Tips for Starting a New Nail Care Routine

Whether you’ve never had a nail care routine or you’re trying to get back on the wagon, it can be an intimidating process if you don’t know where to start. Luckily, taking care of your nails is easy. Getting beautiful, strong, healthy nails is even easier. That’s why this article will give you a few tips for starting your new nail care routine.

Practice Nail and Hand Hygiene

Before anything else, you need to make sure that your nails and hands are clean. However, you want to avoid over drying. Also stay away from fragrant soaps because they contain alcohol that can make your skin dry and your nails brittle. You’ll also want to make sure you’re consistently removing dirt or debris from under your nails by steeping your nails in warm water and using a nail pick or cuticle stick to remove stubborn dirt. At this point, you can also gently push back any overgrown cuticle.

Trim, File, and Buff

These next steps you’ll want to do very gently, as you don’t want to form any unnecessary cracks or splints in your nail. First, you’ll want to trim your nails to make sure they’re all around the same length. Trim off any broken nails. Next, with whatever file you have on hand, file in one direction, never back and forth. Filing in one direction will ensure you’re not pulling on your nail, and you’ll be able to avoid unnecessary cracks.

Lastly, you’ll want to buff very gently with a very fine grit, also sweeping in one motion. Buffing gives your nails an overall smoother look and, if you’re getting a manicure, can help the nail polish stick. It will also buff out any ridges or unevenness that you have on your nail, helping you achieve that overall natural shine without polish. In addition, buffing can help promote circulation under your nail bed. Poor circulation can stunt nail growth, so think of bussing as a gentle massage for your nails.

Moisturize and Strengthen

Lastly, you’ll want to apply a nail strengthener to your nail and let it dry. Nail strengtheners combine proteins like keratin and moisturizers like healthy oils to strengthen the overall nail. It also protects our nails from scratches and scrapes due to daily wear and tear.

After your nail strengthener has dried, you want to moisturize the skin around your hands with a non-fragrant hand cream. Once you’ve rubbed that cream into your skin, you can apply your cuticle oil. Cuticle oil is usually a combination of healthy oils such as Vitamin E, avocado oil, or coconut oil, although there are many other ingredients to choose from. Strengthening your cuticles will mean your nail bed is protected, and a protected nailbed can help promote healthy, long nails.

Starting a new nail care routine is easy if you follow these few tips. Just remember to wash your hands and moisturize, and you’ll be on your way to stronger, healthier, shining nails. If you’re looking to get a manicure, but you want to protect all that new nail growth, you worked hard on Dream Gel sells a liquid builder gel made from natural ingredients great for sensitive skin and nails.