DIY Nails Manicure At Home

The daily grind can leave us with very little time to ourselves. And, although we’d like to pamper ourselves, most of us don’t have the time to catch up on our sleep, let alone head to the spa.

One popular way of pampering yourself is to get a manicure. But, you don’t have to visit a professional to get pretty nails. Spend a little time every other weekend giving yourself a manicure instead. It’s fun, all-natural, and limits any complications that you might face at a salon.

Commercial salons need to follow a strict set of rules to avoid cross-contamination and infections. For instance, they might forget to clean and sterilize their tools. Additionally, they might not have single-use towels or wear disposable gloves.

Salons also might not pay attention to cross-contamination of creams and use the same applicator more than once. While most places do follow these procedures, it’s easy to overlook them sometimes.1 Additionally, experts are concerned about chemicals used in nail salon products which can lead to the following health conditions.

- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Irritation of skin and eyes
- Respiratory disorders

Besides these, chemicals in these products could cause long-term skin sensitization and cancer along with reproductive, developmental, central nervous system complications. Although the research around these concerns is still new at the moment, the available research is reason enough to consider at-home treatments.

How To Manicure Your Nails At Home

Ingredients

Nail trimmer
A large bowl of warm whole milk
Angle-tipped nail stick
Nail file
Buffing block
3 teaspoons warm almond oil
Nail paint remover
Antibacterial soap
Nail paint

Method

- Remove your old nail paint and trim your nails to the size you want them to be. Do clean up any raggedy skin aroud the nail.

- Soak your hands in the bowl of warm whole milk for a few minutes.

- Wash your hands with warm water and an antibacterial soap.

- Using the angle-tipped nail stick, gently push your cuticles back toward the base of the nail.

- Using the nail file, give shape to your nails. Rounded shapes are believed to make your nails resistant to cracks.

- Buff your nails with the buffing block using a side-to-side motion.

- Finally, rub your nails with warm oil, especially around the nail and cuticle areas.

- Apply a nail paint of your choice.