More Tips for your nails health and beauty

In the previous entries, I have explained about some tips on how to give yourself a manicure as well as the other tips to keep your nails healthy. In this entry, I would like to share with you some other tips related to these topics. Here is what I’ve read from a website.

“Here’s a simple step-by-step list for how to do a manicure that also includes a hand soak recipe:

• Remove all nail polish from your fingernails using nail polish remover.
• Soak your fingers in a dish of warm soapy water for about 10 minutes. For a gentle hand soap soak, see recipe below.
• Use a gentle nail brush and clean under your nails.
• Massage your hands and cuticles with your favorite moisturizer.
• Push back your cuticles with a cotton tipped nail stick.
• File your fingernails into shape, keeping all nails the same length.
• Polish fingernails with your favorite nail polish.

Hand Soak Recipe:

• 1/4 cup honey2
• TBS liquid hand soap1
• TBS olive oil

Directions:

• Mix all ingredients well and store in an airtight container. Add half of mixture to a small bowl then add warm water, stirring until well mixed. Soak hands.
• Makes enough for two manicures.

How to keep your fingernails healthy and strong
No nail care product alone can give you healthy nails. But following these simple guidelines can help you keep your nails looking their best:

• Don't abuse your nails. To prevent nail damage, don't use your fingernails as tools to pick, poke or pry things.
• Don't bite your nails or pick at your cuticles. These habits can damage the nail bed. Even a minor cut alongside your nail can allow bacteria or fungi to enter and cause an infection (paronychia). Because your nails grow slowly, an injured nail retains signs of an injury for several months.
• Protect your nails. Wear cotton-lined rubber gloves when using soap and water for prolonged periods or when using harsh chemicals.
• Perform routine nail maintenance. Trim fingernails and clean under the nails regularly. Use a sharp manicure scissors or clippers and an emery board to smooth nail edges. Never pull off hangnails — doing so almost always results in ripping living tissue. Instead clip hangnails off, leaving a slight angle outward.
• Moisturize your nails frequently. Nails need moisture just like your skin does. Rub lotion into your nails when moisturizing your hands. Be sure to apply a moisturizer after removing fingernail polish.
  Source of article: www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/WO0002
  
  Well, if you anot very confident to do all these tips by yourself, then let the beauty professionals or the manicurists do it for you. Feel free to come and visit our nail salons, OPI nail salons nearby you. You can also get more information about nails care and tips, as well as our services from our website:
  www.opi.com.my and www.colourculture.com.my.