How to properly trim your nails?

How to trim nails

Cutting nails

Nails need daily care, which does not mean being satisfied with just painting them, but rather taking care of them in general, 

In addition to trimming them every several weeks, to make sure they grow well, and the article will mention how this is done. 

How to trim nails

There are ways to trim nails and keep them healthy, and the following points make them clear:

Prepare for trimming

The following methods can be followed in preparing nails for pruning, including: 

• Wash and soak the nails for a few minutes, then dry them, to reduce the possibility of being cut and facilitate the pruning process.
• Choosing the right tool for nail clipping, as it is possible to choose a nail trimmer that is commonly used, and is characterized by its cheap price, ease of availability, and one of its drawbacks, its size being incompatible with the size of the desired nails to cut it, due to its very large or very small size, or with the heavy-toothed trimmer, The straight edge is the type used to cut the toenails, because they are thicker compared to the toenails, and some use scissors for fingernail care, and this type requires ingenuity in cutting, and fits the fingernails, and must be avoided when using other tools when clipping the nails, such as Blades, knives or regular scissors, due to the severity of the nail and the skin surrounding it.
• Buying nail clippers can only be used by the same person, separating the fingernail tools from the toenails, and soaking the tool for 10 minutes in hot water, and soap, such as dish washing soap, or antibacterial soap.
• Clipping nails in a suitable place, such as a trash can, and making sure to catch flying scraps to avoid offending other people.

The right time to trim nails

It is advisable to cut nails every week to two weeks, and in the case of growing nail in the flesh, you must go to the doctor to get rid of this painful problem. 

Trimming the fingernails

Pruning nails is considered a removal of free white, faded edges, or transparent ones that grow at its edges, and it is advised to maintain its strength by cutting it straight, slightly rounded at the corners, taking care not to cut the entire edges at once, but rather by doing a lot of small cuts. 

Trimming the toenails

It is advisable to trim the toenails straight, without making the side corners round, because this can lead to the appearance of the growing nail in the flesh, and its length is determined by the tip of the edge of the finger; because the very short nail may grow in the flesh due to wearing the shoe, then work to smooth the edges Roughness using the sandpaper.

Nail file

It is advisable to cool the nails after cutting them to form them and get rid of the rough edges, which can pick up clothes or socks, and break them, but the formation of the pointed nails should be avoided for easy breakage, and this is done by using the rough side of the cooler to make one long movement, starting from side to side Center, While the less rough side is used to soften the nails, when looking at it is advisable to look at the nails and make sure they are equal in length, and use the nail trimmer and the cooler again until the nails are of equal shape.

Nail care

Nails need care to keep them healthy and strong, as the consistency and homogeneity of the nails affects the outward appearance when they are trimmed well, and some methods can be followed, including: 

• Monitoring of nails: The problem of nails is sometimes caused by environmental factors surrounding it, such as the use of chemical cleaning materials, or dried materials for nails, and sometimes it predicts health problems that urge to go to the doctor, such as yellowing of the nails with redness in their base and this is associated with diabetes, indicating Pale nail beds, called Pale nail beds, with anemia, The thick and yellow nails that grow slowly are linked to the occurrence of lung diseases, the nails that have a pink and white half are related to kidney disease, and the white nails are associated with liver disorders.
• Using personal tools for nails: even when going to beauty salons for nail polish and finger care, taking care not to dig around or under the nails.
• Avoid installing nails: or artificial nails, because they cause harm to them, and the occurrence of bacterial and fungal infections, and the joint may be less than harmful, but it is not safe as well.
• Changing shampoo or soap: where nails can become dehydrated when shampoo or soap is not appropriate.
• Avoid excessive hand-washing: Keeping the hands clean and caring for them is essential, but excessive harm to them, and the moisturizer should be applied after washing hands, in addition to avoiding exposure of hands to chemical cleaning materials such as dish washing liquid.
• Avoid rough sanding boards: A soft radiator can be used as a substitute for it, to be used one way on the nail, and avoid the movement of going and forth on it, or the movement of the saw, as to prevent the nails from breaking.
• Avoid acetone to remove nail polish: it causes brittle nails.
• Take biotin supplements: This helps to strengthen the nails, and you can also consult a doctor about taking it and the appropriate dose of it.
• Moisturizing the nail bed and the surrounding skin: this reduces the breakage or flaking of the nails.
• Avoid strengthening nail polish: This is one of the toxic chemicals, and it causes brittleness in the nails, except that healthy nails are flexible and not harsh.
• Not to tamper with the skin surrounding the nails: by not cutting them, or pushing them back, because it protects the nails from entering bacteria and fungi.
• Eat a healthy diet: which contains iron, protein, and omega-3.
• Gloves: When doing work, such as cleaning, and wearing shoes that are appropriate to protect the toenails.
• Nail trim: to keep it healthy.