Here Are The Tips On How To Cut, File & Buff Your Nails Like Pro At Home !!

Nothing is more important than personal hygiene. It is extremely important in order to maintain good health. Not only unhygienic people are frowned upon but it is not good for one's own wellness. There are various things that constitute in personal hygiene and one of the biggest and most often ignored part is the proper nail care. People don't pay much attention to their nail care regime and it is the biggest reason behind the trouble in their health.

Nails are important part of our body and yet they are ignored by people. Nails can become the store house of all the germs and bacterias if they are not treated properly. It is important that they are groomed on weekly basis to ensure they look clean and neat. They require attention and care because they indicate about the health of a person. Nails should be properly trimmed, filed and buffed along with few other important steps. Take a look at the proper way that can help you in keeping check about your nail care regime. 

Don't cut your nails straight up

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Always use a proper and sharp nail cutter to trim your nails and stat trimming them slowly in their shape until only little over white part is left. You don't want to cut into your skin by going to deep. Use the natural curve of your nails to guide you instead of just cutting them straight up and ruining their shape and look.

File them properly

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Nails are filed to make sure that there are not rough around the edges as they can scratch you easily. Filing nails helps in smoothening all the rough corners and helps in defining the shape of the nails. File your nails gently in the same motion as their growth. Starting from one point passing through the centre and reaching the other point.

Take care of all the cuticles

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Cuticles are the excessive skin particles that end up becoming hangnails and taking care of them will prevent you from experiencing the painful skin peel and trauma that comes with it( okay maybe not trauma but close enough!). Push your cuticles back onto the skin and take the excess out using cuticle remover that is easily available.

Always buff your nails

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Buffing is simply exfoliating nails and making them shiny. Buffing is a four step procedure that starts with scraping the nails first followed by smoothening it and then polishing it to make them shine. Buffing makes the surface of the nails smooth and prevents abnormalities.

Clean the underneath of the nails

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As important as it is to clean the nails from above, it is equally important to clean the nails from underneath as well. Use the tip of your nail filer to gently ease out any dust or dirt particles. Be gentle as you can easily pierce the skin around.

Use moisturisers and cuticle oil

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Last but not the least, use moisturisers to hydrate your hands and nails. If not moisturiser then make the use of cuticle oil to hydrate the area around your nail. Doing so helps in preventing hangnails and it also makes the hands softer.

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