Christmas fungal nail

I know Christmas is about the color red and green, but you don't necessarily have to materialize it this holiday season.

I have just been discussing with supplier about the products to be bringing in for the Christmas and New Year festivities coming up around the weekend. He was commenting on the quick sales of anti-fungal treatments flying off the shelf like there is an epidemic.

So thought of putting in some tips for the girls who like to get their nails done with acrylic or gel extensions. I'm no expert but this is some suggestions I can give with my experience.

Overlays with gel and acrylic are actually not that good for your nails but once in a while, having them is alright and justifiable in cost if you have a chain of few events or functions to attend. I know they look nice and all, I'm tempted to do them too but the thing is if your nails are weak by nature, they will not make it better, it will just be as weak as before, if not even worst when you remove them. If yours are healthy, strong nails, they might weaken your nails. So always take a short break and just get the normal manicure after removing the overlays before doing another set of overlays.

If you are most persistent in getting your overlays, NEVER get your manicure/pedicure and overlays done on the same day after because if you do that you might have a chance on getting fungus in your nails.

Why?

Whenever you get your basic manicure done, you will have very moisturized fingers and nails due to all the soaking and moisturizing with lotions and treatments. With overlays, these moisture gets kept in your nails and promote the growth of fungus. On top of that, the damp, rainy weather lately, it will make the fungus grow faster and even worst.

Fungus growth on your nails are difficult to treat and looks super ugly. Your nails get crumbly and disfigured , grow out in a weird shape and all. Plus, they tend to spread very quickly to the rest of your fingers as well and once you treat them with anti fungal medication and cream, there is a chance that it might recur. Hence, you have to repeat the process of treating again and it costs.

So the solution is if you want your overlays and would not fancy spending money on treating fungal nail, DO NOT get a manicure/pedicure and overlays on the same day. Do one after another in a span of 2 days, like manicure on a day and book appointments for overlay one or two days later.

That's it. Just a small little tip. Hope you benefit from it.