It's time to take better care of those nails! Just like weave, fake nails aren't an all the time thing. You must show some tender love and care to your real nails. Once those faux nails come off you don't want to be embarrassed. So why not vow in 2016 to take some extra steps to love on your real nails a bit more.
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1. Wear gloves.
When washing dishes, cleaning, working in the yard, etc. cover up those hands. Not only are the chemicals and products you are using killing your nails, but your skin as well. The constant moisture and/or the stripping chemicals dry the nail bed out and compromise your nails' strength.
2. Lotion up.
If you don't do this already moisturize! I keep a bottle of lotion in all of my bathrooms right next to my sink, and I also keep a nice bottle in my purse and on my desk at work. This allows me to constantly re-moisture my hands, especially after going to wash them. Any time I feel the slightest bit of dryness I start squeezing up on a bottle!3. Use cuticle oil.
This is such an important factor to nail health. Just like your hair your nail beds need to seal in the moisture. The oil helps to not only seal in the moisture you naturally have already, but helps to heal cracked and healing nail beds. The cuticle's health plays a big role in your nail's growth, so pay attention and take care!
4. Be an ingredient hunter.
Just as you seek to remove cancer-causing ingredients from you food, look for harmful ingredients in your hands/nail beauty products. Alcohol, formaldehyde (popular in nail polish) and acetone are really drying and are big culprits to your nails' demise. There are plenty of alternative and healthier options, you just have to be on the look out!
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5. Get your vitamins.
Take your daily vitamins. Not only is this great for your overall health, it also gives some added health perks to your skin and nails! Vitamins specific to nail care are alpha hydroxy acid and biotin. Be careful though and don't over do it because if not taken properly these vitamins can cause other issues.
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