Nail Care at home: Nutrition, Hydration, Massage

As you can see the nails of a man - whether he is healthy, Oriental medicine can make a diagnosis, at the first examination of the human hand. From a cosmetic point of view on the nails can be understood by a person cares about himself. Nail Care should be regular, and it begins with nutrition and healthy lifestyles. The beauty of nails is dependent on the general state of health, so we need to remember the correct diet.


A few interesting facts about the growth of nails

Fingernails grow faster:

    with long fingers,
    on the working hand,
    on the hands than feet,
    in summer than in winter,
    during pregnancy.

Problems with nails

Problems with the nails can be a different kind, but the most common - it is brittle, a bundle. The reason for that is causing the nails can be both external and internal factors.

The external factors may include contact with harmful substances, such as the use of chemical household assets, poor-quality cosmetics. Physical injury also causes the violation of nail growth. Moreover, injury can be serious and obvious, and inadvertently applied the wrong care (grooming and handling nail file and polish). The structure of the nail plate is reminiscent of fish scales, scales, and nails grow in the direction from root to tip. If a nail file during processing, polishing, cutting with scissors or pliers to go against the growth of scales - the nail plate is injured. That would entail the cracks and flaking scales nail.

Internal factors have a problem with the nails should be given special attention.

The nail keratin is formed within and into the skin and hair. In addition to nail a lot of minerals: sulfur (which helps the nail to be hard), zinc, calcium, chromium, selenium and phosphorus. With a lack of these minerals will start to hurt your nails to become brittle and exfoliate. For good and proteins need nails with fats.

If the food will not be necessary substances, even the best care cosmetics will not help. On the nails have to take care on a regular basis. And in addition to diet to carry out cosmetic procedures, but not necessarily salon. There are many ways to care for your nails at home.

If the nails are brittle, do not use lacquer or means to care for your nails with formaldehyde.

Hand massage with oils

One of the good of nail care at home - a hand massage with the use of oil:


    fingernails clean hands,
    prepare the necessary amount of olive oil, almond oil or wheat germ oil,
    a massage with oil, ten minutes, rubbing oil into nails and cuticles.
    repeat every day.

Massage can help moisturize nails and cuticles, and strengthen the blood circulation in your hands.

If the nails exfoliate, evening primrose oil can help. The oil contains special essential fatty acids necessary for cell structure of nails.

Tips and tricks

    Too little iron in the diet can lead to a thin, flat nails. In this case, you must increase
your intake of iron in the diet include lean red meats, dried fruits, nuts and green 
vegetables.

    For healthy nails need enough calcium, iron, zinc, protein and vitamins A, B and 
C.

    For moisturizing the nails need to massage cream or nail oil every night.

    Citric acid in the lemon juice acts as a natural bleach and cleanser for the nail.  
Wet a cotton ball in lemon juice and process under the nail, then rinse off after ten
minutes for a super-clean nails.

    Good clean fingernails will help ordinary baking soda, and even a little bit of 
toothpaste.

    A couple of days a month to give nails a rest time of the paint, so they can 
breathe. Polishing at this time give your nails a natural shine.

    It should be avoided file nails as much as possible. If the nail is broken, need 
to rasp in one direction only.

    When the homework is to wear gloves. This will reduce the impact of harsh 
chemicals to a minimum.

    In order to restore balance after exposure to be done moisturizing and 
nourishing mask. Good fit of the mask melted paraffin.

    It should be used with caution in moisturizing creams and lotions because it may
be too wet nail. The structure allows moisture to soak the nails, but since there 
is no fat in the nails, the water can not remain in the plate. If the moisture applied 
to the nails layer of oil, it will help keep moisture in the nail.

    But if too much moisture will be the nail loose and soft. In addition, the 
oft-repeated wetting-drying makes the nail is very fragile. Therefore, any 
cosmetic procedure should be carried out intelligently, otherwise no effect other 
than damage can not be obtained.

    Be sure to remember about hygiene and disinfection. Any damage - this is an
open door for infection.

    If the nails have been infected by a fungus, should consult a doctor. You 
should also do in the case, if the injury was the nail in blue or black.