<Savez-vous, il vous faut travailler tous!>>

Fonte per la canzone

Come tagliarci le unghie

Un Piccolo video istruttivo.

Video: istruttivo "How to clip your own nails?"

Da "Howcast" (2010)

"Alcuni consigli (tips):

• There are special nail cutters made just for toenails. While a normal nail cutter is slightly curved, a toenail cutter goes straight across so as to reduce the likelihood of ingrown toenails.
• Massage in a cuticle cream to keep cuticles healthy and moisturized.
• Apply hand cream every time you wash your hands. The oils in the cream will seal moisture into your nails.
• To keep mud and dirt from getting into nails during gardening or messy work, drag your nails over a bar of soap. The undersides of your nails will fill up with soap, which means dirt won't be able to get in.
• A great, cheap alternative to nourishing oil is a tiny drop of olive oil.
• Using a cotton swab with a pointed end, clean under your nails - it's gentler than scrubbing with a nail brush.
• If you have very weak nails, try painting your base coat and nail polish under the tip of your nails to give them extra strength.
• Every evening, smooth your nails with a nourishing oil or conditioning cream. This well help to seal moisture into your nails and prevent them from flaking and splitting.
• Wear rubber gloves when doing the dishes. The main cause of soft nails is exposure to water. If your nails are wet and soft, be careful with them until they dry out.
• The ideal length that suits most hands is just over the fingertip.
• Buff nails to make them shiny smooth.

[...]"

"How to Cut Your Fingernails and Toenails". WIKIHOW. 

Leggi l'articolo intero: "How to Cut Your Fingernails and Toenails"

Gli animali: parte 1

Sia per sicurezza che per pulizia, l'uomo anche ha deciso de tagliare le unghie degli animali, ma la struttura delle sue unghie é un po diversa.

Nella natura le unghie degli animali si rompono o si affilano durante l'utilizzo, ma nel caso degli animali domestici non é lo stesso, e sia per la persona che per l'animale, le unghie devono venire tagliate.

Piccolo schema della struttura interna delle unghie in animali piccoli e alcuni uccelli

si spiega come far il taglio senza far male al animale.

Video: Istruttivo "How to trim your dog nails"
Di "MercolaHealthyPets" (2011)

Informazione sulle unghie degli animali