How to Take Care of a Mani-Pedi

A mani-pedi can be a treat, when you want to lift your mood or do something nice for yourself. It can be a regular investment in your confidence, with beautiful nails and toes to match. While we recommend you take the time to enjoy yourself by getting a relaxing and beautiful mani-pedi, it's important you take care of it with proper home care. You'll see long term results a lot sooner than you expect.

Stick to a Healthy Diet

Your food intake doesn't only affect your waistline. What you eat can have a huge impact on the health of your nails, both fingers and toes, as well as your hair and skin. By drinking at least the recommended eight glasses of water each day and by eating a healthy diet, you might just see an improvement in the health of your nails.

Trim Nails Properly

Unfortunately, most people aren't aware of the damage they are doing to their nails by not trimming or filing them the right way. When you come in for your mani-pedi, ask your nail technician how you should be trimming them. Be sure to have them show you.

Avoid Drying Soaps

You might like those scented soaps on your bathroom counter, but they may be doing more harm than good when it comes to your nails. That fancy soap you're using in the shower might also be causing dry skin on your feet. This can also affect your toenails. Always choose a moisturizing soap.

Use Intense Moisture Cream

Water-based lotions often can't hydrate your skin as well as oil-based lotions. If they aren't able to moisturize your skin, then they definitely won't be able to keep your nails as hydrated as they should be for optimal health. Choose an oil-based, heavy cream instead of lotion.

Oil for NAIL BEDS

If you are experiencing extreme dryness, you need to get caught up on the moisture your nails need to be healthy. It's recommended you gently rub Vitamin E or apricot oil into the nail bed of each nail. You can do this for fingernails and for toenails, as often as needed to bring your nails back to health.

If you're ready to start investing in the health of your nails, we're ready to see you at Nail Bar & Spa. Between our expert nail technicians and your diligent self-care, you'll have beautiful, natural nails in no time at all.