Tips for Strong and Healthy Nails
The following are a set of tips that helps you to keep your fingernails in tiptop shape:
- keep your nails clean and dry.
- Nail-biting or picking is to be avoided
- Daily application of moisturizer to your nails and cuticles helps.
- To prevent cracking use creams with urea, phospholipids, or lactic acid
- Rather than filing nails to a point, always file your nails in one direction and round the tip slightly
- Removing the cuticles or cleaning too deeply under your nails can lead to infection.
- Bothersome ingrown toenails are to be dealt only by a dermatologist
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- Nail polish removers that contain acetone or formaldehyde should be avoided
- Green discoloration of artificial nails could be a sign of bacterial infection
- Eat a well balanced diet that has vitamins and minerals. A short course of multi-vitamin capsules or tablets may also help to take care of any deficiency.
- If haemoglobin is low and you are anemic take food rich in iron like apple and green vegetables.
