Contents:
- Medical Video: 15 HABITS THAT MAY KILL YOU
- Habits that most often make nails broken
- 1. Like to bite the nails
- 2. Clean the cuticles
- 3. Wrong nails filing
- 4. Clean the nail polish the wrong way
- 5. Use nails to open something
- 6. Clean something without gloves
- 7. Rarely consume foods high in iron
Medical Video: 15 HABITS THAT MAY KILL YOU
Everyone wants to look perfect from head to toe, including nails. That's why many are diligent in doing nail and foot care, both at the salon and at home. However, try to look at your nails. Does it look dull and easily broken even though it has been deep enough to take care of it? Maybe it's because of your daily habits that you never realized. What are the habits that can make nails broken? Find out the answer in the following review.
Habits that most often make nails broken
1. Like to bite the nails
Nail biting can spread bacteria hiding under the nails, damaging teeth while making nails become brittle and uneven in shape because they continue to be bitten. Even though you know that nail biting is not good, there are still many people who do it unconsciously when they are nervous or bored.
To stop this habit, try to diligently cut your nails so that they are always short or decorated withnail art so you think twice about biting your nails.
2. Clean the cuticles
At the edge of the nail, there is a layer of white wax called the cuticle. When cutting nails, cuticles are also often cleaned up even though the wax layer can prevent nails from fungal infections and bacteria that try to get between the nails. So, cuticles should not be cut. Especially if the method of cutting is wrong, the cuticle can tear and eventually cause inflammation on your finger.
If you really want to cut the cuticle, use clean cuticle tweezers and do it carefully. Don't forget to apply vitamin E oil to the cuticles every day to keep the area moist and prevent inflammation.
3. Wrong nails filing
Nail file is part of the treatment, but if you file it too rough it can cause nail problems. Instead of making the nails become smoother, the nails actually thin, split, and peel off. So, avoid filing your nails back and forth and being too pressed.
Likewise with toenails. It's best not to file in a curved direction because it can cause ingrown toenails.
Cut your nails neatly then file your nails in one direction (from base to tip) in a straight and relaxed manner.
4. Clean the nail polish the wrong way
Painting nails using gel polish or acrylic can enhance the appearance. However, in the end you have to clean the nail polish. Cleansing the rest of the nail makeup with acetone liquid and rubbing it can tear the nail layer and the nail eventually breaks.
If you do not want your nails damaged and take months to grow back, you should use cotton or choose nail polish that is easy to peel so that it is easier to clean.
Leaving your nails too long using nail polish, can also make the nail layer dry. So, leave your nails for one or two weeks. After that, you can use nail polish again.
5. Use nails to open something
Who often opens drinking cans with nails? Even though it looks more practical, opening a drink lid or other object with the tip of the nail can make the surface of the nail become uneven, broken, and damaged. So it's better to use other objects to help you open something than using your nails that you have treated.
6. Clean something without gloves
When washing dishes or mopping the floor, you often don't use gloves. Though too long exposed to water and exposed to chemicals from cleaning agents can make the nails become swollen and dry.
For that, use gloves to do housework and always wash your hands with soap so that bacteria and other chemicals are not tucked between your nails.
7. Rarely consume foods high in iron
If care from outside and bad habits that damage your nails can be overcome, don't forget to fill your iron intake. Lack of iron intake makes nails thinner and easily brittle.
For that, consume eggs, spinach, red meat which can strengthen nails while nourishing the body.
