Editorial policy

Our editorial focus is nails and closely related hand care. We choose topics for their usefulness to readers rather than making claims about guaranteed rankings, advertising returns or popularity.

Accuracy and attribution

Material factual claims should have identifiable sources. We favour primary health guidance, original research and manufacturers’ current instructions when relevant. A manufacturer’s product description is not independent evidence of a medical benefit.

Testing and recommendations

Research-led selections explain their basis and limitations. We do not describe a product as tested, clinically proven or professionally approved unless there is evidence for that description. Style choices are presented as editorial suggestions, not objective rules about attractive hands.

Authors and illustrations

Bylines identify the actual publisher team or a verified contributor. Generated imagery is labelled as illustration and does not represent a tested product, an exact branded swatch or a real salon result. Sources and image provenance are retained with the article record.

Dates

Published and updated dates describe real editorial events. An archive edition is a separate editorial allocation and does not claim that newly written material was publicly available on that date.

Corrections and independence

Material errors should be corrected transparently. Commercial relationships must be disclosed where they apply. A source, advertiser or affiliate arrangement does not justify inventing a claim or hiding a limitation.