How To Use Bona Fide Beauty Glass Cuticle Pusher | A Simple Guide To Cuticle Care At Home (2024)

Cuticle care is often overlooked and we get it — it can be tedious, daunting and confusing, especially if you don’t know how to care for them properly. However, the benefits to learning how to care for your cuticles without having to go to a salon is game changing for nail enthusiasts or at-home nail artists.

The term “cuticle” actually refers to “dead skin” that builds up at the base of your nail plate and underneath live skin aka the “proximal fold”. When your nails grow out, the “dead skin” that was building up overtime will get dragged further up the nail plate causing you to have a dry & unsmooth nail surface.

This tends to make nail polish and gel manicures lift from the nail more easily, making them not last as long as they should. Just like how regular paint needs a smooth and clean surface to ensure that it doesn’t peel, having a clean & smooth nail surface when applying regular or gel polish is the same. Also, having dry and thick cuticles can cause cracking & bleeding which typically leads to infection and unhealthy nail growth.

Now, we also know that there are so many tools & techniques that people recommend to clean your cuticles. However, most of those tools are either cheaply made or can be dangerous to use on such a delicate part of our hands that if used incorrectly, it can also cause infection and abnormal nail growth.

This is why Bona Fide Beauty created a Czech Glass Cuticle Pusher — a dual-ended glass nail tool that allows you to push back the proximal fold of your nails and clean up the cuticles more gently and efficiently than traditional manicure tools. This is so that you can have an easier time developing your own cuticle care routine with the help of only one tool. If this is all new to you, don’t worry, we got you — here’s a step-by-step on how to use our Dual-Ended Glass Cuticle Pusher in order for you to have healthier, more beautiful nails:

1. Soften Your Cuticles

Before using the Glass Cuticle Pusher, we always want to prepare our cuticles by soaking our hands in warm water for 2-3 minutes. This will make it easier to push back the proximal fold and prevent any damage to the skin if its become dry overtime.

2. Gently Push Back the Proximal Fold (Skin At Base of The Nail)

Use the slanted end of the cuticle pusher to gently push back the skin towards the base of your nail to help reveal more of the cuticles that you’re going to clean up. Doing this will also help make your nails look fuller and longer. At this point, some of the cuticles may already be coming off of your nail as pieces of white and flaky dead skin. Feel free to wipe that off with a towel before continuing. This end of the Glass Cuticle Pusher is designed to prevent scratching on the nail surface and ensuring that you don’t have to put a lot of pressure into the tool in order to clean up effectively.

3. Clean Up With Precision

Use the pointed end of the cuticle pusher to clean up the corners and sides of your nails. This end of the Glass Cuticle Pusher is designed to help you clean your cuticles with more precision and prevent you from scraping the nail plate by accident when cleaning out the hard to reach areas of your nails.

4. Rinse & Moisturize Your Nails

You’re finished the hardest part! 🎉 Now all you have to do is rinse your hands with warm water and moisturize them with your favorite cuticle oil or hand lotion. Keeping your cuticles healthy & moisturized is crucial to maintaining healthy nails overall. By taking care of the base of your nails, you are creating a strong foundation for your natural nails to grow out from.

5. Sanitize and Store

After each use, rinse the Glass Cuticle Pusher under warm water and pat dry with a clean towel. We recommend cleaning this glass nail tool with soap at least once a week if you decide to pamper your cuticles regularly. Once completely dry, place the cuticle pusher back into its protective case to reduce the chances of damage or breaking.

Learning how to clean your cuticles doesn’t have to be a scary task. With the combination of Bona Fide Beauty’s simple guide to cuticle care & our premium dual-ended Czech Glass Cuticle Pushers, you will be able to maintain healthy cuticles and promote stronger, better-looking nails for years to come! ✨