Self-care with nails is genderless and a vital part of managing troublesome hand and foot ailments. In addition, providing us with allocated time to look after our bodies.

January can be the toughest month of the year. Being kind to your body after the previous year’s stress is essential. All those daily stresses may still be stuck inside of your muscles.

Firstly, when trying to find your self-care route create a list of what might help, like:-

Maybe grab a pillow and just scream into it with everything you got?

Do you need a charcoal face mask and a hot bath?

Peaceful time to read a good crime book?

Maybe a delicious cup of hot camomile tea?

Kick it old school and just cry! Release the stress via your tear ducks?

We all use the line “be kind to each other” but we need to apply this vigorously to ourselves, as well as the person standing next to you. Every struggle is different, and every struggle is valid. We need a whole choice of skills to look after ourselves, especially listening skills.

Listening skills are essential to communication, listening to words and body language. We must also listen to our own bodies and respond accordingly.

The massage

We can have nice incense filled rooms for the full massage experience, but Rhi Rhi Nails It can aid with the smaller version of the massage. Self-care with nails is not only the manicure but the hand and foot massage at the end.  It’s like the cherry on the top of a Bakewell tart.

But it does not stop there, how about a home massage performed by yourself? Hands and feet are an extremity that tends to feel the cold and sometimes lacks circulation. Apply a little oil or lotion to the skin. Then use small circular motions on the areas of muscle which can release some built-up tensions.

Some of the effective massage techniques consist of effleurage increases circulation towards your heart. The quick movements will stimulate your circulation, but the slow ones will help the lymphatic flow.  The petrissage is a pinching and kneeling motion. This will aid absorption and is sometimes the part where your skin may get a little red. 

How does a massage help us:-

• Blood circulation
• Removing cellular waste
• Improved circulation
• Lymphatic drainage
• Absorption of creams and oils
• Relives tension
• Relaxing

So, there’s nice healthy reasons to for us to enjoy the hand massage part of a manicure. Just like wine, which is grape juice and 1 of our 5 a day. There is a hilarious loophole to everything in life.

Conclusion

In conclusion, get yourself a comfortable position and sit back, relax your whole body including your hand.  Nail joke, as we say a lot “relax your hand”. Sleeves up, jewellery off, let’s get rubbing people!

Lastly, never feel guilty about taking some time to look after your body, it looks after you every day.