Chapter IV · Note 04
Beau’s lines – the horizontal grooves that tell a story
These grooves appear when the nail matrix temporarily stops growing.
Beau’s lines appear when the nail matrix temporarily stops working — usually after illness, high fever, surgery, or extreme stress.
They are not a cosmetic problem to be filed away. Filing them aggressively only weakens the nail further.
Written by Based Aesthetics, Kilpauk. We keep these notes short on purpose: if something on your nails worries you, a doctor comes first, a salon second.