Nail Slugging
An overnight nail-care routine that layers cuticle oil under a thick occlusive such as petroleum jelly, sealing hydration into the nail plate and surrounding skin instead of letting it evaporate. It belongs to the wellness-led skinification of nails rather than to decorative nail art.
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TODAY reports the #slugging hashtag has passed one billion views on TikTok, and the nail-specific offshoot was popularised by board-certified dermatologist Dr. Charles Puza (@drcharlesmd1), whose original nail-slugging clip OK! Magazine logged at more than 86,000 views; dermatologists Hadley King of Weill Cornell and Angela Lamb of Mount Sinai have since gone on record that occlusives protect and restore cuticle tissue.