Easy manicure and pedicure at home

Oil bath and easy manicure

• Soak your nails in a bowl of olive oil then wipe way the excess oil using a cotton wool.
• Most good nail care products’ offer nail strengthener lotion to help prevent weak nails from splitting and breaking.
• Apply this under the base coat of nail polish.
• Use the finishing side of the nail buffer to stimulate the circulation of blood in the nail bed
• Apply hand cream after each time you wash the hands as this will help in the buildup of oil levels in your nails. Take time to rub little into your nails.
• Apply intensive hand cream once a week before going to bed.
• Then pull on a pair of white cotton gloves (most good chemists sell them) this will allow the cream to penetrate your hands and nails.
• Keep your nails at a sensible short length then they will be less liable to break.
• Never ever bite nails. Coat nails with a layer of neem oil as its bitterness will get you permanently out of the habit of nail biting.

Quick and easy pedicure.

This weekly pedicure will ensure that your tiny toes are always presentable.

• Cut off any excess toenail with the help of a pair of nail clippers, working straight across the nail. Avoid using nail scissors as this can split the nail or cause the occurrence of in growing toenails.
• Use an emery board to file your nails straight across, rounding them slightly at the corners.
• To avoid in growing toenails don’t file into the corners of the nails hold the board slightly angled down towards the free edge of the nails and smooth from each side of the nail towards the centre.
• Soak your feet in water with a few drops of olive oil.
• Use a pumice stone of the heels and wipe the feet dry.
• Massage a little cuticle cream into the base of your nails.
• Push back your cuticle with a hoof stick or a cotton bud. Use circular movements for the greatest of effects. Wipe off any excess cream.