How to Use a Cuticle Cutter
Wash your cuticle clipper., Sanitize the tips of the clipper., Soak your hands or feet in warm water., Push your cuticles back with a cuticle pusher., Start with tiny snips., Pull away dead skin., Apply a moisturizer., Avoid clipping your cuticles...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Wash your cuticle clipper.
Use warm water and antibacterial soap to gently swab down your cuticle clipper.
You can apply the soap with your hands or use something like a cotton ball to the clean the clipper.If you use your hands to clean the clipper, wash them thoroughly first. -
Step 2: Sanitize the tips of the clipper.
Use rubbing alcohol or an iodine solution on the tips.
Either dip the tips in the solution or dab it on using a cotton swab.
Sanitizing the tips helps prevent your nails from becoming infected., Fill a bowl with warm water and submerge your fingertips or toes.
This will soften your nails so the cuticles will clip off easier.There is no precise amount of time you need to soak your nails, but about 10 to 15 minutes is probably enough.
You can also simply clip your cuticles after getting out of the shower. , In addition to a cuticle clipper, you need a cuticle pusher.
This is a small device you use to push your cuticles back into the nail bed.
This will raise the cuticles slightly, making them easier to clip., Focus on the dead skin on the end of the cuticle.
Face the tip of the blades towards your nails and make tiny snips across the cuticle., Gently pull upward after making your snips.
This will pull any dead skin away from the cuticle.
Keep pulling away the dead skin until you've trimmed the full cuticle., The skin under the cuticle and near the nail bed may become irritated as you remove the cuticle.
To counteract this, dab on some hydrating lotion near the nail bed and the surrounding skin.
This should soothe your skin, reducing the likelihood of complications from cutting your cuticles., Diabetes can make finger and toenails more subject to infection.
If you have diabetes, or a health condition that decreases your immune system, refrain from cutting your cuticles.
Cuticles are there to protect your fingernails and skin., Cuticle clipping is not something you should do every day.
Most experts recommend clipping your cuticles in moderation.
Stick to clipping your cuticles once every couple of weeks to prevent infections, and soreness near your nail bed., Do not clip off your entire cuticle.
The cuticle is a necessary component of the nails that protects them from germs.
Only clip off the tips of the cuticles that are comprised of dead skin.
Leave the rest intact. -
Step 3: Soak your hands or feet in warm water.
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Step 4: Push your cuticles back with a cuticle pusher.
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Step 5: Start with tiny snips.
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Step 6: Pull away dead skin.
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Step 7: Apply a moisturizer.
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Step 8: Avoid clipping your cuticles if you have diabetes or other health issues.
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Step 9: Clip your cuticles in moderation.
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Step 10: Leave some of the cuticle intact.
Detailed Guide
Use warm water and antibacterial soap to gently swab down your cuticle clipper.
You can apply the soap with your hands or use something like a cotton ball to the clean the clipper.If you use your hands to clean the clipper, wash them thoroughly first.
Use rubbing alcohol or an iodine solution on the tips.
Either dip the tips in the solution or dab it on using a cotton swab.
Sanitizing the tips helps prevent your nails from becoming infected., Fill a bowl with warm water and submerge your fingertips or toes.
This will soften your nails so the cuticles will clip off easier.There is no precise amount of time you need to soak your nails, but about 10 to 15 minutes is probably enough.
You can also simply clip your cuticles after getting out of the shower. , In addition to a cuticle clipper, you need a cuticle pusher.
This is a small device you use to push your cuticles back into the nail bed.
This will raise the cuticles slightly, making them easier to clip., Focus on the dead skin on the end of the cuticle.
Face the tip of the blades towards your nails and make tiny snips across the cuticle., Gently pull upward after making your snips.
This will pull any dead skin away from the cuticle.
Keep pulling away the dead skin until you've trimmed the full cuticle., The skin under the cuticle and near the nail bed may become irritated as you remove the cuticle.
To counteract this, dab on some hydrating lotion near the nail bed and the surrounding skin.
This should soothe your skin, reducing the likelihood of complications from cutting your cuticles., Diabetes can make finger and toenails more subject to infection.
If you have diabetes, or a health condition that decreases your immune system, refrain from cutting your cuticles.
Cuticles are there to protect your fingernails and skin., Cuticle clipping is not something you should do every day.
Most experts recommend clipping your cuticles in moderation.
Stick to clipping your cuticles once every couple of weeks to prevent infections, and soreness near your nail bed., Do not clip off your entire cuticle.
The cuticle is a necessary component of the nails that protects them from germs.
Only clip off the tips of the cuticles that are comprised of dead skin.
Leave the rest intact.
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