藝術指甲初探

Initial Study of Nail Art

美容產業是近年來新興產業之一，藝術指甲的市場亦相當龐大，藝術指甲則包含了手足保養護理、指甲彩繪、水晶指甲、光療指甲和粉雕設計。惟其相關學術文獻或研究在台灣卻寥寥無幾，因此，本研究運用文獻分析法，探討其源起、歷史以及目前所提供之服務技術。研究發現指甲彩繪源起於西元6000年前埃及，目前藝術指甲提供之服務以手足基本修剪、手足深層保養、指甲彩繪、立體粉雕設計、人工指甲為主，而最受矚目的兩種人工甲面技術分別是水晶指甲與光療指甲，因此比較水晶指甲與光療指甲之異同處，並將此結果供指甲彩繪相關單位作為參考。

The beauty industry has become one of the most emerging industries in recent years. The nail art maintenance and market is very large. Nail art includes care of hands and feet, nail painting, nail extensions, gel nail and 3D design. There are only a few relevant research studies in Taiwan on this topic. This study, using the document analysis method to explore its history, offers service or technology form. This research found that nail color originated in Egypt 6,000 years ago. Services provided for the maintenance and care of hands and feet, nail color, 3D design, and artificial nails. The kinds of artificial nails included nail extensions and gel nails. This result could offer relevant information for nail painting units.