Nail Hacks: Simple do-it-yourself ones everybody should know

People spend a lot of time and money at beauty parlour/salon for services like a manicure to keep their nails well maintained. While getting this done occasionally by professionals does make sense, but it may not be good on your pockets if you do it too frequently. Instead, there are several nail hacks that can be tried from home, and you can still keep your nails neat and stylish. This post discusses a few simple nail hacks for girls.

Easy nail hacks for girls

Cure for unruly cuticles

Instead of using chemicals for the cuticles, you can keep your fingers soaked in warm water for about five minutes and then push those cuticles back using a stick. Once this is done, you can prepare a mixture of lotion and olive oil, and heat it up for a few seconds, before applying it on the cuticles. Apply this hack before you go to sleep at night and cover your hands with gloves. By the time you wake up in the morning, the cuticles will get softened and moisturised.

Nail polish stain removal

After you remove your nail polish using the relevant product and wiping it off using cotton, there are certain colours that leave behind a stain on the nails. You can simply apply tooth whitener to your nails and keep it on for a while. Then brush your nails to have the stain removed.

Handle broken nails without pain

Have you experienced any of your nails getting snapped or broken? If you try to remove the entire nail, it can be highly painful. Instead, you can apply a teabag to the crack along with nail glue/polish and get your nail growing again.

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Avoiding split / cracked nails

You can prevent split nails (or nails developing cracks) by reducing their exposure to water while doing household chores like washing dishes or rubbing clothes to remove stains. Cover your hands with latex or rubber gloves while doing such chores and avoid getting cracks in nails.

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Get nail polish to dry quickly

After the nail polish is applied on your nails, dip your fingers in ice-cold water for a minute or so, and the nail polish will dry out in no time. Thus, you will not have to wait longer before starting to get ready for your outing (with the aim of avoiding nail paint colour getting applied to your clothes). You can still wear a pair of gloves to avoid instant contact with the painted nails.

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The next time someone asks you about ‘how to do nails’, simply share the above list of nail hacks for their reference. These nail hacks are easy to implement and can save you a few visits to the salon. Thus you can save some money and invest it in purchasing some equipment that can enable you to implement more advanced level nail hacks from home.

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