Monday, January 10, 2011

Tips on Nail Care

Wear gloves when washing the dishes or scrubbing dirt because immersing hands in water & coming into contact with chemicals found in most cleaning agents can make nails brittle:

  1. Apply a good hand & nail lotion on your hands & nails to protect & moisturize them. Dry nails tend to crack & split. 
  2. Give a shine to the nails by massaging coconut oil or warm castor oil on them.
  3. File your nails instead of clipping them (unless you need to shorten a big part) at a 45-degree angle. A good clipping moment would be after a shower or bath where nails are much softer or you can also soak your hands in a bowl of lukewarm water first before you clip. Avoid filing deep into the corners. 
  4. Remove all nail polish every week and allow nails to breathe.
  5. Dip a cotton-tipped swab in hydrogen-peroxide or clean under the nails, to whiten them. 
  6. Before a manicure dip your nails in a cup of warm water with one tablespoon of lemon juice added to it.
  7. Vitamin C and Vitamin D are important for nails. So, lemon, orange, cabbage, milk are good food in this regard. Iodine improves blood circulation in the nails. So, iodine in any form may be good for nails.

No comments:

Post a Comment