Hand and Nails care
Your nails form a very important part of your hands and they too need to be well taken care of. Well-kept hands, with neat, clean and healthy nails, are a pleasure to behold. On the other hand, dirty and poorly kept nails will make your hands look ugly, even though the latter are healthy and well cared for. In other words, we can say that for your hands to look beautiful, your nails need to be strong and healthy. For the purpose, you need to undertake certain steps, such as cleaning your nails on a regular basis, treating the cuticles properly and keeping the nails well moisturized.
Homecare advice
- To harden soft nails, soak them in warm olive oil for about 20 minutes, on alternate days.
- To remove stains from your nails, mix one tablespoon of lemon juice in a cup of water and soak your nails in this liquid for a few minutes. Then, wash off with warm water and apply a hand moisturizer.
- It is not a good idea to remove the cuticles from your nails, as it will make the nail susceptible to infection. Rather, you should make use of good quality cuticle softener and gently push back the cuticles, with the help of an orangewood stick.
- Try to stay away from acetone polish removers as much as you can and stick to the one that make use of acetate. Still, try not to use a polish remover more than once a week.
- In case you wear nail polish, make sure to give your nails a break from time to time. In other words leave them without polish for a few days, every now and then. Otherwise, they will develop an ugly, yellow tint.
- Always wear rubber gloves when washing up as detergent will dry up your nails and hand.
- Wear protecting gloves when gardening or doing housework.
- Always wear gloves in clod weather.
- Dry your hands thoroughly after washing and apply handcream.
- Avoid harsh soap when washing hands. DO NOT USE DETERGENT AS A HAND SOAP!!
- Do not use your fingernails as tools (for instance, to prise lids off tins.)
- If possible, buy a cuticle oil and apply every night before bed and gently massage your cuticle in circular motion.
- Apply handcream every night before bed especially when sleeping in air-conditioned room or during winter.
- DO NOT BITE YOUR NAILS!! As it will results in having hangnails or even onychophagy if it come to worst. If you have this habit of biting your nails, you must stop now before it get worst. There are some products in the market to stop you from nail-biting, it's super-hot or bitter taste which is for you to paint on your nails.
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