Manicure for Men
Most of the men take manicure as something which is meant for women. They think that manicure is done to beautify hands, and thus is obviously for women. Such men are surely not aware of the health benefits of manicure. If you are one among such men, you should consider reading the present article. You would come to know about some of the important benefits of manicure for men.
Manicure Benefits
Men should consider doing manicure as they may derive a number of health and beauty benefits from it. Manicure, when done on regular basis, keep the nails clean healthy, and free from micro-organisms like bacteria and fungus. Thus, it protects the nails from several diseases. Some of them are fungal infections, pale nails, ingrown nails and hard or brittle nails. Secondly, manicure promotes growth and strength of nails. Thirdly, it helps keeping the nails and hands shiny and healthy. In this manner, manicure completely foreclose the necessity of using artificial nails, which can damage your fingernails over time. Fourthly, manicure makes hands aesthetically pleasing. Lastly, it is an amazing way of relaxing and unwinding. The hand massage done during manicure eases stress and produces a long-lasting positive effect.
Procedure
For performing self manicure, you will need cotton pads, orange wood stick, soft nail brush, metal nail filer, nail cutter and warm water in a bowl. Cut the overgrown nails with the nail cutter. File the nails in shape with the metal filer. Ideally, a man's nail should be in a round shape with the white nail inch beyond the fingertip. Apply a small amount of olive oil or cuticle serum to each nail. Fill a bowl with warm water. Add a dollop of a mild shampoo and 5 - 6 drops of rose water. Mix all the ingredients well. Lather will be formed in the process. Soak your hands into this mixture. Do make sure that the water temperature is tolerable to you. Keep the hands soaked for 10 - 15 minutes.
The warm water will soften the cuticles. During the soaking period, gently massage your hands. Brush the nails and the skin around it with the nail brush. This will get the blood flow through your fingers. Take a pumice stone and rub it on the fingers, both on the inner and upper side. A pumice stone gently removes the dead skin from the fingers. When the cuticles have become soft, dab some amount of cuticle remover on the nail base. This will ease the pushing back of the cuticles. Hold the orange stick at some angle and push the dry skin of the cuticles towards the nail base. Also, push back the cuticles along the sides of your nails. Perform pushing of the cuticle steps as gently as possible.
If dead skin chips are present, wipe them away with a cotton pad. Do not use a cotton ball as it may leave streaks behind. Buff the nails in one direction. Do not rub them as rubbing may heat up the nails. The purpose is to improve blood circulation through the nails. Now, you know all the basic steps to how to manicure fingernails. If you wish, you may apply a transparent nail polish on your nails. It will give your nails a healthy shine. In some beauty salons, after the application of transparent nail polish, a white colored pain is applied on the nail tip. Such a manicure is called french manicure.
Do try homemade manicure once on your fingers. You would love the result. If possible, try to manicure your fingers twice a month.
