Summer nail care

Cuticle oil

This is a must – year round, but… especially before bed and before going to pools or the ocean – apply your oil both onto your cuticle and underneath the free-edge of your nails.  Take one of our cuticle oil pens home at your next appointment.

Swimming

Prolonged soaking in water (like pools) can cause nails to expand and cause the enhancement on top to be more vulnerable to premature lifting, chipping and peeling, so be careful with your nails for a couple hours after spending time in water.

Regrowth speed

This is great news for anyone wanting to grow their nails longer, faster! but for some, you might like to wear your nails a little shorter than usual between salon visits as they do grow a bit faster in the warmer months.

Gardening

A great tip is to wedge some thick hand-cream or even a nice waxy lip balm underneath your finger nails so that dirt cant settle under there.  Potting mix and soil contain many microorganisms we certainly don’t want going rogue under our nails.

Wash your hair

When we scrub our scalp and wash our hair, the fine strands of our hair and the shampoo – clean underneath our nails.

 

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