Tips for Nail care

A woman’s nails should have home attention, but this should be supplemented by occasional visits to the manicurist. Else it is impossible to keep them in perfect condition. You may use an orange stick or an ivory pusher to push back the cuticle from the nails (after it has been softened by cold cream or vaseline), but do not cut the cuticle yourself. This had far better be left to the professional. If you use the professional cutting tools you may easily cut and scar the surface of the nail, and weeks may elapse before the scar disappears. If the cuticle be cut constantly the edges grow hard and thick.

Problems of the Nails:

Your hands will look beautiful when you have strong and shining nails.

Breaking of Nails: Put on rubber or cotton gloves if your nails break when working at home. You might feel inconvenient in the beginning but gradually you will be used to it and nails will not get de-shaped. Deficiency of calcium causes breaking of the nails. Take care in taking food. Take in more milk and increase the quantity of curd, cheese and butter. They will be strong and white blots on them will vanish. Apply white iodine with cotton on the nails and inwards, they will stay good. Keep the nails dipped in Kerosene Oil for 4 to 5 minutes, the breaking of nails will stop.

Ladies generally scratch dirts and cream from the utensils with nails. Dirt gets in the nails and they become weak and start breaking. Scratch with a spoon or knife, instead of nails. Don’t put more stress on nails, while working; don’t let them hit some hard objects. This would stop nail breaking.

Insert your finger nails in a cake of soap if you are going to work with clay. Clay will not enter in the nails when already filled with soap. Wash your hands later on and filled soap will be removed easily. A few children bite their nails, so they don’t remain in shape. Parents should stop children from getting into this habit, else it might remain and shape of the nails will be spoiled.

Shining pink nails represent health and yellow ones ill health. Take care of your health first, if you notice yellow nails. A healthy diet will give desired results. Oil bath makes your nails strong. Make a liquid of almond oil and juice of two lemons. Keep the nails dipped in the liquid for some time. Do it for a few days, when nails will become strong.

The nails become weak when blood circulation is not good to the hands. Massage the tips, it will improve blood circulation and they will get nourishment massage twice or thrice a day.

Here are some nail care tips for beautifying fingers and nails

• Try to avoid too much contact with strong detergents.
• Always dial the telephone with a pencil, never dial with your nail.
• Keep your nails free of nail varnish occasionally.
• Dip your nails in warm olive oil before a manicure and rub it into cuticles every night.
• A massage of Vaseline into cuticles is excellent for rough cuticles (Equal amounts of almond oil and white iodine make an excellent mixture for nail base. As white iodine is not oily, it can be used separately any time during the day).
• Rub your hands and nails with a slice of potato or lemon for removing stains.
• Buffing your nails with beeswax increases the blood circulation and lends them a shine.
• If castor oil is added to acetone, a nail polish remover, it will protect nail enamel.

All these tips are for whitening your hands and strengthening your nails. If you use the above mentioned home-made lotions and creams regularly, you will soon have reason to be proud of your hands.