Ten essential tips for hand and nail care!

Face and hand care are uppermost in our mind as regards the total beautification of our body. Both of them are visible parts of the body. Hand care is an important part of daily care routine and nail care is important when it comes to personal grooming.

  It is an interesting fact that our fingernails absorb water 100 times faster than our skin does and they also lose their moisture very fast which causes dehydration and drying of cuticles. Thus, both the hands and the nails have to be kept clean, moisturized and attractive.

Here are some essential tips on hand and nail care which would definitely help all.

1. Moisturize your hands for at least 4 times a day, will give them a healthy glow.

2. Always wear rubber gloves when working with water or harsh detergents, will protect them from weak nails and the reaction of detergents on your skin.

3. Exfoliate occasionally to remove the dead skin cells from your hands. You can also use an old tooth brush to brush your hands twice a weak.

4. Soak your hands in warm milk for five minutes to strengthen your nails and hydrate your skin. The lactic acid in milk will exfoliate dead skin from your hands while calcium will give strength to fragile nails.

5. Avoid clipping your nails to shorten them. Instead file them down to size.

6. Apply a top coat as often as possible to help protect the tips.

7. Break the habit of nail biting, it is very destructive to both the nail and the cuticle and can lead to infection that can actually deform the nail.

8. An excellent time to do your manicure is after a shower or the dishes. These activities will remove dirt from under the nails as well as soften dry nails.

9. Do not use nail polish remover frequently especially those containing acetone which tend to dry nails out. Use nail polish remover only once a week.

10. Never peel or scrape off nail polish or use metal instruments on the nail surface to push back the cuticle. This can scrape off the protective cells of the nail surface.