Nails can be tricky to care for. Most people don’t think about their nails unless they break or something goes wrong. But there are a number of things you can do to help keep your nails in good health. Selah Salon and Spa has high quality nail treatments to help keep your nails looking and feeling their best. For personal care, there a few things you can do as well in addition to going to a nail salon. Two tips for good nail care are your diet and regular cleaning.
Diet for Healthier Nails
While a good diet is great to maintain regardless, there are a few foods that will be especially helpful for your nails. Often, brittle or fragile nails can be cause by a lack of iron. People who suffer from anemia will often see this. Some foods rich in iron are liver, red meat, soy products, beans, lentils, most green vegetables such as spinach, asparagus and parsley. In addition to these foods, most nuts, egg yokes and dry fruits like raisins, dates, and apricots are all full of iron and will help strengthen your nails.
Besides an iron deficiency, lack of enough calcium can also cause your nails to be fragile or to become yellowed. Some foods that help you avoid this are various dairy products and beetroots. These will help keep your nails in a good condition and help them look better too.
Nail Cleaning
Keeping your nails clean seems like a given, but there are a quite a few options for good nail care. Cleaning your nails is not just washing your hands, but paying special attention your nail alone. Squeezing a tablespoon of lemon juice into a cup of warm water helps to remove any embedded dirt. In addition it can help remove any lingering bacteria. Dipping your fingertips into warm mustard oil also helps encourage strong nails. After you dip you nails, rub the oil into the nail and the cuticle. Leave the oil for about eight to ten minutes before rinsing. You can also visit a nail salon to get a professional cleaning.
Nails are that strange part of your body that seem easy to forget about until something goes wrong. They are a big part of how you touch and interact with the world, but often get overlooked. With so many nail designs out there, it can be easy to forget that many of them can actually damage your nails. Brittle nails can be a huge problem as it means they will break often which can be very painful. Yellowed and cracked nails can be off putting to others as well. Selah Salon and Spa‘s nail salon has several treatments meant to help you nails look and feel their best. Nail care does not have to be hard, just remember that good diet and regular cleaning will help the most.
