You have to cut and maintain your nails

For the toenails, it’s very simple, we divide by two. This is however sufficient to make holes in socks and shoes. If possible, use a pair of round-tipped scissors and a nail file. If your nails are too thick, trim them after bathing, which makes them softer. For the toes, do not cut your nails too short, nor too often – no more than once a month – because when the edges start to push inside the skin, it is the dreaded ingrown toenail that rots. life and often ends under the scalpel of the pedicure, or even the surgeon.

Watch out for solvents

For the pretty ones, never give in to the use of the nail polish remover more than once a week. To varnish your nails and shine under the sunlights, rather regularly apply thin layers rather than a thick layer which will obtain the opposite effect to that desired, therefore the too frequent use of solvents which dry out your nails. Similarly, use varnishes without acetone, hardeners without formalin and protect everything with a lacquer. If it is difficult to bathe with gloves and if your husband refuses his chore turn, beware of vacations without a dishwasher, as women’s hands are more sensitive to detergents and humidity. A cotton glove plus a rubber glove are the best guarantees of softness, including when peeling the vegetables.

A mole under a nail … suspicious

After aesthetics, the doctor’s advice: broken nails are easily infected with germs and fungi. A sore nail, throbbing pain are real warning signs. Finally, you have all heard of melanoma, this skin cancer, which is on the rise in our country. It arises from a degenerating mole. Now, under our fingernails, there is skin. The majority of black spots that appear under the nail are due to a hematoma, a drop of blood that occurs when you pinch or slap your fingers. However, it is sometimes a mole that has evolved badly. So any stain or black line that cannot be removed with a thumb pressure on the nail must imperatively lead to a consultation.