It’s been a while since I photographed my naked nails and to my surprise, they look good! Considering winter has been hard and dry, plus, I’ve been sick.
I also wanted to share one of newest favorite nail care product, Nfu-oh Cuitcle Remover. I read about it on couple of blogs and the bloggers swear by it. So I gave it a try and it was awesome!
Here is what I do for my hands. I use a dropper and flood the cuticles of with the cuticle remover. After the remover seems to be ‘absorbed’ by the cuticles, using an orange stick, I quickly and lightly push back and scrap the cuticles. Then, I do it again scraping a bit harder to remove anything else that I did not get to the first time. I don’t think you need to scrap hard because Nfu-oh Cuitcle Remover literally “melt” the yucky stuff away. Then, I repeat the process with my other hand.
For my toes, I flood the cuticles with remover and wait for about 5 minutes, then I flood them again. After two good soaking, I use an orange stick to clean off all the dead skins and shape the cuticles.
Let’s just say, I should have taken a photo of my bare toes, too. Nfu-oh Cuticle Remover is good stuff.
Aloe Vera Gel is the Chang family’s (my mother’s side of the family) cure-all. Sun burn, itch/dry skin, even if you have a nose bleed, then use a cu-tip to apply the gel in the nostrils. I like to use it on my hands and nails after I removed the polish had been removed and hands cleaned.
Jojoba and vitamin E oil are good for you nails and your skin. I’ve posted the benefits of the oils before. I make my own mixture of the two.
because I can actually feel it “coating” my hands. I would keep it by the kitchen sink. For a while, I couldn’t find it anymore. Until recently, I found it again at the Wal-Mart.
you wash the excess with soap and water.
you would want to remove all the dead tissue with scrub or file/buffer, then you wash and clean the feet. While the skin is nice and warm, apply the Healthy Feet cream and put on a pair of socks. For best result, perform this ritual before bed time everyday for a week and go to bed with the socks on. You will see a major difference. To maintain the nice soft feet, just repeat the process about once a week. I get lazy sometimes, I do when I start to feel a little dryness which is about once every six-week.
But olive oil is also good for your nails! I know, I know, it feels like wasting food but it is for your health, too, nail health. If you have brittle nails, experts suggests a 15-20 minute weekly olive oil soak. It replenished the oils lost by frequent washing and also polishing. It’s simple, warm olive oil in a pot (I don’t like microwaves but you can) until desired temperature (don’t fry your hands) then soak clean nails/hands in the oil bath for 15-20 minutes. To be honest, I haven’t try it until I did this post, so I can take the photos. I also put a sprig of rosemary for some awesome aroma therapy. I don’t see a huge difference but I only did it once.
It is debatable how nails should be shortened and some people use clippers, some use scissors, and some only file. It seems to me from most articles that I read frequent “polishing lovers” prefer filing only. My guess is that proper filing prevents splitting and cracking. That’s face it, in the end, nail polishes, removers, and exposure to any chemicals weakens nails. Weak nails need extra care.
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What is a girl to do? Should I have worn polish covered the split nails because it might have made it stronger and harder to chip? If so, how are my nails suppose “to breath” all covered up? (Finger crossed. I guess, I am using myself as a human guinea-pig. At least I know, nails grow back pretty good, so I am pretty save. Or so I hope.)
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