Taking good care of your hands is an absolute must.
Whether you’re someone who can’t survive unless you have a fresh set of acrylics, or you just like to treat yourself with a manicure from time to time, we can all agree on one thing: nice, clean nails are important!
However, sometimes it’s simply not possible to have our hands and nails looking nice all the time. With kids, work, hands-on hobbies, and just the regular hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can be kinda difficult to keep everything up to par.
No worries, though! There are actually a few ways to keep everything
looking good without investing too much time and money. Here are 5 tips to help you properly care for your hands and nails between manicures.
Give press-on nails a shot.
If you can’t get to your nail tech in time for a fresh set and don’t want to go without your acrylics, try press-on nails!
Now they’re not what they used to be back in the day: clunky, blocky, and unflattering for your nail beds and shapes. They’re much better these days!
Brands like Complimente Nails have done a great job at creating luxury press-on nails to mimic the real deal.
The best part?
They’re equally great quality for just a fraction of the price and the time you usually take to get them done.
Try a paraffin wax bath.
Paraffin is a soft, colorless wax that is used for a number of different things such as candlemaking and preserving fresh produce.
But did you know that it’s also widely used as a way to bring moisture and softness back to your hands and feet? Yup!
It works like this: you melt the paraffin wax, pour it in a bag, stick your hands inside the slightly cooled melted wax, let it settle into a hand mask, and gently wipe it off.
This simple wax trick not only softens rough hands, but it’s also known to relieve aches and pains.
Invest in a good hand cream.
Hand cream is an underrated beauty staple because most of us have no problem using whatever lotion, oil, or butter we have available to keep them from looking dry and ashy. But honestly, there’s actually some benefit to using cream specifically for your hands.
For starters, a good hand cream will soften the skin on our knuckles and cuticles. Sure, a body cream could do that but then again, they aren’t specially formulated to do so. Before you spend tons of money, try this $7 mint-infused cream from Love Beauty and Planet.
Don’t hang on to those acrylics.
The index finger broke, the thumb fell off, and baby the pinky is hanging on by a thread!
Simply put, take your nails (and yourself!) out of unnecessary misery and remove your acrylics.
Yes, wearing just your natural nails can feel weird, but tacky nails are a no-go.
Continue basic nail-grooming habits.
This is a no-brainer, but it must be said: when in-between manicures, make sure you’re taking care of your nails in the basic sense.
I’m not talking about the cute stuff like polish and cuticle cream every other day—no, I mean getting down to business.
Eating enough iron and protein-rich foods so that your nails are strong; keeping them clipped and cleaned; and even soaking them before you moisturize. To sum it up: nails or no nails, just take care of your hands.
