How to remove the cuticle at home - removing the cuticle yourself

The dream of every girl is beautiful and well-groomed hands. To make your manicure perfect, you need to monitor the condition of the cuticle. To give a neat look to nails, experts recommend removing it.

What is the cuticle used for

First you need to figure out what the cuticle is and why it is needed.

Cuticle is a layer of dead skin, located in the base of the nail. It acts as a protective barrier. Naturally protects the nail from falling into its cavity of various microbes.

However, the greatly expanded cuticle not only prevents the manicure correctly, but also gives an unpleasant look to your nails.

Many girls are wondering if the cuticle protects the nail from getting infections, is it necessary to remove it?

• The enlarged cuticle gradually fills the surface of the nail.
• Exfoliating, cuticle causes the formation of burrs.
• Cuticle serves as a natural barrier, therefore it helps to slow down the growth of nails.

Skin of cuticle - dead.

It will have to be removed surgically. The only way out is constant care of hands and timely removal and processing of the cuticle.

Preparation

Before removing the cuticle at home, we soften the skin of the hands.

• To do this, prepare a hot bath. Put your hands in it for a few minutes. To enhance the effect in water, you can add the following: sea salt, essential oil, grapefruit juice or lemon.
• Wipe hands well with a towel
• Apply a nourishing cream. Remove excess with a napkin.

Our hands are ready to work.

Now prepare the nail plates. To do this, apply a specialized manicure oil to the surface of the nail. It will soften the cuticle.

After this, you can go to the procedure for removing the cuticle. There are two methods of operation:

• Classic method
• European method

Let's consider each method of work separately.

Classic method

For work we will need:

• manicure scissors
• forceps
• manicure sticks

Preparation:

• This method is quite traumatic, therefore it is recommended to be careful.
• Get to work only after complete softening of the cuticle.
• Remember that only the necrotic part needs to be trimmed. It is easily detached when softened.
• Tools are recommended to be disinfected. Wipe them with an alcohol-containing solution. So you prevent infection in the nail cavity.

We proceed to remove the cuticle:

1. Lubricate the nails with vegetable oil. You can buy a special gel for removing the cuticle.
2. Take a wooden stick and sharp its end, move the keratinized skin.
3. The excess peel should be carefully trimmed with scissors.
4. Take tweezers and remove small cuticle details. First remove the skin on the sides, then - in the center.
5. Remove burrs with manicure tweezers.
6. Try to capture as little skin space as possible. So you will avoid injuries and infection of the nail cavity.
7. After completion of the procedure, it is recommended to wipe the nail plate with a solution of hydrogen peroxide. This will allow the infection not to get on the damaged surface.

European method

How to trim the cuticle in this way?

There are three ways to work. They differ in the methods of thermal treatment of hands:

• Hot work. It is carried out with severe damage to the skin and a significant growth of the cuticle. Means a strong steaming of the skin.
• Dry work. To soften the skin, special oils and gels are used. It must be used with caution.on preparations for softening on the skin there can be an allergic reaction.
• Wet care. Softening of the skin of hands with a thermal bath.

Now let's look at how to remove the cuticle at home using the European method:

1. Treat the nail surface with a nail file and give it the desired shape.
2. Soften the skin surface in one of three ways.
3. Apply oil or cuticle gel to the base of the nail. Hold it on the nails for 6-7 minutes to soak.
4. We remove the surplus.
5. Use a wooden stick to remove the cuticle. Movements should be directed to the base of the nail plate.
6. Apply oil to the nail surface to slow the growth of the cuticle.

Regular care for the cuticle is the secret to the beauty of your hands.

Video

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