How to get rid of hangnails

How to get rid of hangnails

Hangnails give to hands not esthetic look: they are capable to spoil even the most beautiful manicure. If in time not to get rid of them, hangnails can develop into paronychia – acute inflammation of the near-nail roller.

It is required to you

  • - ware;
  • - olive oil;
  • - water;
  • - leaf of aloe;
  • - adhesive plaster;
  • - calendula flowers;
  • - plantain leaves;
  • - food wrap;
  • - gloves;
  • - nutritious hand cream;
  • - aromatic oil;
  • - the moisturizing hand cream;
  • - almonds.

Instruction

1. Pour glass of olive oil in pan and warm up it on water bath up to the comfortable temperature. Lower fingers of hands in olive oil and take 7-10 minutes. The recommended frequency of implementation of similar procedures – 1-2 times a week. Olive oil not only will help to get rid of hangnails, but also will make salutary impact on condition of skin of hands and nails.

2. Wash up leaf of aloe under flowing water, then cut it on small pieces (of the size of finger) and attach inside to the damaged surface of finger. Fix compress by means of adhesive plaster and leave for 10-12 hours (better to do such compress for the night).

3. Take several leaves of plantain and zhmenyu calendula flowers, wash out them, later dry and carefully crush. Then apply the turned-out medical mix on the damaged surface of skin, and from above wrap hands food wrap and put on cotton or woolen gloves. Leave compress for the night, and wash away everything warm water in the morning and apply nutritious cream on hands.

4. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 4-5 drops of aromatic oil (tea tree, orange or bergamot) to water of room temperature (1 l of water). The cosmetic mix prepared according to this recipe has antiseptic property and also perfectly softens cuticles. Lower hands in this solution and take in it within 17-20 minutes. After dry wipe them and grease with the moisturizing hand cream.

5. Prepare almond cream from dryness of hands. For this purpose take 35-40 g of the peeled almonds and crush it in the blender before obtaining powdery weight. Fill in glass of the boiled water cooled to room temperature here and well mix. Rub this structure in skin of hands and leave mask for 25-30 minutes.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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