Nails

Good nails are also essential in natural beauty. Dry, cracked, bitten off decreases the beauty of hands and feet.

Proper diet rich in calcium, protein and vitamins should be taken for proper care of nails. Tomato juice with gelatine gives good nourishment to the nails.

Soaking your hands in hot oil for 10 minutes is also effective. The oil used in this can be hot almond oil or baby oil. Rub your nails with lemon juice for beautiful nails and to remove strains

REVEAL YOUR BEAUTY BY FOLLOWING STEPS:

• Remove the old enamel.

• Dip your hands in soapy water for sometime after removal of enamel.

• Use sponge to clean your nails and make your hands dry thoroughly.

• Fill your nails only in direction from side to centre because if you follow to and fro movement the edges can be chopped off.

• Bevel the edges of the nail by holding the board at an angle of 45 degree to the nails tip and working fine edge in an upward direction. It reduces the chances of breaking of nails.

• Check the symmetry by direction of the palm facing you.

• With cuticle, clean the edges of your nails.

• Clean the inner side of nails using padded stick with cotton wool.

• Use buffers to soften and glow the nails.

• Massage your fingers using scrub or hand cream.

Care of toe nails should be taken in the same way as above.

Instead of nail paints following cosmetics can be used:

Nail lacquers:

This includes nail enamels, top-coats, base coats etc.

BASE COATS:

They do not contain coloring agent. They are used to improve the adhesion of the nail paints to the nail. They have addictives which improves the quality of the nails.

TOP COATS:

They improve the lustre of the enamel. They increase the resistance of the nail paint to chipping and abrasion. They include sunscreen which protects the nails from sunlight. They also do not contain coloring agents.

NAIL ENAMELS:

This contains cellulose nitrate. There is a wide range of colors available for this. Use the color which brings fabulous look to one’s hands.