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• Warning

Push in the cuticles. Using plastic cuticles or cuticle pushers (nail sticks that have one pointy tip and one flat end) can help prevent the ingrown cuticles from penetrating the nail. Use the flat end of the cuticle stick to push the cuticle back in, then push it along the bottom of the nail with the tip to remove any accumulated dirt.

• The metal cuticle pushers should be disinfected before and after each use, and the wooden stick should be discarded after each use, otherwise the stick can become a shelter for bacteria.

Cut excess skin around the nail. Use nail clippers and nail clippers to cut off excess dead skin around the nail, including the skin near the cuticles, that you pushed back inward with the stick. Be careful to cut only loose and soft skin, not cut off the actual cuticles (the skin right around protects the nail, especially near the top edge of the nail).

• Excess and loose skin is usually white in color, which is different from the actual cuticle. You should only cut off any skin that could get caught in an object and cause skin tear.

Apply moisturizer. Use an over-the-counter cuticle lotion, moisturizer, or moisturizer to moisturize the dry skin around your nails. Apply a generous amount of moisturizer to your nails and pay particular attention to the cuticles. All skin around the nail should be covered with moisturizer.

• You can try applying moisturizer under your nails.
• Non-alcoholic and fragrance-free moisturizers often moisturize the skin better.

Nail files. Keep the nail at a reasonable length so that it does not get caught in other objects. Pay special attention to the nail corners and always keep it smooth so that the edge of the nail does not damage the skin around the nail.

• When filing your nail, you should file in a uniform motion and in one direction. This will prevent cracking and tearing the nail through the nail "sawing" (pulling the nail file back and forth).

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Warning

• Absolutely not completely remove the cuticles around the nail. The loose, dead skin (white) can be trimmed, but the cuticle cannot be completely removed.