Fact is that you may not think about your nails, unless you just painted them blue or your mom says it’s time to trim them. But your nails have a job to do. The hard surface of your nails helps to protect the tips of your fingers and toes. And your fingernails make it easier to scratch an itch or remove a dog hair from your sweater. Nails generally are made of keratin. This is the same substance your body uses to create hair and the top layer of your skin. You had fingernails and toenails before you were even born. Our nails start in the nail root, hidden under the cuticle. When cells at the root of the nail grow, the new nail cells push out the old nail cells. These old cells flatten and harden, thanks to keratin, a protein made by these cells. The newly formed nail then slides along the nail bed, the flat surface under your nails. The nail bed sits on top of tiny blood vessels that feed it and give your nails their pink colour.

Below are few tips about our nails

How To Care For Our Nails

A nail clipper or a pair of nail of  nail scissors may be used. To smooth jagged edges, you can use a nail file or emery board, which works like sandpaper.

Fingernails should be trimmed straight across and slightly rounded at the top. Having nicely trimmed nails can keep you from biting or picking at them, which can lead to infections. It’s also a good idea to moisturize nails and cuticles regularly. A little hand lotion or moisturizer will do the trick.

Perfect Manicures And Pedicures For Our Nails

Sometimes people get their fingernails and toenail cut and polished by a professional in a salon. Manicures and pedicures are popular services for girls and women. If you get one, you’ll want to be sure the salon follows strict guidelines for cleaning it tools and the stations where hands and feet are washed, trimmed, buffed, and polished.

Furthermore, to prevent infections and other problems, experts recommend taking our personal nail clippers and other tools to the  manicurist or pedicurist. That’s better because you won’t be exposed to bacteria and other bad stuff that can linger on the tools that were used on other people’s hands and feet.

Use special care with sharp tools, nail polish remover. These items can be especially dangerous if a little brother or sister gets ahold of them.