- Wear gloves when washing the dishes or scrubbing dirt because immersing hands in water and coming into contact with chemials found in most cleaning agents can make nails brittle.
- Apply a good hand and nail lotion on your hands and nails to protect and moisturize them. Dry nails tend to crack and split.
- File your nails instead of clipping them (unless you need to shorten a big part) at a 45-degree angle.
- A good clipping moment would be after a shower or bath where nails are much softer or you can also soak your hands in a bowl of lukewarm water first before you clip.
- Avoid harsh metal files.
- File every nail tip from the corner to center. Avoid filing deep into the corners.
- Leave the cuticle alone. Cutting it invites infection on the nail’s tissue.
- Short nails are easier to maintain.
- Don’t torture nails by using them to scrap, pick, scrub, pull or open things. Try using something else.
Chapter: Nail Care :: 24 April 2007
