Herbal Remedies Blog

NAIL CARE

Doing manicure at home saves money and one need not be an artist for doing it.

The things required for manicure include file clip or emary board, orange slpi, mail clipper, nail buffer, nail polisher, cuticle oil, colored nail polish, transparent treatment nail polish, protective or strengthening polish, exfoliation lotion, moisturizing hand cream and nail polish remover.
There are steps for manicuring. At first any old nail polish shold be removed using nail polish removar or acetone. This can be done by taking a cotton ball wetting it with acetine or nail paint removar and then wiping the nails with the cotton ball. Then nails should be shaped using a file to a desitred length and shape. The length of all the nails should be same as far as possible. While giving shape to the nails it is important to use the file only in one direction to prevent nails from breaking and maintaining their strength. if the file is very sharp then it can be used bith way.

Then the hands should be immersed in warm water fir 5 to 10 minutes. Sime liquid soap can be added to that. Care should be taken that the water is not too hot which may cause drying of hands. Then cuticle cream can be applied to the base of the nails to make any rough spots softer.

Then the cuticles should be pushed back of the nail bed with the help of a cuticle stick so that they do not disturb the polishing. If cuticle stick is not available then popstick can be used. If ine is used ti self manicure and wants to have great hands then the cuticles can be cut back. Then the hands should be cleaned using a scrub or a homade made scrub.

After scrubbing the hands should be dried. Then the application of moisturizer and nail polish are the last steps. The two thin coats of nail polish should be applied. The second coat should be applied only after drying the first. If there is no time to polish the nails then the manicured nails also look good. Another tip os light nail polish is better to maintain than the drak one therefore isung a lighter shade is better.

Nails can be painted while watching TV or listening to music so that to allow them dry properly. Most of the manicure steps can be followed for the feet also. Cleaning the nails before application of nail polish is necessary so that the nail polish sticks to the nail properly. If the manicure is done after every two months then the hands especially the cuticles need to be cared less. When cuticles act up then application of oil is recommended to soften them.

Hand are one of the things contribute to personal image. They should be cared properly and adequately.