Make a greater effort to take good care of your nails, and you will be thrilled with the way they complement your wardrobe and your own personal style. Consider the following tips as a way to enhance the health and quality of your nails.

Avoid Brittle Nails
Avoid using your nails as tools. This means no picking, scratching, digging, pinching, etc. You know who you are! Increase the amount of calcium in your diet. Use products containing alcohol, especially perfumed lotions, sparingly. These items can make nails prone to breaking.

Healthy Nails
Apply speed-dry nail polish when time is of the essence. Drink lots of water. Keep your body hydrated everyday to maintain healthy nails. Fortify your diet with FDA approved vitamins or supplements. Your fingernails count on you to be responsible with your health and your diet. Unless instructed otherwise by your physician, increase your daily doses of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, folic acid, protein, Vitamin B12, and zinc. Touch up your manicure on a daily basis to prevent chips and cracks.

Nail Polish Tips

• Finish with a clear topcoat to add gloss and sheen. Start with a base coat to strengthen and protect the nails.
• Store nail polish in the refrigerator to maintain a smooth consistency.
• Try not to store nail polish in a room that becomes cold. The nail polish bottles may break without warning, leaving you with a big mess.
• Wear rubber gloves when you do chores that involve continual submersion in water or contact with harsh detergents or chemicals.

Oil the Cuticles

Do this each night before you go to bed. It will make them healthier and stronger.

Use blue-tinged polish

It will make the pink of your nails look a deeper shade of pink and the white in your nails even whiter.
Normal filing. Is essential and stops nails from breaking or splitting and makes them look better, so file them all to the same length.

Nail buffing

Do once a week. This will increase the circulation and oxygen in the nails. Do for about two minutes each session and be careful to apply firm pressure but don’t be too hard, which can damage the nail.

Moisturize

Have hand cream always so you can add moisture whenever your hands are feeling dry or in need of some protection.

Use white nail pencil

This is great for enhancing the look of your nails. Use the pencil underneath the edges of your nails. This will enhance color and make them look fresh and clean.

Keep polish in a cool place

Don’t store polish in a warm place as the polish will change consistency. Store it always somewhere cool i.e. in the refrigerator.

Hand massage

Boosts circulation and encourages healthy nail growth and is the perfect way to make your hands feel wonderful.