Technology and

Livelihood Education 9
Beauty Care
Nail Care Services
TLE – Grade 9 Beauty Care – Nail Care Services
Quarter 1 – Module 2: Do’s and Don’ts for Healthy Nails
First Edition, 2020

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T.L.E. - Beauty Care
Nail Care Services 9
Quarter 3
Self-Learning Module 2
Do’s and Don’ts for
Healthy Nails
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the TLE 9 Beauty Care – Nail Care Services Self- Learning Module
on Do’s and Don’ts for Healthy Nails!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the
K to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
to manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
 For the Learner:

Welcome to the TLE 9 Beauty Care – Nail Care Services Self-Learning Module
on Do’s and Don’ts for Healthy Nails!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest – This measures how much you have learned from

the entire module.
 EXPECTATION

At the end of the learning activity, the students should be able to:
1. identify the do’s and don’ts for healthy nails;
2. explain ways of making nails healthy; and
3. realize the importance of having healthy nails.

PRETEST
Directions: Put a if the statement is a good practice of keeping the nails
healthy and an if the statement will lead to damaged nails. Put your
answer before the number.

_____1. Take zinc and biotin supplements.

_____2. Share nail files.
_____3. Go barefoot.
_____4. Moisturize the cuticle area.
_____5. Pull off hangnails.

RECAP

MUDDLE / TUMBLE

Directions: Re-arrange the jumbled letters to determine the correct word that will
make the statement complete. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. The English word manicure comes from the _________word “manus” which
means hands and “cura” which means care. (NIALT)
2. The revival of __________manicure happened in 1975. (NCRFEH)
3. Ancient Babylonian mean used ____________to manicure and color their
nails. (OKLH)
4. Nails were filed into __________ in the 80’s rather than the traditional almond
shape. (UREAQS)
5. ____________manicure consists of dipping the nails into a bowl of heated
essential oil. (NILAOLN)
 LESSON

DO’s and DON’Ts FOR HEALTHY NAILS

The limited range of nail polish colors, twenty years ago, included light pink,
deep red, dark brown and all familiar shades in between. How did women ever live
with this kind of limitation? Nowadays, women can match their fingernails and
their toes to various events and places. With so many talented nail artists bringing
their imaginations to higher levels, the possibilities are limitless.

Nail problems may happen. These can be avoided with the right personal
care, but sometimes the condition of your nails can reflect a problem in your overall
health. Here are some simple do’s and don’ts to keep your nails healthy and
beautiful.

DO’s

1. Keep nails trimmed and shaped. Unlike plucking, tanning, waxing and
other tortures women undergo just to uphold the society’s standards of
beauty, keeping nails healthy and beautiful actually allows them to be safe.
If your nails are trimmed and shaped, wardrobes are protected by preventing
nails from tearing or catching on clothes and other items.
2. Moisturize the surface of the cuticles. The cuticles are the only defensive
barrier between the nail bed and the bacteria and fungi. Moisturize the
cuticles to avoid cracking and peeling of cuticles which may eventually
weaken the nail beds.
3. Keep the hands and nails clean and dry. This helps defend them against
fungi and bacteria. Don’t believe in ads saying that some dishwashing soap
is good for the hands because the mixture of hot water and soap can be
harmful with the hands. So to keep the nails clean and dry, wear gloves
when you tackle with looming pile of dishes in the sink.
4. Sanitize cuts in the cuticles. Immediately sanitize any tears or cuts with
antibacterial ointment. Infections around this area of the skin is not only
unattractive, but can also lead to long-term damage.
5. Treat ingrown and broken nails as quickly as possible. To prevent
infection, ingrown and broken nails should be treated as quickly as possible.
Some antibacterial ointment can be applied as treatment, but there are
certain cases that dermatologists must look after the condition.
 6. Sterilize nail tools. Nail instruments should be carefully washed and
sterilized to avoid the invasion of bacteria and pathogens and should be
checked periodically.
7. Take supplements made with zinc and biotin. These supplements are
sometimes called “hair, nail and skin supplements” will strengthen your
nails.
8. Wear gloves. Putting gloves on will protect both the hands and nails against
wear and tear caused by some household chores such as brushing with
household chemicals or pulling weeds in the yard.
9. Apply a clear coat or colored nail polish. Putting a clear coat or regular
nail polish on the nails helps keep them moisturized and prevents splitting.
10. Check out the salon. Make sure to visit the licensed, clean and sterile salon
to avoid serious infections.

DON’Ts

1. Bite Nails. Biting does not only hurt the nail, it also exposes the mouth to
all sorts of bacteria and dirt.
2. Pull off hangnails. Pulling off hangnails will tear out live tissue and expose
the nails and hands to fungus and bacteria.
3. Push the cuticles back too far. Trim only the part of the cuticles that has
started to lift away with sharp, clean cuticle trimmers because this skin also
protects the nails.
4. Overuse polish remover. Use acetone free polish remover no more than once
a week. Using too much of it can dry out and damage the nails.
5. Peel off your polish. Use polish remover in removing nail polish. Polish
peeling doesn’t just remove polish, it also removes layers of actual nails.
6. Share the nail file. Using someone else’s tools is absolutely a way to
transfer bacteria and microbes to your body.
7. Use nails as tools. More often than not, we used our nails in doing in
picking, prying and poking. But this can cause cuts to the cuticles and
damage to nails.
8. Soak the nails for long periods. Soaking hands for long periods of time
can weaken the nails and cuticles.
9. Go barefoot. You may invite fungus and bacteria by running around
barefoot. Always keep your feet covered.
10. Ignore inflammation, odd growth and color or texture of the nails.
Have the nails checked by dermatologists to avoid more serious nail
problems.

Taking some basic steps can keep your fingernails healthy and strong. Follow
the rules of basic hygiene, always keep them clean, dry, trimmed, shaped.
 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1.

Directions: The following are the DO’s and DON’Ts for healthy nails. Use the table
below to classify the following statements accordingly.

1. Go barefoot.
2. Sterilize nail tools.
3. Share nail files.
4. Moisturize the surfaces of the cuticles.
5. Use nails as tools.
6. Take supplements made of zinc and biotin.
7. Pull off hangnails.
8. Check out the salon.
9. Soak the nails for long periods.
10. Treat ingrown nails as quickly as possible.

DO’s DON’Ts
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
Activity 2

Directions: Analyze the pictures below. Identify and explain some of the DO’s and
DON’Ts for healthy nails. Write your answer on the space provided.

1.
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________

health.clevelandclinic.org

2. _____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________

healthblog.uofmhealth.org

_____________________________
3.
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_____________________________
_____________________________

cleanpng.com

4.
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_____________________________
_____________________________
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clip-artlibrary.com

5.
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
hiclipart.com
 WRAP-UP

DOODLES

Directions: Make a simple sketch of what you have learned about the DO’s and
DON’Ts for healthy nails.

VALUING
THREE W’s

Directions: Answer the following briefly.

1. What: What is the most important thing that you learned from today’s
lesson? __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________.
2. So What: What is the importance / relevance of today’s lesson to your life?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________.
3. Now What: What are you going to do now that you learned about the do’s
and don’ts for healthy nails? _____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________.
 POSTTEST

TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is
incorrect.

1. Trim only the part of the cuticle that has started to lift away.
2. Use someone else’s nail file.
3. Soaking the nails for long periods can make your nails healthier.
4. Nail instruments should be carefully washed and sterilized to avoid the
invasion of bacteria and pathogen.
5. Put on gloves to protect hands and nails from wear and tear caused by some
household chores.
ACTIVITY 1
DO’s DON’Ts
1. Sterilize nail tools. 1. Go barefoot.
2. Moisturize the surface of the cuticles. 2. Share nail files.
3. Take supplements of zinc and biotin. 3. Use nails as tools.
4. Check out the salon. 4. Pull off hangnails.
5. Treat ingrown nails as quickly 5. Soak the nails for long
as possible. Periods.
ACTIVITY 2
1. Do wear gloves to protect both the hands and nails against wears and
tears caused by household chores.
2. Do keep your hands and nails clean and dry. This will help defend
against fungi and bacteria.
3. Do apply clear or colored nail polish. It will keep the nails moisturized
and prevents from splitting.
4. Do keep nails trimmed and shaped, wardrobes are protected by
preventing nails from tearing or catching on clothes and other items.
5. Don’t bite the nails. It exposes the mouth to all sorts of bacteria and
fungi aside from hurting your nails.
PRETEST RECAP POST TEST
1. Latin 1. True
1. 2. False
2. French 3. False
2. 3. Kohl 4. True
5. True
3. 4. Square
5. Lanolin
4.
5.
KEY TO CORRECTION
 REFERENCES

Website

Hale, Julianne. Health Scope. “How to Keep Your Nails Healthy and Beautiful”
(2020) [Accessed: August 30, 2020] https://www.healthscopemag.com/health-
scope/20-nail-care-dos-donts/
St. Ives Retirement Living. “Do’s and Don’ts for Healthy Nails” (March 24, 2017)
[Accessed: August 30, 2020] https://www.stivesretirementliving.com.au/dos-
donts-healthy-nails/