NAIL CARE BASIC TIPS
QUESTIONS REGARDING NAIL CARE
RECIPE- DILL SEED AND HORSETAIL NAIL BATH!
According to the book "World of Herbs", the
mineral salts in dill seed and the high content of silicic acid in horsetail
combine to make a useful treatment for strengthening the nails. Take 2tbsp
(30ml) crushed dill seed, 2 tbsp (30ml) fresh or dried chopped horsetail, and 1
cup of water, bring to a boil for 15 minutes over medium heat to reduce the
liquid by half. Repeat three times a week with warm solution until nails are
stronger. Strain any solution to be kept and store in the fridge for a few days
but make it fresh each week.
THE
NATURAL MANICURE
File, wash and soak nails, soften cuticles, clean
and shape cuticles. File in one direction only, and always do this when your
nails are dry. Wash your hands and soak in warm water or a fruit acid solution
such as buttermilk or organic apple cider vinegar, before applying a
cold-pressed fruit or nut oil into the cuticle area near the half-moon at the
base of the nail. Use the blunt end of an orangewood manicure stick to gently
push the cuticles back from the nails. Sand an buff nails now. Dry your hands
completely. Sand and polish the top of each nail with a fine pumice-stone sand
stick to remove any ridges. Do the same thing with a fine-grit block. Once the
ridges are removed, smooth the top of the nail with a smoothing file and a
buffing chamois. You'd be amazed at how shiny your nails will look following
these steps, almost as if you were wearing a clear polish. You can choose a more
natural, less-shiny matte finish if preferred, by not using the finest grade
buffing files. Finally, moisturize by massaging your hands with a moisturizing
cream or lotion.
ANTI-FUNGAL NAIL OIL
According to the book, "The complete guide to
aroma- therapy," you can take 5 drops of tea-tree essential oil, 1 drop of
cinnamon bark essential oil and 1/2 ounce neem oil (or calendula infused oil)
and mix them into a bottle. Then apply around and under the nail two or three
times per day. Tea Tree oil by itself may be used if you don't mind the smell,
but be careful not to rub into your eyes. All these ingredients we carry here!
IMPROVE YOUR NAILS
FROM THE INSIDE OUT!
Drinking oat straw, nettle and horsetail tea daily can improve your nails and
hair from the inside out, because these herbs are high in silica and other
minerals important for nail growth.
AROMATIC CONDITIONING NAIL SOAK
According to the book "A complete Guide to Aroma-
therapy," you can take 2 drops of each: lavender, bay laurel and sandalwood
essential oils; Add 1/2 ounce jojoba or neem oil and then soak your nails in the
mixture for 10 minutes. Buff to stimulate circulation and bring out a healthy
shine. For dry or torn cuticles. All these ingredients we carry here!
HYGIENIC PRACTICES
A WARNING TO THE WISE!
Its hard to know if your favorite salon is sterilizing their tools of the trade!
Just how many times have the cuticle clippers drawn blood? According to
dermatologist Paul Kechijian, M.D., of New York University, "not all salons have
the most hygienic practices." So Firoze suggests protecting yourself from
infection by bringing your own tools. She recommends bringing a buffer board or
block, a cushioned emory board (not metal), tweezerman nail clippers, and a
hindu stone. Why not add your own nail polish too! You'll be relaxing more
comfortably in no time! - Organic Style Mag. and myself!
DOES
GELATIN STRENGTHEN NAILS?
According to Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, a noteworthy
doctor with Parade magazine, the protein in food is what strengthens
fingernails, not gelatin. Fingernails consist of protein with high sulfur
content. Dietary protein is broken down into amino acids, which circulate
throughout the body and repairs muscles, organs and other structures, such as
the hair and nails.
