Every lady likes to flaunt her fingers on her wedding day because that is where the wedding ring is placed. You also want to take lots of pictures with your fingers on your big day. So to have beautiful fingernails should be one of your priorities.
Here are some easy and natural nail care tips to try at home:
1. Keep Your Finger Nails Dry And Clean
All problems start with germs and bacteria. You must make sure that there is no space for them to breed. Clean your nails regularly and make sure you dry them after washing.
This also prevents dirt and bacteria from accumulating under your nails. However, don’t overdo it; nails soaked in water for long durations may lead to splits.
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2. Stop Biting Your Nails
Biting your nails causes a lot of damage. In addition to making your nails look pathetic, the contact with your saliva makes them weak and brittle. It also harms your cuticles. Also, putting your fingers in your mouth transmits the dirt and germs from your fingers to your mouth.
3. Maintain Your Cuticles
Cuticles are very delicate and get ruptured easily. Cuticle care is one of the crucial parts of nail care. If you have a hangnail, handle it carefully – trim it gently so that it doesn’t stick out or cause more pain. Do not bite or pick the cuticles.
4. Maintain Hygiene
Nail hygiene is super important! Clean your nails regularly and make sure all your nail care tools are periodically washed and sanitized. Make sure that your nails don’t grow too long as that makes it easier for the dirt to accumulate below the nails.
5. Use A Moisturizer
Dry and flakiness are as bad for your nails as they are for your skin. Nails are very delicate and tend to break off easily. Moisturize them to make them strong.
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6. Trim Regularly
Similar to how trimming your hair regularly is good for its growth, the same goes for your nail health. Take a nail cutter and cut them neatly.
Also, to prevent the polish from chipping off on its own, you must apply the nail paint in two rounds of thin coats instead of dousing it in one thick layer of color. Avoid scraping and peeling your nails. Instead, use an acetone-free nail polish remover.
8. Files Your Nails Gently And In One Direction
File slowly and gently, and in one direction. Otherwise, the nails get weak and break prematurely.
Filing in the same direction also helps you achieve a smooth tip and makes it easier for you to get the nail shape you want. If nail filing is done in an aggressive manner, it encourages splitting and can damage your nails.
Begin by filing from one corner to the center of the nail, and then from the opposite corner to the center or vice versa. This process helps you achieve a smooth finish and doesn’t harm your nail edges.
9. Stop Water-Based Manicures
Avoid water-based manicures because the nail polish tends to chip away faster. Your nail bed absorbs water and expands when dipped in water and goes back to its original shape after being taken out of the water.
Applying nail polish when the nail bed is expanded is not good because once it shrinks, the nail paint cracks, leading to chipping.
Instead, go for an oil-based manicure, where you cleanse your nail and nail beds with an oil-based formula.
10. Eat Well
Eating well fixes everything. Nail problems are a result of a lousy diet, and issues like brittle nails result from calcium deficiency. You need to have adequate amounts of it in your food.
Also add vitamin E, protein, iron, vitamin D, zinc, and magnesium to your diet in the form of nuts, beetroot, soy, beans, lentils, whole grains, greens, etc. for healthier and stronger nails.
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