Well-kept nails, especially on the hands, are almost indispensable nowadays (even in most professions). Of course, you can regularly go to a nail salon to get pampered, but there are cheaper options for at home that still let you do all the work steps and thus allow you to care for your nails comprehensively.
You can create beautiful nails with just a few tools and the usual home remedies. Sometimes, even if you don't have much time, the basic nail care steps are sufficient: Shortening and filing. Filing and shaping is indispensable, especially for nails that tend to tear.
Nails, whether short or long, should be shortened because the gentler, the less likely they are to break and split. For soft and brittle nails, use a fine file with a padded core.
If you want to invest more time, the manicure and pedicure include further steps such as treating the cuticles, removing calluses, caring for the skin around the nail and the nail itself with creams and oils, and sometimes also treating cracks in the nail, nail fungus or corns.
Of course, you can go even further than the range of applications of nail care sets and paint or otherwise decorate your nails or provide them with artificial nails.
Regular care of your hand and toenails can also prevent unpleasant nail bed infections or painful ingrown nails.