Nail masks: recipes at home

Your nails should look like a princess's

To enter a happy, sunny and cheerful spring, do not forget to strengthen and restore your nails after cold winter days.

To make your hands and nails beautiful, so that not a single man would want to let go of them, you need to carry out a thorough, nourishing, care complex.

Replenishing with vitamins, moisture, and healthy ingredients will make your nails like those of a princess.

There is a wide variety of means and methods for effective nail care: both modern and time-tested home recipes.

Where can I buy in Moscow and Odintsovo

You can buy hand and nail care cosmetics in pharmacies, specialty stores, special departments in supermarkets, and household chemical stores. However, the best option is still going to the pharmacy, because in this case you can get quality certificates. Currently, the Aptstore pharmacy chain is the most popular, because it offers its customers a wide range of medicines, health products and medical supplies.

The Aptstore pharmacy chain strives to become accessible to every resident of the country; there are already several dozen branches in Moscow and Odintsovo. However, it is not planned to stop there; in the near future, it is planned to open pharmacies throughout the country.

At the Aptstore pharmacy you can find various hand and nail care products, namely creams - moisturizing, protective, medicinal, anti-aging, lotions to improve the condition of nails, products for softening and removing cuticles.

Strengthening nails: effective techniques at home

Before growing, nails must be strengthened and treated with additional vitamins and minerals.

There are several basic principles for this:

Try to eat right, do not overuse fatty, spicy, fast food foods. Instead of a burger, buy a kilogram of apples - it will strengthen your nails and increase their tone.
Buy vitamins that will support the body during the onset of spring vitamin deficiency.
When treating with masks, oils, baths and other means (which will be described below), pay attention not only to the nail plate itself, but also to the cuticle and the area of skin around the nail.
Removing excess cuticle is an important point. By removing dead cells, we give the nail more oxygen, it “breathes.”
Pay attention to creams that contain proteins, amino acids, keratin, vitamin C. These substances act as a shield from external influences.
To prevent your cells from getting used to one or another composition of the mask, you can alternate procedures.

Now let’s turn to reliable recipes that help strengthen nails.

What influences the price of hand care products

The cost of hand and nail care products depends on their type, country of origin, packaging size and components included in their composition.

It is logical that products made from natural ingredients and those that are larger in size are more expensive. However, sometimes it may turn out that it is more profitable to buy products in large packages.

Is it possible to buy hand and nail care products cheaply?

The price of the products will be lower when pre-ordering compared to products that are in stock. That is why, if you want to save money, it is recommended to order the necessary product on the website from the warehouse. However, in this case, it is necessary to take into account the nuance that if you pre-order the product, you will need to wait for 1-3 days. During this time, it will be delivered from the warehouse to the selected pharmacy.

Masks

Masks are a universal thing. They can be mixed from anything, the main thing is that the products are natural and have beneficial properties for nails.

Recipe 1: “olives-lemon”.

Proportions: a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and 6 drops of lemon juice.

Heat the oil in a microwave (water bath) until it reaches a pleasant warm temperature.

Add lemon juice to the oil, mix, apply to nails and cuticles. After a short massage, you can put on gloves (fabric) for an hour, two or all night.

Other recipes

All of these masks are easy to make at home.

Nourishing gelatin mask for nails

To prepare such a mask, you must first dilute 0.5 tbsp. l. gelatin in 100 ml. warm water and let it swell for 8-10 minutes. Next we mix:

1 tbsp. l. gelatin mixture;
1 tsp. vegetable oil;
3 tsp. honey

Whitening nail mask with toothpaste

Mix:

1 tbsp. l. soda;
1.5 tbsp. l. lemon juice;
2 tsp. toothpaste.

Mask with iodine to strengthen nails

Mix:

2 tbsp. l warm vegetable oil;
3-4 drops of iodine.

Mix and apply to the nail plate, cuticles and skin around the nails.

Red pepper mask for fast nail growth

Mix:

1.5 tbsp. l. nourishing hand cream;
2 tsp. ground red pepper;
15-18 drops of water.

Next, all the mixed components of such a mask should be heated in a water bath to better combine them. If you feel a burning sensation from the mask, then you should not endure it and it is better to remove the mixture earlier.

Strengthening nails with gel

Effective homemade mask nutrition can be combined with professional products. The latter are sold in pharmacies and cosmetics stores.

These are special varnishes for growth, nutrition and saturation with vitamins, strengthening nails.

Most often, such “useful” gel polishes have no color. They can be applied as a base for decorative varnish and used as a protective layer.

But it is still better to use such gel polishes one by one so that the nails do not have any other effect.

Mask recipes

To make such masks, natural ingredients are used that promote nail growth, help avoid their fragility and have a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin of the hands.

Marine mask

Typically, girls note that after a vacation at sea, the condition of their nails improves significantly. They acquire a healthy shade and become much stronger. This is due to the fact that sea water contains minerals and salt that are beneficial for them. You can achieve the same effect at home by making a mask based on sea salt.

To do this, a tablespoon of sea salt is diluted with a small amount of warm water until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. Using a soft cloth, apply a small portion of the mask to each nail and gently rub it in for 1 minute. After this, the remaining salt is shaken off, and a mixture of wax and tea tree oil is immediately applied to the nails. This mask can be made no more than once every 2-3 weeks.

Pepper mask

Thanks to the substances contained in red pepper, this mask promotes increased blood circulation, which leads to active growth and strengthening of the nail. For its preparation, essential oils from red pepper, myrrh and lemon are used. 3 drops of each of these oils are mixed and combined with a tablespoon of sea salt.

The resulting mass is gently rubbed into each nail. To speed up the results, at first you need to do this mask up to 3 times a week.

Egg mask

To prepare this product, the yolk of a chicken egg is mixed with half a teaspoon of natural honey until a homogeneous mass is obtained. You need to rub it not only into the nail plate, but also into the skin around it. Wash it off with warm water or a decoction of chamomile.

Lemon mask

This procedure is rightly called an express method for nail restoration. The ingredients in its composition can be changed depending on their availability. The only thing that must be present in the mask is freshly squeezed lemon juice.

The juice is mixed in equal proportions with olive oil, a decoction of calendula or chamomile. Hold the tips with your finger in this mixture for about 10 minutes. During this time, the components of the product will be absorbed into the nail and soften the skin around it.

Vitamin mask

Using such a mask will make your nails strong and the skin of your hands soft. It is prepared on the basis of vitamins A, D and E, which can be bought at the pharmacy. To do this, you need to mix 100 ml of high-quality olive oil and 15 ml of each vitamin. Keep your fingers in this mixture for about 15 minutes. After the procedure, wipe your fingers with a soft cloth without first rinsing off the oils. To forget for a long time about problems such as dry hand skin and layering of the nail plate.

Other procedures to strengthen nails

Massage gives nails strength, hardness, elasticity, and improves blood circulation. It is carried out with soft bristled brushes, using baby soap, oils or the masks described above.
Applying iodine to nails is another way to strengthen and treat them. Apply iodine to your nails before going to bed - it will be absorbed overnight and by the morning the brown color will no longer remain.
Sealing is an effective procedure. It consists of applying several layers of substances with vitamins, beneficial microelements and proteins. Then the nails are polished and cream or oils are generously rubbed in. This procedure is performed by cosmetologists. It helps protect, strengthen, moisturize and eliminate splitting nails.

Folk recipes for strengthening

It seems that we have figured out the reasons. Next, let's see how you can effectively treat and strengthen your nails at home. A variety of folk recipes will come to our aid. The most popular and easily accessible are various restorative and nourishing masks and baths.

Firming masks

Saline

We dip the hands for half an hour in a concentrated saline solution at the rate of three tablespoons per glass of warm water, which does not contain dyes or flavors. It’s also a good idea to add a drop of iodine, it works great against splitting nails.

At the end of the action, be sure to lubricate with cream and put cotton gloves on your hands, thereby helping the penetration of nutrients into the plate.

Salt mask for nails.
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Similar procedures can be carried out daily for 2 weeks and continued after a week's break.

Wax

It is very easy to do a therapeutic wax manicure at home. You need to steam the beeswax and mix it with vitamin oil (in a ratio of 2 to 8). Gently rub the resulting soft mass into your nails, performing a gentle massage along the way.

Wax mask for nails.

Rubbing this mixture every night will make your nails strong, giving them a wonderful shine.

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Combined citrus-olive

After steaming olive oil, add lemon juice and cover your nails with the resulting mixture. For good absorption of the mask, appropriate gloves will not hurt here either. It is recommended to do this procedure before going to bed.

With cottage cheese

Recipe 1. Mix and knead thoroughly a teaspoon of cottage cheese and vegetable oil and 2 tablespoons of chopped mint leaves.

Recipe 2. Mix a tablespoon of honey, vegetable oil and 2 teaspoons of cottage cheese until smooth and wipe the surface of the nails.

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Quick results

The trick is that red pepper dramatically stimulates blood circulation in the nail. That is why the result is quick. Mix half a teaspoon of crushed red pepper with ten drops of water and add any fatty nourishing cream. The resulting substance is applied to the nails for a quarter of an hour, after which it is thoroughly washed off. It is not recommended to overdo it with such a mask - it is enough to apply it once a month or in case of great need.

“Quick result” mask with pepper for nails.

Attention: the method is contraindicated for problem skin, inflammatory processes, and fungal diseases.

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Berry mask.

This is an excellent method to saturate your nails with vitamins, improving their condition.

It is advisable to use sour varieties - currants, lingonberries, cranberries.

From toothpaste

By applying regular toothpaste every day for 25-30 minutes on the ends of your fingers, you can stimulate nail growth and strengthen them.

Strengthening nails with toothpaste.

For wine, both white and red are suitable. To 200 grams of white wine you need to add natural honey and butter. After heating the mixture, you should hold your fingers in it for half an hour.

When treating with red wine, add sea salt to 200 grams of wine. Regularly performing this procedure is very beneficial for your nails.

Lemon

You need to cut the lemon into two equal parts and stick your nails into them for about 15 minutes. After this, you need to rinse your hands and rub the oil into your nails.

Lemon to strengthen nails.

This mask, used 2 times a week, will especially help brittle and dry nails.

Oil mask

Mix a teaspoon of almond oil and the same amount of olive oil with the pulp of one tomato and add five drops of any essential oil. The resulting mixture is applied to the fingers for 5-10 minutes, after which it is washed off. The procedure ends with the application of nourishing cream.

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Pharmacy vitamins

Often, during treatment, inexpensive pharmaceutical products give a miraculous effect. Here are some great recommendations.

Add oil plates of vitamins A and E (the cost of one capsule does not exceed 15 rubles) to sea buckthorn, burdock or almond oil - whichever you like best, since they are all also cheap - and lubricate your fingertips with them twice a week in the evenings. They perfectly moisturize cuticles while enhancing nail growth. Within a few days, progress will be noticeable.

Simultaneous ingestion of these vitamins, or even better, vitamin complexes, will further enhance the effect.

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Baths

Herbal medicinal tinctures

You can prepare such a decoction by having chamomile, burdock root, and St. John's wort on hand. It is necessary to add 200 ml of these herbs in equal proportions. boiling water and let it sit for 2-3 hours, then dip your fingers in it and hold for about half an hour. The frequency of the procedure is once every three to four days.

Vinegar-oil

After mixing an equal amount of ingredients, dip your fingers into the solution for a few minutes. It is recommended to carry out this procedure continuously for 2-3 weeks.

From vegetable oil

Preparation: add lemon juice, a drop of iodine and an oil solution of vitamin A in a ratio of 10:3:5 to lukewarm oil. Hands must be kept in the bath for ten minutes.

Regular potatoes will help

A bath of potato decoction helps strengthen nails and soften the skin of the hands. It is recommended to hold your hands in it for approximately fifteen minutes.

Gelatinous

Edible gelatin dissolved in water miraculously helps nails. It is enough to hold your fingers in such a container for about a quarter of an hour.

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Nail growth at home: proven recipes

Healthy long (within reasonable limits) nails are a sign of well-groomed, neat and healthy women. This attribute never goes out of fashion trends and attracts attention.

The now fashionable natural style awakens the desire of girls to grow their nails, and not turn to the help of salons and artificial materials.

Growing nails is a painstaking task that does not tolerate laziness, but it can be done.

It is associated with proper care and the use of both general strengthening agents (see recipes above) and activating growth.

Masks

Recipe 1: oil mask.

There is a group of vitamins, the action of which activates the growth of nails and softens the skin: these are A, E, B - vitamins.

They are sold in pharmacies, come in the form of an oil solution and are available to everyone.

You can mix all these vitamin oils in equal doses, apply the mask to your hands and put on gloves.

There will be significant benefits even if you apply only one vitamin. It’s good to steam your skin and nails in a bath of sea salt and warm milk/water before applying vitamin oils.

Recipe 2: rose water + lemon juice + glycerin.

A mask based on this recipe not only promotes growth and strengthening, but also improves the color of nails.

Proportions: 3 – 4 tbsp. l. rose water, 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 1 tsp. glycerin.

Mix the ingredients and apply on your fingers for 20-25 minutes. Let's put on fabric gloves for a thermal effect.

Recipe 3: cabbage + banana.

Proportions: 1 leaf of white cabbage, a quarter of a banana, 1 tsp. honey and heavy cream.

Grind the cabbage in a blender with banana, add cream and honey into the mixture.

After mixing thoroughly, spread it on your nails or simply dip your fingertips into the mixture. Leave for about 25-30 minutes, rinse with warm milk/water.

Masks for fast nail growth

Gorky

The use of red hot pepper in cosmetology is a proven, effective way to improve the growth of nail plates.

There are some features of applying masks with chili pepper:

wash off the nail mask thoroughly with soap and water,
if fresh hot pepper was used in the mask, then after removing it, at first you do not need to touch the mucous membranes, for example, the eyes, with your hands,
masks with pepper should not be applied to damaged skin of the hands, with caution for those with very delicate skin,
It is recommended to carry out the procedure approximately once every 20 days so as not to harm the nails.

Due to its irritating properties, pepper causes blood flow to the area where the mask is applied, due to which the nail begins to actively grow.

Mask No. 1

This recipe includes a preparatory step.

Before applying the hand mask, prepare a fifteen-minute salt bath: stir 3 tablespoons of sea salt in warm water and soak your hands for 15 minutes.
Then prepare the mask itself: mix 15 grams. ground red pepper, 15 gr. mineral water, any non-greasy hand cream.
Apply the mixture to the nail plates for 15 minutes, then wash off.

Mask No. 2

Wash 2 red peppers, remove seeds, then grind in a meat grinder, blender or mortar. The mixture should be mixed with cream and apply the mask for 10 minutes. Wash everything off.

Mask No. 3

Instead of ground and fresh pepper, to strengthen nails, use a tincture of bitter capsicum, which can be purchased at the pharmacy.

In this case, a few drops of tincture should be added to the cream or any oil, for example, castor. Apply the mixture to your nails for about 15 minutes.

With greens

Ingredients:

milk - 0.5 cups,
plantain leaves - 3-4 pieces or a tablespoon of dry mixture.

Chop the greens, add to milk and boil. Cool the broth. Apply the warm mixture to your nails.

Unusual mask

Toothpaste, when regularly applied to nails, is an excellent stimulator of their growth.

The paste is applied to the nail plates for half an hour twice a day. For the best effect, it is recommended to use a paste containing eucalyptus extract.

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With beeswax

You will need boiled yolk and 4 g. beeswax. Mix the melted wax with the yolk, add peach juice.

Aloe oils and juice

This nail mask is used for 10 days. It will strengthen nails, soften the skin, and prevent the formation of hangnails.

You need to take several types of oils: calendula, sea buckthorn, burdock.
Mix the oils in equal quantities, add the same amount of aloe juice.
Mix the resulting mixture with a small amount of heavy cream and apply for 15 minutes.

The prepared mask can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 5 days.

Baths for nail growth

Recipe 1: oil baths with iodine.

Proportions: 1 tbsp. glycerin, 4 tbsp. cosmetic oil, 4 drops of iodine.

We take any cosmetic oil (castor, peach, olive, almond) as a basis, heat it slightly and mix iodine and glycerin into the mixture. Keep your nails in the bath for 5-7 minutes.

The mixture can be washed off completely or left partially on your hands until completely absorbed.

Recipe 2: Soda bath.

Proportions: 1 – 1.5 tbsp. soda per 250 ml of water (warm).

Mix the ingredients and “bathe” your fingers for about 15 minutes. Then you can massage your hands with oils or cream. Taking such a bath a couple of times a week will be enough.

Recipe 3: herbal.

Healing herbs sold in pharmacies are excellent nail growth stimulants. Be sure to stock up on chamomile, St. John's wort, and burdock root - these herbs are the most effective. Mix them and prepare healing decoctions.

Proportions: 2 tbsp. herbal mixture, a glass of hot water, 5 tbsp. white wine (optional).

Infuse the herbs for 30 minutes. Heat the herbal infusion, add wine and hold your hands in the mixture for about half an hour. Carry out a session for 10 days, daily.

On a note! Baths and masks based on lemon, sea salt, iodine and oils are universal and always useful. You can take nail strengthening formulas that also promote growth.
Pre-steaming or soaking your hands in a bath helps to enhance the effect of the masks. Skin pores and nail structure will become more pliable and take in more vitamins.
You can perform the procedures comprehensively: first, soak in mini-baths, then use a mask, and finish with applying gel polish.

Gel polishes for nail growth.

Gels provide professional care. They contain the most effective substances for growth. Apply them as a standalone coating, or as a base and fixer for decorative varnish.

The most effective nail masks

Masks for yellowed nails (whitening)

Most often, a mask for yellowed nails includes an ingredient such as lemon juice. Lemon effectively whitens darkened or yellowed nails, and the result is visible after the first procedure.

The simplest lemon nail mask is done like this. Cut the lemon fruit into slices and massage them onto your nails for 5 minutes. In addition to whitening, this procedure softens hard cuticles well. You can simplify this option and simply dip your nails in lemon halves for a few minutes. Do not rinse off. You need to use lemon juice once a week to whiten the tips of your nails and improve their condition. Do not forget that this citrus fruit dries out your nails, and after use you must lubricate them with some kind of oil or nourishing cream.
Lemon juice can be used with salt. Dissolve a little salt in it and apply your nails for 20 minutes.
Lemon juice with soda. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of baking soda in 100 ml of water and add the juice of 1/4 lemon. Soak your fingers in the solution for 15 minutes. To completely remove the yellowness from your nails, 3 such procedures are enough.
You can restore the natural healthy color of your nails using the following ointment. Mix 1 teaspoon glycerin, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 3 tablespoons rose water. Apply to nails for 15-20 minutes, rinse with warm water.

Often nails turn yellow precisely because of the frequent use of bright and dark varnishes. Be sure to apply a clear base underneath and let your nails rest at least 2 days a week from polish.

Masks for strengthening nails

Nails often become brittle, weak and brittle, lacking vitamins and minerals. In addition to proper nutrition, they also need various masks to strengthen their nails. Which ones can you make at home?

Nail mask with iodine. Heat a little 1 tablespoon of olive oil, add 5-10 drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice and 2 drops of iodine, immerse your nails in the mixture for 10-15 minutes, then rinse with warm water without soap.
Sour berries. In order to strengthen your nails and the skin around them, lubricate them with the juice of sour berries (cranberries, currants, lingonberries).
To make your nails harder, prepare this ointment. Melt 4 grams of beeswax in a water bath, add the egg yolk from a hard-boiled egg, stir and add peach oil little by little until an ointment forms. You should rub your nails with this ointment every night before going to bed.

Masks for peeling nails

Peeling nails are the first reason that even expensive and high-quality varnish begins to peel off on them, causing you to doubt whether you bought a fake. To prevent your nails from peeling, purchase nail polish remover with various oils, for example, wheat germ, do your homework with gloves, polish the nail plate and, of course, make homemade masks for peeling nails using our recipes.

Mix 10 drops of jojoba oil, 2 drops of rose oil and 3 drops of lemon oil. Apply to nails using a brush and do not wash off.
Nails often peel due to a lack of vitamin A in the body. Its oil solution can simply be applied to the nails.
Lemon juice can be used for peeling nails along with olive oil. Apply a mixture of oil and freshly squeezed juice or 1 drop of lemon essential oil to your nails. Apply every day for 10 days.
Paraffin therapy helps against split nails. Buy cosmetic paraffin at the pharmacy and use it according to the instructions once every 7-10 days for 1-2 months.
Before going to bed, rub various oils into your nails and cuticles. When layering nails, cosmetologists recommend almond, olive and castor.

Masks for nourishing nails

Vitamin mask. Mix 20 parts hand cream, 3 parts vitamin A, the same amount of vitamin D and 1 part vitamin E. Rub the mixture into your nails every day for 3 weeks.
Grind a leaf of fresh white cabbage and small peeled raw potatoes in a blender, add 1 tablespoon of sour cream or cream and mix. Dip your nails in a bowl with the mixture for 10-15 minutes, remove with a cotton pad soaked in milk.
Heat 2 tablespoons of honey and olive oil in a water bath, cool slightly and add the beaten egg. Keep your hands in the bowl for 15-20 minutes and rinse with warm water.

Homemade masks for nail growth

One of the folk remedies that stimulate growth is a mask with pepper for nails. In addition, it also strengthens the nail plates and prevents their delamination. But there should be no wounds or hangnails on the cuticle, otherwise it will hurt. Also, the mask is not suitable for sensitive hand skin. Take 1/2 teaspoon of ground red pepper and the same amount of nourishing hand cream. Mix and heat in a water bath, apply thickly to your nails. Rinse off after 10-15 minutes. You should make a mask with pepper no more than once a month.
Another effective mask for nail growth is made with natural beeswax. At home, you can simply melt it in a water bath (3 tablespoons), cool slightly and dip your nails first in wax, and then immediately in cold water. Wear cotton gloves and leave overnight. To make your nails grow, do this 2 times a week for 3 weeks.
A gelatin nail mask helps to strengthen and grow nails. Dissolve gelatin (1/2 tablespoon) in a glass of boiling water, cool the solution and dip your fingertips into it for 10-15 minutes. This procedure can be done 2-3 times a week.
Another nail mask with gelatin, more concentrated. Soak 1 tablespoon of gelatin in 1/2 cup of cold water for half an hour. Heat the gelatin until dissolved, cool slightly to a pleasant temperature. Keep your nails in the container for 15-20 minutes.

Other ways to improve nail growth

Paraffin therapy.

Paraffin therapy brings positive and quick results.

This is a popular way to stimulate nail growth, which can be done at home: you need to warm up beeswax (cosmetic paraffin is also suitable) and apply it in a warm melted form with massage movements on your fingertips.

It turns out to be a kind of paraffin massage.

Hand-made cream.

You can do a daily evening massage with homemade hand-made cream.

Proportions: ½ tsp. ground red pepper, 1.5 tsp. baby cream, 20-30 drops of warm water.

Mix the ingredients and warm a little. Apply to nails in the same way as regular cream.

All about cosmetic oil for nails and cuticles

Nail and cuticle oil is most often used after a manicure, because it is endowed with the ability to moisturize and strengthen the nail plate and cuticle. This cosmetic product contains essential oils and natural ingredients that can quickly get rid of dry cuticles, cracks, and even fungal infections and ingrown nails.

Cuticle oil may contain:

Sesame oil;
lemon juice;
aloe vera;
wheat germ or tea tree oil.

To get the best results possible, you need to know how to use cuticle oil correctly. Recommended:

Make a warm bath for your hands for at least 5 minutes, you can add a few drops of lemon juice.
Dry the skin with a napkin and apply oil to the cuticle and periungual areas.
Rub the oil in with massage movements for 5 minutes.
Leave your hands alone for 5-10 minutes, during which time all the nutrients can penetrate the skin.
Wipe your nails with a cotton pad and remove excess cuticle.

Universal express methods for nail restoration and growth

In addition to narrowly targeted methods, you can actively use complex methods that are easy to make and use even for the busiest beauty.

Method 1: miracle - olive oil.

It is not necessary to make a mixture of ingredients. Olive oil alone will be quite sufficient in the fight against splitting of the nail.

You just need to warm it up slightly, and then - as convenient - either a 10-minute mask or a bath.

After 4 - 5 days of daily use, you will notice clear improvements in the surface of the nails, which, by the way, will accelerate growth.

The skin of your fingers will be softer, more tender, without burrs.

Method 2: "green".

This is a truly folk way of keeping nails healthy.

You will need several bunches of fresh herbs: dill, tarragon, parsley, celery and any edible greens in general.

Grind the herbs and “season” with a couple of tablespoons of olive/linseed/sesame oil. Transfer the “green mush” into a jar and leave in the refrigerator for 48 hours.

In the morning on an empty stomach, swallow a spoonful of the mixture, and in the evening massage your fingers with oil from the jar.

Method 3: “grandmother’s strengthening ointment.”

Previously, only rich beauties who had the means to travel to the kingdom of nascent cosmetics - France, applied cream to their hands.

Russian girls maintained beauty with their own, no less effective, means.

For example, they used homemade ointment to massage their fingers and nails before going to bed.

The ointment recipe is simple: 5 g. wax (natural, bees), boiled yolk, 50 gr. calendula oils.

Grind, knead the yolk and mix in the butter. This mixture needs to be heated (2-3 minutes) and wax added to it.

Stir until the last component melts and dissolves. The gruel will resemble sour cream consistency; we transfer it to a convenient container. “Granny’s ointment” is ready!

Method 4: folk.

This is another popular recipe for express nail and skin care. It contains the strongest natural healing and restorative substances.

Proportions: sea buckthorn, calendula and burdock oils - 50 drops of each, homemade (fat) cream - 2-3 tablespoons, aloe juice (can be a pharmaceutical solution or freshly squeezed) - 30 g.

Beat the ingredients until you get a cream. Rub your hands in the morning and evening hours.

Method 5: lemon.

You don’t have to go through the hassle of squeezing the juice out of the ubiquitous lemon. There is also an emergency method - dip your fingertips (only them!) into freshly cut lemon pulp.

Lemon juice has a beneficial effect on both the structure and color of nails - the tips whiten and do not turn yellow (which is important for smokers).

Recommendations for using nail masks

Preliminary steaming of hands
The effectiveness of any home method for healing is enhanced if you follow simple rules:

Remove the varnish. A thick coating will not allow useful elements to penetrate into the nail plate. And the manicure itself will suffer from folk recipes. In addition, it is believed that every 5 days, nails should be given a break from polish for a couple of days.
Steam your hands. Warm baths will open the pores of the cells and increase blood flow. This will help the active components penetrate inside.
Remove cuticle. It is better to remove the skin layer located at the base of the nail bed, as it interferes with oxygen supply.
Rule out allergies. If the skin reacts to any component with itching, redness and rash, it should not be used. You can check for possible allergic reactions by applying a drop of the product to the crook of your elbow and leaving it for a couple of hours.
Use massage. Rub each mask with gentle circular movements. This will increase blood flow, and beneficial elements will be better absorbed.
Add heat. Almost all masks are best done at night. Hands are insulated with cotton gloves. In addition, the mixture is preheated.
Carefully remove the composition from your hands. Remove the mask with clean cool water or tonic to cleanse the skin.
Use nourishing cream. After any recipe, the skin is additionally moisturized with ointments. It is better to give preference to those that contain vitamins A, E, C, proteins, amino acids, keratin, and UV filters.
Be systematic. The effect will be noticeable only with regular use of folk recipes.

One of the important points when using masks to strengthen nails at home is that you should not use mixtures containing lemon juice, pepper and salt if there are cuts or fungus on the skin. These components have an irritating effect and provoke further development of the disease. It is also advisable to alternate masks so that your nails do not get used to the same components. It wouldn’t hurt to enrich any composition with a few drops of essential oils. Squeezes from citrus fruits, roses, lavender, tea tree, sandalwood, patchouli, and chamomile are especially useful.