How to soften toenails at home

The nail plate on the legs has a slightly different structure - so, it is more dense than on the arms, and much less elastic. And you probably noticed that if to accelerate the growth of nails on your hands you have to make various masks that strengthen them, and they still have the unpleasant property to break, then toenails grow very quickly, are distinguished by their strength and even grow into the skin, bending and causing the discomfort. Because sometimes to bring them in order to find ways to soften.

Why nails get rough and grow into

Ingrown nails are not only a cosmetic problem; in order to find its origins, you need to dig deeper. Often the cause can be heredity, so if your parents, grandpas,the grandmothers continued to grow into nails, then this could not be fixed, and there is only one way out - to properly care for the nail plates, monitor their condition and carefully pick up the shoes, since it should not be tight and put pressure on the fingers. And for those who are not prone to the occurrence of such a problem, ingrown nails may appear from the following factors:

1. Injuries - these can be bumps or long-term pressure on the nail, which leads to its damage and growth failure.
2. Incorrectly chosen shoes - tight shoes squeeze the fingers and with prolonged wear lead to the curvature of the nail plate, and, accordingly, and ingrowth.
3. Improper care - non-compliance with the elementary rules is fraught with the occurrence of this problem; cut your nails only straight, leaving at least 0.5 millimeter from the root - so they will grow smoothly.
4. Age - in elderly people, a thickening of the nail plate is often observed, as a result of which the nails grow not only in length, but also in height, become similar to shell.
5. Fungal infections - they completely destroy the structure of the nail, and without treatment can not do.

How to soften the toenails

Sometimes it happens that all the nails are softened, except for large ones. And there is nothing strange in it, because it has the greatest density, and in order to cut it, more effort is needed. Add for this in the water for the bath a few drops of essential oil - eucalyptus or lemon. Or simply apply to the nail plate and hold, but the first option is still more effective. And, besides, in water with essential oil, the nails undergo a kind of disinfection,therefore, you can still wash it tools for a pedicure - scissors and nippers.

How to soften the nails in the elderly

Softening nails in people of age requires a different approach. Over the years, stagnation of salts in the body and a gradual deformation of the feet, this is what causes this problem. Such hard nails can not be simply cut, and if you make an effort, you can damage the plate - it just breaks down and will hurt for a long time, especially when walking. Ossified nails, as this phenomenon is often called, will not get softened by baths alone, more radical methods are needed here. For example, compresses and lotions that can be prepared this way:

1. Take a few leaves of aloe, wash, cut off the thorns and cut them in half, along, so that the fleshy part opens.
2. Attach the plant to the nail plate, fasten (for this purpose, suitable adhesive tape or bandages) and leave overnight.
3. In the morning, remove the compresses and trim the nails - after that they will become more pliable, you can even remove the upper layer.

Aloe also has antiseptic, disinfectant properties,for the whole night of his active action, he not only softens his nails well, but also kills microbes, protects against fungal infections. It can be replaced with a pumpkin, also putting the pulp to the nail, but then do not be alarmed if in the morning the nail plate, like the fingers in those places where they come into contact with the pumpkin, turn yellow.

Another recipe for stained nails is to apply iodine and celandine oil, which must be divided equally and applied to the nails for about a quarter of an hour. Then, without wiping, treat with extra nourishing cream from cracks in the legs, corns and natoptyshy, and then make a pedicure.

How to get rid of ingrown nails and prevent ingrowth

If you already let your nail grow into your finger, then get ready for the fact that getting rid of it will not be so easy, and it may even hurt. In no case, you can not just try to lift, cut or cut it - it will only aggravate the situation. First you need to soften the nail plate and only then remove the ingrown part. To this end, you can again refer to the compress from aloe, the recipe is described above.

If there is no aloe pot on the windowsill in your home or in your neighbors, where you can cut a leaf, use Vishnevsky ointment. The principle of applying a compress is simple - lubricate the nail with ointment, attach a piece of cotton wool on top and secure with a bandage. In the morning, remove the ingrown portion or consult a doctor to do this.

If you are prone to the problem of ingrown nails, they can be made more elastic. To do this, it is enough 1-3 times a week to make footbaths - in a not very hot water, add an equal proportion of fatty foot cream, aloe juice, 9% vinegar and a few drops of iodine. Hold your feet for 15 minutes and rinse them with warm water. By the way, such procedures favorably affect the heels and help to remove the coarsened layers of the skin.

Soften fungal nail

In this case, it is recommended to use apple cider vinegar.Without diluting with water, it should be applied in its pure form onto a cotton wool or cotton swab and applied to the nail, then fixed with a bandage or plaster. It is desirable that the finger was warm, so put on warm socks or crawl under the blanket, but be sure to control the time - after two hours you need to remove the compress, otherwise the vinegar can leave a mark on the skin. After this, proceed to the removal of the ingrown part of the nail.

There are many ways to soften the toenails, but they all require a lot of time, and some of them also require ingredients. The described methods are easy to implement at home, and then a pedicure will cease to be a difficult task.

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