Hello everyone!
I want to start by saying that I am against long nails. I know many love to long nails: they even put on false nails because they think it’s super feminine and pretty. To me, it seems quite the opposite: unhygienic and shabby. To all of them, I will apply the famous saying “I respect your view but I don’t share it”. Obviously, long toenails do not seem nice to anyone (I hope …) but to me, long fingernails are as disgusting as long toenails. Do you how much crap accumulates under nails? Short nails are the most hygienic option. Yes, I know that there are nail brushes, specific devices for cleaning them and the pen cap, but even that way it is disgusting to me. If I see someone with long fingernails handling food I have to look the other way… Normally those with long nails also paint them, so “you can’t see the shit.” I can only stand French manicure or painted but short nails. To me, those nails with designs with drawings and so on are really tacky. Toenails look better painted (but always short!), especially in summer when people wear sandals.
The products to remove nail polish are obviously quite toxic. I do not usually paint my fingernails because I’m too lazy for that, but in summer I do paint my toenails. You should always ventilate the room very well when you use these products. Now there are some organic and biodegradable nail painting, but they are only in specialized stores and are quite expensive.
Moving on to something else: cutting your nails. The best time is after a long shower, because they are soft and it is simpler (besides it is less disgusting). Also, after a long shower, they tend to be cleaner. As I always have them short, I don’t have the problem of cleaning them. You have to cut them in a square shape to avoid ingrown toenails. I don’t use nail file either. An apparatus I recently discovered is this one:
It turns out that it serves to remove cuticules. It is like a mini-blade that you pass by and I use it to remove the spare skin (I use it especially for the little toe). Ah, something that goes without saying: after each use, you should clean very well, with soap and water, the gadgets you use to cut and clean the nails (for the nail clipper, as it is more difficult to clean, use a cotton stick).
Anyway, I see no sense in removing hand cuticles, because they are a protection between the nail and finger. I only had a manicure once (it was a gift) and I ended up with bleeding and wounded nails because the lady insisted on removing my cuticles. She said that this is how the nail is better painted, but I’ve seen the nail is painted the same way whether you remove them or not.
Finally, nail-health relationship. It is assumed that nails, like hair or skin, reflect the state of health in general. So, brittle nails would reflect poor health, and hard nails good health. The white spots that sometimes appear are not a lack of calcium as it is believed but are due to some small blow.
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