It's surprising how having a hangnail or cracked and scraggly nail beds can be quite a nuisance, even painful. So there are a few tools you can keep in your purse or travel bag to avoid one of nature's little pet peeves. You should include hand creamor cuticle cream to deal with the dryness, as well as cuticle scissors, pushers, and knives (to do your own trimming with). And there are cuticle pens and exfoliants that aim to target the trouble zone.
Cuticle Tips
The primary and best advice on this topic is to drink those 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water each day. Staying hydrated does wonders for every little segment of your skin. It's also important that you don't go trimming your cuticles haphazardly. You want to make sure the area is moisturized and collected before you go in for a snip. First, take a cuticle cream or oil that will soften the skin in the area. Then use a cuticle pusher to push back all the dead skin into a pile of sorts at the base of your nail. Don't get too zealous or you'll hurt yourself. Once you have a nice ridge of dead skin, take the trimmers along that ridge and don't cut deep into your healthy cuticle.
