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⌈ Secret Post #2323 ⌋

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Re: Nail care

[intrigueing]

I have never taken care of my nails in any way shape or form in my life. I just bite them off when they get long enough that I can't reach my keyboard with the pads of my fingers without flattening my fingers down.

Shocker of shockers, my nails are in godawful shape too. Plus my...whatever those sections of your fingers that are right beside the beds of your nails are called...are all frayed and dried. I heartily second this request for advice.

Re: Nail care

[(Anonymous)]

They're called cuticles. I posted this down further, but I'll repost it for you:

Get some cuticle oil and hand lotion and apply it every night before bed. It helps if you buy some of those cotton gloves and put those on after doing this and sleep in them, they don't cost much ($2-3 for a pair). And or you might also want to oil and lotion them, then wrap your hands in saran wrap, and wrap a moist, hot towel around them for 5-15 minutes (you can also buy electric gloves w/different heat settings if you'd rather at places like Sally's Beauty Supply (oil, lotion, saran wrap, put hands in mitts for 5-15 minutes or longer). Also, you might want to get one of those cuticle oil pens that you can carry around in purse and apply during the day until you're happy w/your cuticles.

Get some cuticle remover and use according to directions. If they're in really bad shape you may want to use it more than once or twice a week to remove the dead cuticle. Cut hangnails off.

Use a towel to push your cuticles back or use a cuticle pusher (be careful w/metal ones). If you're brave and have lots of dead cuticle and cuticle nippers, you may want to try trimming them yourself--but be very careful, don't make yourself bleed, and apply antibiotic cream afterward to the cuticle area to help prevent infection. This isn't advised if you're a newbie due to cutting yourself, bleeding, and infection--just try the cuticle remover stuff first and do this as a last resort if that stuff isn't working for you after you try it several times. Also, it's much easier to do this, if you've soaked your hands till they're all wrinkly as it makes the cuticle much softer and easier to cut.

File your nails in one direction only. DO NOT go back and forth on the nail like a seesaw, this weakens the nail and it will break. Get the file at a 45 degree angle and file in one direction to the center of the nail and repeat on the opposite side until they look how you want them. If you want your hands to look really nice, try to make all of your nails the same length and shape, it makes them look elegant. Nails of differing lengths can look bad/unkempt.

If your nails are brittle, use nail polish basecoats w/moisturizers, hydrators; they don't need nail hardeners. If they're weak, thin, peeling, breaking, then use a nail hardening to get some strength into them. Taking the vitamin biotin helps.

That's all I can think of right now. HTH.

Re: Nail care

[intrigueing]

Thanks for the advice, but I wasn't talking about my cuticles, I was talking about the pads of flesh and skin on either side of your nails.

My cuticles are in kind of bad shape too though, so your advice is definitely appreciated :)

Re: Nail care

[(Anonymous)]

The cuticle oil and hand lotion should help w/that too. Are they calloused? You might want to try a pumice stone and/or callous remover also, if so.