Care Tips: 9 Ways to maintain healthy nails

Here is a list of ten things you can do to keep your own primped and pretty nail

The nails are still exposed. You can harbor bacteria, are brittle and easily unattractive, if you do not take care of them. Compiled by Self Magazine, here is a list of ten things you can do to keep your own primped and pretty nail.

1- Make - make sure that they are dust

Before doing anything, it is important to ensure that your nails and the skin around it are absolutely clean. Then remove all traces of its last color with a non-acetone. Dr. Ava Shamban started to heal your skin, soap is recommended for a toothbrush to apply and rub gently the nails and skin. This will remove dirt and dead skin exfoliation, without the need for chemicals, scrub hard or expensive drying.

2- be soft, while preparing the

Your nails are brittle and rubbing too hard can actually be exposed to infection. Another no-no tools metal nails under the nail used. dig to below the surface of the nail is to separate from the skin, to a white tip leads irregularly curved nails.

3- Cut periodically

Regular versions are also important to the nails as they are to your hair. Thus, the time set to cut every two weeks, the adjustment to more or less frequently, if you see a broken fingernails.

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Long nails are beautiful, but if you are someone who is struggling with hooks or damage, it is recommended that you keep your nails short - to start at least. A shorter style with a rounded edge tends easier to handle and looks cleaner, so you can focus on building strength, without worrying about anything else. Since everyone has a uniform shape and corresponds to the new neighbors, the extra length is not lost.

5. Never cut cuticles

The cuticle has serve a very important purpose: the area is sealed at the base of the nail. So if it is cut or pellicle removed this protective seal is broken, leaving you vulnerable to bacteria and the possibility of infection. The more is left alone cuticles because nails will thank you. But if you are determined to play with them, you can gently push the cuticles back once a week with wood stick Orange after shower to leave, then with a cuticle cream massage or thick creamy lotion.

6- Do not forget to use the base layer,

Paint your nails at home is not an excuse to cut corners through the base layer to skip. This step is not only protects the nail polish by staining, but also helps the color with a single layer more saturated and appear opaque. And if you really want to bring things to the next level, to add a layer of gloss and between layers adding shine and protection.

7- nails Mositurise

They are not without moisten sleep your face, so why should it be otherwise nails? use nail artist and expert Holly Falcone as a mixture of almond and avocado oil to keep hydrated cuticles and nails, but will do no oil rich in nutrients or moisturizer. If necessary, you can even use some lip balm.

8. You always protect your nails

Gloves, ladies - your mind out of the gutter! Every time you, dipping or your hands contains chemicals, clean the garden, or to do something, wear rubber, vinyl, nitrile rubber or plastic gloves, preferably with cotton lining products. can weaken cleaning of hot food without gloves with soapy water and nails, while being with dirt to get crusted garden require a level of cleanliness to avoid as much as possible. Likewise, now that the weather is cold, remember a pair of gloves or mittens for cold air and wind to take the hard work undone he make moisturizer has done, you can with dry, scaly and flaky skin.

9. Consider your diet

Your nails are made of a protein called keratin, leaving them with the skin brightness and clarity of your hair, you can improve your nails, by adapting their diet. This includes vitamins and dietary supplements, such as biotin, vitamin E and fish oil to your daily diet. The only thing that all experts agree: If you get a combination that works for you, you will be rewarded with stronger and clearer nails.

Published in The Express Tribune, ^{23rd October 2016.}

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