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Nail enhancing techniques are useful for daily care of the nails.
Rough cracked and irregular nails improve, if soaked in warm water for 10 minutes twice daily, and if water absorbing creams are applied to the moist nails. These chemically enhanced moisturizers, such as Lachydrin, Lacticare, Uremol, Calmurid, contain urea and or lactic acid.
A glass slide used for microscopic work, availed from a dermatologist, may be used to smooth and sculpt the nails by rubbing it, back and forth across the surface of the nails, causing an erosion of the rough irregular or prominent areas.
Calcium and gelatin supplements do not strengthen nails despite earlier unsupported claims, to the contrary, nails often reflect internal medical problems such as heart, liver and or kidney disease as well as subtle changes, in early iron and thyroid deficiencies and internal infection. Therefore unusual problems with nails should be investigated by a physicians.
Regular manicures with a qualified esthetician help to keep the hands looking young and attractive.
Apply Uremol 10, or Norwegian hand formula lotion, while the hands and feet are still moist. The urea and other agents in these moisturizers, act like a sponge to hold the moisture in the skin.
Open fissures, may be irritated by creams which contain urea or lactic acid. To prevent this discomfort, Vaseline maybe applied to cuts, after soaking and before applying these moisturizers. To speed up softening of the skin wrap the soaked and creamed hands or feet in plastic sandwich socks or gloves during the night. After removing the plastic or after soaking use a pumice stone on calloused skin.
Pedicures by a qualified esthetician on a regular basis help to keep the feet smooth and comfortable as well as attractive.
Use a nail buffer to remove every trace of oil before going for color. Always use a colorless base coat to seal in color, fill in ridges so that the polish will glide on smoothly, prevent nails from getting yellow , specially when you're using a dark color.
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