Get rid of dry cuticles for good!
Thick, dry, and peeling cuticles are one of beauty’s biggest pet peeves. Whether you get weekly manicures done by a professional or you choose to do your own nails, this tip is indispensable for developing and maintaining healthy cuticles and smooth, moisturized hands. Do not perform this procedure if your cuticles or the skin on your hands is injured, raw, or bleeding because it could worsen your condition. As always, please seek treatment from a physician if you suffer from any serious skin condition.
One of the most common ways of treating dry, thick, or peeling cuticles is to try snipping off the dead skin with a cuticle nipper. The problem with this method is that it is difficult and even dangerous to perform on yourself. People often tend to nip off too much skin, which simply results in your skin growing back even thicker and, worse yet, you could easily cut too deeply and injure yourself. Furthermore, as a practical matter, it is virtually impossible to use cuticle nippers on yourself unless you’re ambidextrous because you’ll always be forced to use your left hand to trim the cuticles on your right (or vice versa if you’re a lefty).
But not to worry! We’ve got an easy and safe solution for you. First, start with clean, dry nails. Take a good, oil- and sugar-based body scrub and apply it to your cuticles and nail area. If you’re running a little short on time, you can do this while in the shower, but you’ll get the best results if you do this while your hands are still dry.
Gently massage the body scrub in small circles over the entire cuticle area, paying special attention to the part of your finger where the corner of the nail meets the skin. Spend approximately 30 seconds exfoliating the cuticle of each nail.
Rinse thoroughly and pat dry. Follow up your cuticle scrub by massaging a rich cuticle cream into the cuticle as well as the nailbed on each of your fingers. For really deep moisturization, slather on some handcream and slip on a pair of cotton gloves.
Again, the absolute key to this is maintenance. Perform the exfoliating procedure weekly and massage your cuticles and nails with a rich cuticle cream twice a day and we promise you can kiss those dry cuticles goodbye forever!
DISCUSSION:
9 comments so far...
1 Arisa // Nov 10, 2008 at 4:58 pm
This is great! I love it! I think I’m going to go do that now. I’ve always had these thick weird cuticles and they’re going away!
2 Judy // Feb 11, 2009 at 3:58 am
I have been troubled with bleeding cuticles for years. No amount of creams or lotions ever seemed to work. The difference this has made in my hands is nothing short of miraculous.
3 Bren // Mar 1, 2009 at 1:27 pm
any help as to the “body scrub” name ? and cutical cream ? do you get these at health places ? or from drug stores.?
4 Isabella // May 6, 2009 at 10:38 am
‘Body scrub’ is available in most department stores and drug stores. ‘Origion’ makes a good one. It’s sugar and oil.
Orly makes a good cuticle cream. Barielle oil is also very good. I keep a bottle of oil on my night table and before going to sleep, I brush the oil all around my nails.
I bought some special vitamins for hair, nails and skin. A low thyroid function too can cause dryness around the nails and skin peeling off.
I am a cleaning maniac and don’t wear gloves. That caused drynees, I have to bathe my hands in cream.
5 Minnie // May 17, 2009 at 9:00 am
I have dry, crached cuticles for many years. I even tried a Dermatologistl and their creams did not work. I will try the :sugar/oil, I hear that TREE TEA OIL is supposed to help; but I have also tried that everynight
6 mel // Jul 30, 2009 at 10:39 pm
thank you so much i am gonna go get some of that. My cuticals have always been very thick and dry.
7 REBEKAH // Dec 10, 2009 at 3:46 pm
WHERE CAN I FIND BARILLE OIL?
8 REBEKAH // Dec 10, 2009 at 3:48 pm
WHERE CAN I FIND BARIELLE OIL?
9 vickie // Apr 20, 2011 at 9:58 am
totally loved this and it works to the max …
thank you so much for all your great advice
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