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Want the perfect recipe for shiny, healthy nails?
Ahead, spa experts, nail polish formulators, and a medical pedicurist share the ingredients for D.I.Y.
nail strengtheners you could whip up at home.
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Bonus: These are so easy to formulate, you’llnailthem all in five minutes or less.
Meet the Experts
Benefits of Nail Strengthener
There are so many ways that nails can become damaged.
Even common household chores, such as washing dishes, can dry out the cuticles.
Picking, biting, and peeling your nails can also take a toll.
But don’t despair!
You’ll see results quickly, too.
Some [people] skip polish altogether and opt for nail strengthener alone."
For the recipes below, leave on as directed.
Kalnina adds to apply strengtheners to “clean, prepped nails on a regular basis.”
She recommends using strengtheners in conjunction with a cuticle oil, which will further support nail health.
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Mix the ingredients in a bowl.
Soak your nails in the mixture for about 10 minutes.
Correa likes to add a teaspoon of chopped garlic to the recipe and make a paste.
DIY Nail Strengthening Intensive Mask
This recipe comes from Trabazini at The Spa at Monteverdi Tuscany.
Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Apply the mask on the hands and nails, massaging for a few seconds.
Then cover the hands with cotton gloves and leave on for 20 minutes.
Trabazini recommends doing the treatment once a week.
The key to strong nails is ahealthy cuticle.
“The cuticle protects new nail growth,” says Shel Pink, the founder of SpaRitual.
Tea tree oil is an antiseptic and helps keep fungus at bay."
(FYI: the bottle may have a fancy name, but it’s easily found on Amazon.)
DIY Nail Strengthening Soak
This recipe comesThe Food web link and it sounds rather tasty.
Whisk the ingredients together in a shallow bowl.
Soak your nails in the mixture for about fifteen minutes.
Then considering the raw eggs be sure to rinse your hands thoroughly.
