When dealing with all kinds of nail polishes and other nail art, your nails can take quite a beating from the chemicals and the constant applying and removing of these paints. It’s a good idea to do your best to keep your nails healthy and strong so you don’t have problems down the road with them becoming brittle or getting that unsightly yellow stain to it. It’s an old tradition for thousands of years that women have beautiful and healthy nails. It invokes something in us about that appearance and tells us a lot about that person. So let us take a look at a few tips and items you can pickup to easily keep your nails in tip top shape.
Manni & Peddi!
The simple answer here is if you can afford it, it is wise to get a regular Manicure and Pedicure. This also helps you when you leave it up to the professionals, at a glance they should be able to identify any problems with your finger or toe nails that you can nip in the bud now before they become a problem. You really don’t want to walk around with great finger nails only to have to hide your toes because of some toenail fungus you could have avoided, yuck!
If this isn’t something you wish to spend money on frequently or you would just rather do it yourself, there are a few basic tools to get that will allow you to be your own salon. Nail polish removers and wipes, cuticle creams, a nail brush, cuticle pusher, cuticle trimmer, and nail cutters and a file.
Nail Polish And Removers
Choosing a color is all up to you, the sheer amount of shades and styles out there is astounding. You could apply a different color everyday and probably never run out. Find something that fits your color style and use it! If your nails are sensitive or you are worried about the chemicals, look for “natural nail polish” or “non toxic nail polish” as these will have less of the abrasive chemicals in them that are toxic and can give you a bad reaction if allergic in some way. Note that these tend to have a bit less staying power on them but it’s a small price to pay for being non toxic right?
As for a nail polish remover you shouldn’t have to worry too much about choosing one, there are different applications of it, whether you put it on cotton yourself or use the container with the sponge in it. They all are pretty similar organic solvents. These can however dry out your nails and fingers and are very irritating to eyes as well as extremely flammable.
Using Nail Creams
Using a nail cream is often a good idea especially to avoid having weak and cracking nails. These can be used to help with this problem if you are already having trouble as well. Most of these creams are more of a hand & foot cream combined rather than just nail cream. They all have the proteins and strengtheners in them necessary for keeping strong healthy nails so it is not a bad investment. This is also great if you are having trouble with your skin or nails drying out because of perhaps using the nail polish remover often.
World of Nail Files and Buffers
You really can not do anything to your nails without having to use a nail file sooner or later. Without it you will just have a jagged edge nail from the clippers and a rough surface without the buffer. You do not need to spend hours upon hours doing this as some people would lead you to believe, if you see someone doing this often it is probably more of a habit then general care, something to do with your hands when your bored or nervous. Use these to give a shape to your nails before you apply nail polish and even after if there is a little chipping somewhere, just smooth it out. The buffer is great if you have a problem with uneven nail surface, some of us have that ripple in our nails that doesn’t look natural when you have shiny nail polish, buff that down a bit and create a smooth area for your nail polish. Just don’t overdue it or you will thin out your nails, every couple of weeks is often enough and don’t forget to add that nail strengthener application to help keep everything strong.