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How to protect nails?

The appearance of nails is the epitome of a person's health. Except for special skin and nail diseases, if a person does not have bad living habits and improper trimming, nails are naturally beautiful. Having your nails groomed and painted is indeed pleasing to the eye, but you must pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene during the trimming process.

1. There are several points to pay attention to during the trimming process in the beauty salon:

1. Trimming tools

Pay attention to whether the trimming tools are clean. Some diseases are caused by blood and body fluid infections, such as hepatitis B, AIDS, etc. If such a patient incurs a wound when the beautician performs pruning, and the pruning instrument has not been thoroughly disinfected, and the next person to be pruned uses the same instrument, if another wound is caused, there is a possibility of infection.

The safest way is to prepare a set of pruning equipment yourself, and pay attention to cleaning and disinfecting it frequently, which will effectively avoid infection problems.

2. Nail cuticle

The function of the nail cuticle is to protect the growth center of the nail matrix underneath and prevent moisture, germs and foreign matter from entering the growth center and affecting nail growth.

If the nail cuticle is removed or pushed back, its protective function will disappear, and the chance of inflammation of the nail groove will increase.

If paronychia inflammation occurs repeatedly, it will eventually become chronic paronychia, resulting in thickening and deformation of the front of the finger. At that time, it will be difficult to restore the original shape, so please try not to remove or damage the nail cuticle. .

3. False nails

Use adhesives to fix false nails. Some adhesives will destroy the cutin. Long-term use will cause damage to the nail surface, making the nails easy to become brittle and yellow. So please try to use adhesives that won’t harm your cuticles.

2. How to protect nails

In addition to the above-mentioned matters, how should we protect nails in daily life?

1. Try to minimize direct contact with things with your nails, or use your nails as tools. Use finger flesh instead of nails to reduce the chance of injuring your nails.

2. If the nail cuticle has shrunk or disappeared, you can soak it in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes every day, dry it gently with a hot towel, and then massage from the end closest to the body to the far end to let the nails The skin grows again. In addition, you can use maintenance cream to rub the small skin of your nails to reduce cracking and peeling.

3. Keep your hands dry. Germs are less likely to grow when they are dry, and the chance of infection will be reduced.

4. Reduce contact with various irritants, such as soap, organic solvents, etc. If contact with an irritant is necessary, wear protective gloves if possible.

5. Choose nail polish or polish that does not contain formaldehyde or acetone, and replace it with products containing acetate. It is best not to use it more than once a week, and the nail polish should not stay on the nails for more than 5 days.

6. For injured or cracked nails, you can apply nail repair cream on the market once every other day. Nail repair creams are better those containing fruit acids or phospholipids.

3. Nail care skills

1. Protect nails

Every nail polisher will apply a layer of olive oil on the nail surface to protect dry skin. , epidermis and nails. If you simply don't have time for a full manicure, applying a coat of oil will make your nails more moisturized. It will also be particularly easy to apply nail polish evenly.

2. Nail polish remover

Nail polish with glitter is now popular. Although it looks good, it is very difficult to remove. When encountering such a problem, the nail polisher will place a small piece of cotton soaked in nail polish remover on the nail and leave it on for a few minutes. Removing glitter nail polish is much easier when they are saturated with nail polish remover.

3. Polish your nails

If you don’t have time for a complete nail care, then using the time in the car to polish your nails is the best choice. It takes very little time, and the sanding process gets blood flowing to the surface, giving the nails a nice pink color. Even without nail polish, it still looks healthy and shiny!

4. Paint nails quickly

If you only have 5 minutes of nail care time, the manicurist recommends that you spray quick-drying spray after applying quick-drying nail polish. (Or use the cold wind setting of the hair dryer for 3 minutes), which allows the nails to dry faster and saves time.

5. Remove stains

No matter how skilled you are in applying nail polish, you will often regret that it is applied or not applied. In this case, the nail polisher will usually dip his thumb in nail polish remover and then gently apply it to the areas that were not properly coated. If you have enough time, you can wait for the nail polish to dry and then cover the damaged area with a thin layer.

6. Apply two layers of nail polish

In order to create beautiful and long-lasting slender nails, nail polishers will apply two layers of nail polish, which will give a better gloss. , and is less likely to fall off than a layer of nail polish.

7. Remove calluses

In order to soften the dry skin, the nail polisher uses a metal file to file away the calluses on the nails. Of course, the nail polisher should apply it when rubbing. oil. This prevents skin damage from excessive friction.

8. Clean nails

For a nail polisher, there is nothing more disgusting than a pair of stained nails. If you don’t have time to wash your hands before doing your nails, you should clean them with some antibacterial wet wipes or alcohol cotton balls first.

9. Soften the skin

Excessively dry hand skin will make the whole person's skin look old and lackluster. Using a moisturizing hand cream will leave your skin feeling dewy and fresh without looking greasy.

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