How To Care for Cuticles

How To Care for Cuticles

Marsha Power

Hello Gorgeous! Ruff! Ruff! I need to come clean. I’ve developed a habit of licking my paws. It annoys my mom, and we are working on trying to get me to stop. I think it’s my cuticles. Yes, us cute little furry babies have cuticles too, and like yours, they need attention to stay healthy and do what they were designed to do, and that’s to protect the nail matrix, which is that area where your fingernails and toenails start to grow. I wag my tail and tell my mom, “I’m just keeping my cuticles neat and clean!” It’s important. Taking care of our cuticles really is important because our cuticles protect our new nails from bacteria and help to keep them healthy. Garbo’s Ashley Moreno is the best nail technician. Her knowledge of nail care combined with her creative nail art is amazing. So, I asked Ashley for some of her tips for cuticle care because the last two years of hand washing and hand sanitizing has surly left our cuticles and hands in need of a little extra care. Ashley offers this advice: 1. Exfoliate the cuticle. This can be done with a cuticle remover cream. Cuticle removers have a liquid exfoliant that loosens and removes your dry skin. 2. Use AVEDA’s Beautifying Composition Oil. This helps to nourish your cuticles and skin around your nails. Keep the oil by your sink where you wash your hands the most so you remember to use it. She said even if you only remember to do it once a week that’s more than nothing. 3. Schedule manicures regularly. This really helps plus it feels good to be pampered. Ashley cautioned me about hang nails. She said if you have a hang nail, never pull it because that could create a painful sore. She recommended clipping it. As for the hands, Ashley recommends using AVEDA’s Hand Relief because it stands up well to washing your hands multiple times. She said a lot of hand creams just sit on the top layer of your skin and get washed off when you wash your hands, but Hand Relief penetrates your skin to help your hands retain moisture even when you’ve washed them. If you have any questions, you’d like me to answer, please email me at askcharlie@garboasalon.com. Until the next time, “Take care of your cuticles…so they don’t get … ruff, ruff!”


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