For many of us, looking after our hand hygiene is pretty simple.
Wash, rinse, and clip your nails when they start to grow uncomfortably long.
Take cuticles, for example.
Cuticles make up the U-shaped skin that lines your nails.
Their main purpose is to prevent the infiltration of infection-causing bacteria (viaByrdie).
If you’re planning on removing your cuticles, ask yourself what the reason is for this choice.
If the skin surrounding your nails is bothersome or grows too quickly, then you may opt for removal.
If a nail specialist is unwilling to do it, then it’s up to you.
Here are a few tips to see to it the removal process doesn’t cause an unwanted infection.
Boyce goes on to recommendkeeping your cuticles hydratedto avoid the urge of biting away any cracked bits.
Many people choose to cut away the excess skin on our nails to make them appear longer.
But cutting is perhaps too aggressive of an action.
Cuticles should be carefully pushed back, and not cut.
The same preparation is helpful if you do decide to actually trim your cuticles.
Be gentle, take your time, and trim off a little at a time.
