How to perform nail slugging, a new beauty trend that's taking TikTok by storm

The hashtag #slugging has more than 430 million views and now includes videos of nail artists who praise this technique. Photo: AFP

If you're plagued by soft, brittle or splitting nails, TikTok has a new beauty tip to help sort them out. Nail slugging is billed as the latest, revolutionary technique for getting and maintaining healthy nails.

On TikTok, when a tip works, it spawns a variety of different forms. After having taken care of facial hydration and hair care thanks to slugging, users are now applying this miracle practice to their nails.