Just like your skin, your nails need attention during your beauty routine. Dryness, splitting, peeling, yellowing, ridges and ragged cuticles are all conditions that can be addressed during your weekly at-home or in-salon manicure. There are many products available that can be incorporated into your weekly manicure to ensure nails stay healthy and beautiful.

The first step to groomed and gorgeous nails is choosing the right nail polish remover. Nail polish removers, especially removers that contain Acetone, are very drying to the nail bed and promote splitting and peeling. An acetone-free remover enriched with nourishing vitamins will help strip nails of polish while locking in moisture.

The second step is cuticle care. Never cut cuticles; instead push them back with an orange stick and keep them hydrated with a cuticle treatment gel that softens, minimizes and hydrates the skin around the nail bed.

After attending to cuticles, the third step is making the right choice in base coat. Try a treatment lacquer that is designed to cater to your specific nail concern with its formulation and ingredients. When you use a treatment lacquer, it works double-duty to provide a smooth base for your polish while also treating your concern. Barielle offers an assortment of treatment lacquers that cater to yellow nails, dry nails, split nails, cracked nails, peeling nails, weak nails and nails with ridges.

The fourth step is selecting nail polish that is healthy for you. Color your nails with polish that is free of formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl-phthalate, which are harsh irritants. Polishes free of these ingredients can also be safely used throughout pregnancy.

The final step is a base coat that is also infused with treatment. Some base coats provide a chip-resistant finish while also strengthen nails with silk protein, or blocking UV radiation to keep nails from yellowing.

There is one step for every finger on your hand, making it easy for you to remember to make your weekly manicure routine a healthy and beautiful experience, whether at-home or in the salon.