Contents:
- Medical Video: Worst Ingrown Toenails? Calvin's Nail Treatment
- Can you cut the nail cuticle?
- Tips for treating nail cuticles
- 1. Soak nails in warm water
- 2. Push the cuticle into use orange stick
- 3. Apply nail moisturizer and cuticle
- 4. Avoid activities or substances that can make dry cuticles
- 5. Keep hands from mouth
Medical Video: Worst Ingrown Toenails? Calvin's Nail Treatment
Ideally, you should regularly cut your nails every two weeks. Cutting nails is the wisest way to maintain cleanliness and health. However, can you cut the nail cuticle?
Can you cut the nail cuticle?
Nail cuticle is a layer of white dead skin that surrounds the sides of the nail. When doing nail care in a beauty salon, therapists often participate in cutting off the client's cuticle to produce a long, slender look. Usually, the cuticle is removed by soaking the nails first in a basin of warm water to loosen them and then cut them.
Even so, health experts and skin specialists agree that the actual cuticle does not need to be removed. Cutting the nail cuticle will increase the risk of complications of health problems, such as bacterial infections that can lead to cantengan, to nail fungal infections. Why is that?
When the cuticles are removed, the nails will be susceptible to infection because the small skin is there to protect your nails from germs or bacteria that can enter the nails. Each nail starts to grow from a small bag under the skin, called the nail matrix. Well, it is the cuticle that serves to protect the nail matrix from infection.
In addition to the risk of nail infection, cutting the cuticle can inhibit the growth of the nail to cause wrinkles, spots, or white lines on the nail.
Tips for treating nail cuticles
Although it should be left alone, the nail cuticle that grows dry and flaking can be painful and of course unsightly eyes. For that you also need to enter the treatment of cuticle rejime into your nail cutting routine. Follow the following methods:
1. Soak nails in warm water
Prepare a basin of lukewarm water and soak your fingertips for a few moments. This will help soften sagging cuticles and skin. If you like, you can add one teaspoon of lemon juice or fresh vinegar to the water. This will help exfoliate dead skin.
2. Push the cuticle into use orange stick
If the cuticle grows it's too thick, don't cut it but push it into using a device called orange stick. After the cuticle is softened, it should be easier to push it back.
Orange stickis a small wooden or metal stick used to push the cuticle and clean the bottom of the nail. This tool can be purchased at low prices at drug stores or online stores.
Use the flat end of the stick to push back the cuticle. Push slowly and gently. If you press too hard, you might hurt yourself and make your cuticle worse!
Push the cuticle back until you can see the shape of the white crescent moon (called the lunula) at the bottom of each nail. Don't do this more than once or twice a month, because the cuticle is quite sensitive.
Wash and sterilizeorange stick metal every time you use it, while wood sticks must be discarded immediately.
3. Apply nail moisturizer and cuticle
Cuticles are layers of skin that still need moisture. Dry cuticles can crack and peel.
Moisturizing your cuticles regularly is one of the most important steps to stopping your cuticles from peeling. You must moisturize at least twice a day: in the morning and at night before going to bed.
Usually a dermatologist will recommend using an ointment or cream lotion for the best results. During the day you can use hand lotion that quickly permeates and does not make your hands feel greasy. At night, you should use a thick ointment for a more intense hydration effect.
4. Avoid activities or substances that can make dry cuticles
Hands, nails and cuticles can dry out due to washing dishes too often or being exposed to nail polish cleaners containing acetone. Therefore, you should use gloves before washing dishes and use an acetone-free nail polish cleaner.
5. Keep hands from mouth
The mouth is a dirty part of the body and contains saliva that can dry out the skin. Therefore, avoid the habit of biting your nails or cuticles because it can trigger infection in the nails and surroundings.
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