How To Clean Your Nails At Home Easy

How to Take Care of Your Nails: 5 Easy Ways to Keep Your Nails Clean at Home

We've been taught from childhood to clip our nails regularly and also keep them clean as germs can pass on from our nails to our mouth when we eat with our hands. And while long nails look stylish, they can be a home for germs and food to settle in so keeping them squeaky clean is extremely important. While we all know these things already, we still do not always pay enough attention to cleaning our nails and keeping them perfect condition. Here are some tips that will help you do the same at home.Also Read - After 2 Hours, Sunscreens With Zinc Oxide Ingredient Can Become Toxic: Study

Clip your nails every 15 days

Instead of remembering to clip your nails when you see them grow longer, it is best to have a fixed routine so that you don't forget to follow it. 15 days is a good gap between two clipping cycles as by this time, the nails are neither too short nor too long. Unless you have nails that grow very quickly, you can safely have 15 days in-between clipping your nails. (ALSO SEE Get rid of these bad nail habits today) Also Read - Shocking: Over 1Kg of Nails, Screws & Knives Found in Man's Stomach, Undergoes Surgery

File your nails after clipping them

Most people skip this step as they do not feel the need to file their nails every time they clip them. Filing is not just to give your nails the desired shape but also to smooth them out so that they do not poke you later. The filing process gives them definition and also rounds off the edges that takes care of all the pointy ends. Most clippers come with a small filer attached but if you don't like this size, you can buy a bigger filer as well. Also Read - Astringents VS Skin Toners: Which is Best For You? Shahnaz Husain Reveals

Give them a warm water soak

It is important to clean your nails apart from clipping and filing them. In order to make sure that all dirt is removed from the small crevasses around the nails, you can make a soak of warm water and liquid soap. Just a few drops of any liquid soap will help remove dirt and bacteria and you can also add a drop of any essential oil to prevent your fingers from getting too dry. Soak your nails and fingers for five minutes and then wash them with plain water. Do this once every week to keep dirt at bay. (ALSO SEE Healthy drinks to treat brittle nails)

Clean your nails when washing hands

Most of the times, when we wash our hands we simply scrub the outer area and rub our palms together but nails need to be cleaned as well as that is where germs reside. This is highly important if you eat with your hands. When you wash your hands with soap, make sure you rub your thumb across the other nails and then your index finger around your thumbnail to clean them properly.

Use only good quality nail polish

Most women love to wear nail paint all the time but what they need to keep in mind is to use products of a good brand. Nails can get discoloured and the chemicals in these paints can also be ingested when you eat so ensure that you buy your stock from a reputed brand of nail polish. There are herbal cosmetics as well these days that you try as they are relatively safer. (ALSO SEE Nail art trends for 2017)

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Published Date: July 13, 2017 11:55 AM IST