How to Have a Manicure at Home

You will need:

·        Nail polish remover

·        Cotton wool pads

·        Nail scissors

·        Emery board or nail file

·        Cuticle Cream (follow link)

·        Rubber hoof stick

·        Orange sticks

·        Orange blossom massage cream (follow link)

Regular manicures are one of the easiest beauty salontreatments to carry out at home and will make all the difference to thelong-term state of our hands and mails. Aim to give the hands a weeklymanicure.

Method

·        Wash hands and nails in warm, soapy water anddry thoroughly.

·        Remove any nail polish with remover on cottonwool pads.

·        Trim long nails with nail scissors and file intoa smooth oval shape, using an emery board or non-metal nail file. Avoid‘sawing’ backwards and forwards as this weakens the nail. The best way to file thenails is in one direction only.

·         Afterfiling, rinse the fingertips in warm water and pat dry.

·        Apply a small amount of Cuticle Cream aroundeach nail and massage into the cuticle and base of the nail. Leave tor a fewminutes for the cream to penetrate and soften the skin.

·        Next, take the rubber hoof stick and gently pushback the cuticle from around each nail. Never force the skin back and avoidcutting or poking the cuticle as this can pierce the skin and lead to infections.When you have been around each cuticle, take an orange stick and wipe aroundthe base of each nail to remove traces of cuticle cream.

·        Apply a generous dollop of Orange BlossomMassage Cream and work into the fingers, palms, and wrists.

Each hand contains twenty-eight small bones and a complexnetwork of muscles and tendons, so spend at least 10 minutes giving the hands agentle massage. This not only release tension and loosens up stiff joints butalso increases blood circulation and keeps the skin feeling supple and smooth.

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How to Take Care of Your Hands and Feet

Hands and feet are our hard-working slaves and deservepampering with a little extra care and attention. The skin that covers ourhands and feet is much thicker than elsewhere on the body. This provides themwith important protection during their demanding daily tasks, but can sometimesresult in a build-up of rough, chapped skin that looks unsightly and is oftenpainful. Our hands especially are always out on constant show and arecontinually exposed to the elements. Strong sunshine encourages brown ‘age’spots on the backs of the hands, cold weather leaves them dry and chapped,while washing in soapy water strips away their natural oils, leaving them roughand wrinkled.

Our feet come under a different kind of pressure as theycarry our weight around all day, often squeezed into tightly fitted boots andshoes. During the winter months, the skin on our feet may go for months withoutbeing allowed to breathe properly, as feet are cocooned in constant layers ofthick tights, woolly socks, and warm bedclothes. It is said that the expressionon your face is due to the comfort of your feet and it is certainly true thatcorns, chilblains and bunions cause a great deal of misery. Therefore, it is hardly surprising that pedicures havebecome one of the most popular beauty treatments - a small amount of time spentlooking after the feet can put a smile on the face all year round. Fingernailsand toenails also require regular care to keep them trim and attractive.

Giving yourself a weekly manicure and pedicure is a simplebeauty treatment that keeps nails tidy and prevents problems such as splitting,flaking and painful in-growing toenails. Follow this 7 point plan in betweenmanicures and pedicures:

·        Always wear a pair of gloves or use a barriercream when outside or doing chores such as gardening or the washing-up.

·        Avoid plunging the hands into too-hot orfreezing – cold water as this encourages dehydration and leads to skinchapping.

·        Always use a sunblock when out in sunny weatherto prevent the formation of brown ‘age’ spots on the backs of the hands.

·        Get into the habit of using a rich hand creamlast thing at night.

·        Include vegetable oils in your daily diet, suchas olive or sunflower oils for cooking, or food supplements such as cod liveroil or evening primrose oil to help strengthen weak, brittle nails.

·        Always trim hangnails to prevent them tearing orsplitting.

·        Avoid opening the mail, cans, jars, etc. withthe nails as this weakens the structure and encourages them to break off.

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