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2Caring For Your Cuticles
1Soak your fingertips in hot water. Give your hands a soak in hot (not boiling) water or take a long bath. This will help to soften the cuticles and any loose skin. If you like, you can add a teaspoon of freshly-squeezed lemon juice or vinegar to the water. This will help to exfoliate any dead skin.
2Push back your cuticles with an orange stick. Once your cuticles have been softened, it should be easy to push them back using an orange stick.
- An orange stick is a small wooden or metal stick used to push back cuticles and clean under the nails. They can be purchased cheaply at the drug store, beauty supply store, or online.
- Use the flat end of the orange stick to push back the cuticle. Try to do this very gently – if you push too hard you might hurt yourself and make your cuticles worse!
- Push the cuticles back until you can see the white half-moon shape (called the lunula) at the bottom of each fingernail. Don’t do this more than once or twice a month, as the cuticles are quite sensitive.
- Metal or plastic orange sticks need to be sterilized after each use, while wooden orange sticks should be thrown away.
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