Want to keep your nails healthy? Luckily, there are several ways to keep your nails healthy, including: moisturizing cuticles, wearing protective gloves, and wearing the right shoe size.
Below are 3 ways to keep your nails healthy:
Moisturizing Cuticles
Think of your cuticles like the protective caulking around a bathtub. If you cut them back too far or push them around too aggressively, you damage them. That, in turn, leaves your nail bed open to infection. As part of regular nail care to maintain healthy nails, Kleinsmith advises moisturizing cuticles and not even pushing them back or trimming them at all, even during a professional manicure. Be aware of the signs of infection, including redness, pain, swelling, and even pus in your cuticles and the nearby skin. See a doctor for help treating any infection. Source: EverydayHealth.com
Wearing Protective Gloves
Wearing protective gloves while handling various nail-unfriendly household chemicals and washing dishes is one of the best ways to keep nails healthy! Water will turn your nails soft which is, as we all know, a state in which they are the easiest to mess up – and don’t even get me started on things products such as AJAX, Clorox and Mr. Clean will do to your nails! A good pair of rubber gloves will make all of these problems disappear, keeping chemicals at bay and making sure your nails don’t spend eternity soaked in water. Source: allwomenstalk.com
Wearing Right Shoe Size
Are you cramming your feet into too-small or too-pointy shoes? If so, your toenails may grow into the surrounding skin — causing the dreaded ingrown nail, which can lead to pain, swelling, and infection. When nails are too long, tight shoes can cause even more damage, says Mitchel P. Goldman, M.D., an associate clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Diego. “If your toes hit the front of your shoe, nails can crack or turn black-and-blue. Or nails may lift, which can lead to infection.” Source: GoodHousekeeping.com
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