How to strengthen nails, accelerate their growth after removing gel polish. Simple recipes at home

The original manicure on well-groomed nails is not only fashionable, but beautiful and sophisticated. However, there are reasons why the nail plates become thinner, brittle and dull.

Decorative varnish for a short time masks visible problems, while further exacerbating them.

There are many effective ways to strengthen nails : from cosmetic salon procedures to folk recipes and methods.

Having learned the most popular recipes, it becomes clear how to strengthen the nails. It turns out that at home it is very easy to do.

Firming Nail Polish

Many cosmetic companies involved in the production of products for decorative manicure are developing a line of care products, the action of which is aimed at strengthening the nail plate. Such therapeutic products are presented in the form of a colorless varnish.

This liquid can be applied as an independent tool in the case when the nails need rest from a permanent manicure or as a base for decorative varnish.

Beauticians recommend paying attention to such well-established firming varnishes:

• “Calcium Shield” by ORLY;
• “Bend Don’t Break” by Jessica;
• “Diamond Strength” by Sally Hansen;
• “Nail Envy” by OPI.

They include plasticizers, which create a protective layer on the nail plate, providing external strengthening. Vitamin complexes, calcium, wheat proteins are designed to treat the inside of the nail. These substances penetrate into the deep layers of the plate and improve its structure.

The procedure using a strengthening agent is simple:

1. hands should be washed thoroughly;
2. treat the nails with a degreasing fluid (a nail polish remover is suitable, but in no case containing acetone);
3. then a therapeutic varnish is applied to the nail plates.

It is enough to make 1 layer. Every day you do not need to use the product, apply it 2-3 times a week.

Simple recipes with vitamins

Nail plates react sharply to a lack of vitamins in the body, this is manifested by their stratification. Therefore, before strengthening nails at home with the help of external means, it is necessary to conduct a course intake of vitamins, for example, Complivit.

Vitamin preparations can also be used as an external remedy. To do this, the contents of the capsule of the vitamin complex “Aevit” (or mix the liquid from the capsules of vitamins “E” and “A”), rubbed into the nail plate. This can be done with a cotton pad, cotton swab or fingers.

Such procedures are carried out every day, preferably in the evenings. The tool is removed from the nails, it should be left overnight.

Pharmacy vitamin products can be successfully replaced with natural products rich in vitamin “A” and “E”. For this, freshly squeezed juice of berries and vegetables is suitable. For example, a large amount of vitamin “A” is found in carrots, viburnum, and vitamin “E” is found in sea buckthorn, rosehip, and spinach.

In this case, the vitamin remedy will have to be washed off after 15-20 minutes, since these products leave marks on the skin.

Massage with vitamins “A” and “E”

The application of liquid vitamins on nails is best combined with massage.

Moisten the pads of the fingers of one hand in the vitamin composition and treat the nails on the other hand with neat circular movements and soft pats. In this case, one should act not only on the plate, but also on the skin around it.

During the massage in the treated area, blood supply accelerates, the delivery of oxygen, nutrients, which are necessary for the health of nails, increases to the plate.

Rubbing also leads to an increase in the temperature of the problem area of the body and heating of the applied product, and this ensures the rapid penetration of the active components under the skin and cuticles.

Strengthening baths

When asked how to effectively strengthen nails at home, experts answer: “One of the best remedies is nourishing baths.”

They are made from water or other liquids with the addition of beneficial components. The best time for the procedure is evening. The bath will take about half an hour until the liquid cools down. But initially it should be comfortable warm, not hot.

At the end, rinse your hands with clean water and grease them with a nourishing cream. Beauticians advise to put thin cotton gloves on your hands after bathing overnight.

This method of recovery, regardless of the composition of the bath, is carried out by the course – 20 days, then you need to take the same break for the duration, and if necessary repeat the course.

Salt baths

For such baths, sea salt is used. This product is rich in minerals necessary for nails. But salt should be taken naturally, without dyes and flavorings.

For a salt bath you will need:

• Sea salt – 4 tablespoon .;
• Warm water – 2 glasses.

Salt does not have to be completely dissolved in water. You can usd small crystals with your hands while taking the bath, this will be an additional scrubbing effect. The procedure takes 15 minutes.

Firming bath of salt and iodine

It is no coincidence that many note the fact that after a vacation at sea, the condition of the nails improves significantly. They do not exfoliate, grow faster, become strong. So they are positively affected by 2 main marine components – iodine and salt.

You can organize a kind of “vacation” for your nails at home. To do this, take a bath with iodine and salt for 15 minutes.

For her, you need to take 2 cups of warm water, 2 tablespoon. sea salt and 5 drops of iodine. Do not add iodine in large quantities, the solution should only be slightly colored. Otherwise, there is a risk of getting a cuticle burn.

Tray with iodine and orange juice

There is another kind of iodine bath when this drug is mixed with orange juice.

A lack of iodine in the human body negatively affects the condition of the hair and nails. Therefore, if the level of this chemical element in the blood is lowered, it is necessary to include foods rich in iodine in the diet.

Orange juice has a unique composition, which includes vitamins “A”, “B”, “K”, “E”, “C”, as well as amino acids and minerals, among which calcium, zinc, and phosphorus are especially relevant for nails.

Trays with an alcoholic solution of iodine, enriched with freshly squeezed orange juice, will be useful for strengthening the nail plates.

To prepare a remedy, you need to mix 5-7 drops of iodine with 1 cup of juice, previously slightly warmed up in a water bath.

Apply a mixture of orange juice with iodine and as an ointment for nails. For this, both ingredients are combined in equal proportions (10 drops each) and gently applied with a cotton swab on the nail plates. The cuticle cannot be touched.

Such sessions are held 1 time per week , before bedtime. The solution does not need to be washed off, it will be absorbed during the night and by morning the nails will be natural in color.

Wine strengthening nails

There is such an exotic way to strengthen nails at home, like wine baths.

For these purposes, natural wines are used, white or red, and there is no need to save on the quality of the alcoholic product. The drinks contain:

• Polyphenols;
• Tannins;
• Pectins;
• Flavonoids;
• Phenols;
• Tannins;
• Squirrels;
• Fats;
• Fructose;
• Alcohol.

The wines used as baths have a good warming property, they nourish, moisturize the nail plate, activate recovery processes. 200 g of the drink should be heated to 36-38 degrees and keep fingers in the liquid for 25-30 minutes.

You can also mix wines with other useful components: add 1 tablespoon to red. sea salt, in white – 1 tablespoon. butter or honey.

1 session of visible improvement in the condition of nails will not bring, baths with wine should be done regularly for 10-15 days.

Baths with green tea

Since ancient times, green tea has been used in oriental medicine not only as a tonic, but also as an external remedy.

The presence in the product of a large amount of tannin, essential oils, minerals, amino acids gives it nutritional, anti-aging and disinfecting properties.

To prepare the bath, you need 2 tablespoon. Dried green tea leaves pour 0,1 gallon of hot water and let it brew. When the tea leaves have cooled to the required comfortable temperature, it should be filtered and used as intended until the liquid is completely cooled.

To enhance the therapeutic effect, it is permissible to add honey, lemon juice, olive oil, and liquid vitamins to the tea leaves.

Tray of herbs to strengthen and nourish nails

Infusions and decoctions of plant herbs – an excellent tool for healing nails. Herbal baths not only moisturize and nourish the nail plates, but also strengthen them, eliminate stratification and brittleness.

To prepare the infusion, a medicinal collection of any herbs is used: St. John’s wort, plantain, calendula, nettle. But the most relevant for solving these problems are burdock root and pharmacy chamomile.

The grass is brewed both in dried form and fresh. 3-4 tablespoon crushed raw materials pour 10,14 fluid ounce of boiling water, close the lid and leave for 1 hour. Filter before the procedure.

You can prepare an infusion for several procedures, increasing the number of ingredients. In this case, the liquid should be heated before use.

The broth is prepared according to the same recipe, only the grass is dipped in boiling water, and cook for 4-5 minutes, after which it cools.

Gelatin bath for weakened nails

Gelatin is widely used in independent cosmetic procedures, it is included in the composition of skin masks, gelatin lamination of hair and eyelashes is done. At home, you can strengthen your nails with this product, using it as a bath.

Recipe:

• Hot water (not boiling water!) – 1 tablespoon .;
• Colorless edible gelatin – 1 teaspoons

Gently dilute gelatin in a liquid and leave the mixture to cool, stirring it periodically. If desired, you can add a few drops of liquid vitamin “E” or “A” to the solution. The procedure lasts 20-30 minutes. At the end, rinse your hands with warm water without using soap.

Organize such sessions every other day for a month. Gelatin forms a thin but fairly strong film on the surface of the nail plates.

Thus, the nails, being in the protective “case”, are not only protected from the harmful effects of external factors, but they are strengthened and become more dense and elastic, the shine returns to them. Therefore, such bathtubs are especially recommended for weakened nails.

Tray with olive oil, honey and eggs

For dry
and brittle nails, baths with vegetable oils are useful. Long-term exposure to varnishes, the use of fluids with acetone dries the nail plate.

Olive oil, saturated with minerals and fatty acids, provides the nails with the necessary hydration and retains it.

Honey and egg are the most popular products in folk recipes for cosmetic procedures. Since these natural remedies have a unique chemical composition, giving the human body the necessary nutrition and healing.

Protein, polyunsaturated acids, vitamins, minerals, which are the basis of eggs and honey, are also useful for nails.

A bath of these components is taken 3 times a week for 30 minutes. The course is 15-20 days.

How to prepare a product Beat the egg slightly and combine with 1 tablespoon. liquid honey and 2 tablespoon. olive oil, mix thoroughly.

In the bath, you can add a few drops of essential oils of jojoba, avocado, grape seed.

Masks for strengthening nails

To increase the effect of treating weakened nails, baths can be alternated with masks made from natural products.

Such procedures are also advisable to carry out in the evenings, as some masks can not be washed off, leaving on the nails until the morning.

Lemon mask

This mask does not require any preparation. You only need 1 lemon, which must be cut in half. And then immerse nails in each half, and keep it for 10 minutes.

After the set time, you should rinse your hands with water and apply a greasy cream on them or grease them with oil, for example, peach, almond.

Such a “mask” moisturizes and whitens the nail plates, slows the growth of the cuticle.

But if there are burrs, cracks on the fingers, a lemon remedy should not be used, it will cause pain.

Mask of olive oil and lemon juice

The following recipe is similar to the previous one, since lemon and oil are needed to make it. But the effect of such a mask is less aggressive, because lemon juice diluted in equal proportions with heated olive oil will be applied to the nails.

And even the presence of wounds on the skin will not be an obstacle to the use of the composition, in this case it can be gently applied to the nail plates.

If desired, the mask can be removed after 20 minutes . But it is better to leave the product overnight, while wearing cotton gloves on your hands.

The effect will be noticeable after just a few treatments: the nails will stop flaking, they become smoother, pink and shiny.

Natural wax treatment mask

Beauticians advise using Japanese therapeutic manicure to strengthen nails.

It can easily be done at home, and this is nothing but waxing on the nail plates.

Sometimes this technique is called wax sealing. To carry out the procedure, you need to buy beeswax or cosmetic paraffin.

For one session, you need a small amount of wax (1 teaspoons), it should be melted in a water bath. When the product becomes soft and plastic, it must be rubbed by polishing each nail.

Also, 2-3 drops of vegetable oil and teaspoons mix the honey thoroughly and until the mask begins to harden, it is applied to the plates of the nails.

Ideally, the wax is left overnight, but if this option seems uncomfortable, it can be removed after 2-3 hours.

Essential Oil Mask

To restore the nails after a permanent build-up and manicure, they are treated with a mixture of essential oils.

A medicine is being prepared according to this scheme: to 2 tablespoon. base oils (it can be olive, linseed, apricot, sea-buckthorn oil) 1-2 drops of oil esters are added.

To strengthen the nail plates, it is best to use oils:

• Bergamot;
• Rosemary;
• Tea tree
• Sandalwood
• Ylang Ylang.

Bergamot whitens nails, and the oily liquid of tea tree has an antifungal property.

If the nails have white dots and spots in the mask, it is recommended to add 1-2 drops of liquid vitamin “E” and “A”.

The mixture prepared according to this recipe is enough for the entire course. Before use, the product must be warmed up, applied every day and not washed off.

Mask with oils and honey

To a warm oil mixture, honey can be added, liquid or melted in a water bath. This mass is more viscous and sticky than in the previous recipe. Therefore, for a long time it is not left on the nails.

Here the main rule is that the mixture is not washed off, but removed with light touches of paper napkins.

With red pepper and cream

Another version of the mask for strengthening nails is a mixture of nourishing cream and ground red pepper. Prepare a “burning potion” like this:? teaspoons pepper is combined with a small amount of water, so that a pasty mass is obtained and then mixed with a fat cream.

Often such a mask is not recommended, 1-2 times a month are enough.

What is its effect In this case, the spice serves as an irritant, causing an increase in blood supply, and this ensures the early absorption of the beneficial components of the cream into the layers of the nail and epidermis.

Home Ointment Recipes

Beauticians
recommend changing the care product every 3-4 months, explaining this by the fact that the cells of the nails and skin adapt to the action of the same tools and stop responding to them.

High-quality professional creams are not cheap, but you can make a useful therapeutic composition on your own at home.

Calendula oil ointment, yolk and beeswax

The advantage of homemade ointments is that they contain only natural products, without preservatives and chemical flavors. For this recipe you will need:

• Beeswax – 1 tablespoon.
• Yolk 1 eggs
• Calendula oil -? teaspoons

Hard-boiled egg, remove the yolk and usd it thoroughly. Add the yolk mass and oil to the melted wax, mix to a homogeneous consistency.

Even a hardened composition will have a pleasant plastic texture that is easy to apply. Rub the ointment with circular massage movements, treating the surface of the nail and cuticle.

The tool nourishes and protects the nail plate.

Aloe Vera Cream

For the manufacture of homemade cream, products with a dense consistency are taken as the basis – wax, pork fat, ghee. Other beneficial ingredients are added to the main ingredient.

An indisputable plus of a home remedy is that additives can be included in the recipe according to individual preferences and possibilities, it can be honey, essential oil, liquid vitamins.

Aloe Juice Cream Recipe

For course use, it is enough to mix 1 tablespoon. melted wax, 0.5 tablespoon lanolin and 0.5 tablespoon. fresh squeezed aloe juice. All products are thoroughly mixed.

This cream is used for hands and nails daily.

Store the product in the refrigerator, but not more than 10-12 days.

The composition perfectly moisturizes the nail plates, activates their growth.

Strengthening nails with onion husks

Onion peel is an ancient remedy used to improve skin and hair. Will it be useful for nails It turns out yes. The composition of the raw materials includes:

• Volatile;
• Carotene;
• Quercetin;
• Mineral salts;
• Vitamins “E”, “C”, “PP”, group B.

All elements are necessary for the body, for nail plates vitamins and carotene are especially important – natural protein – the “builder” of hair, eyelashes, nails.

Means from onion husks can be prepared in 2 ways:

1. In the form of decoctions and tinctures for nourishing baths

(A pinch of husk is poured with hot water and infused for 1 hour);

2. As oil

(Pour onion peel with vegetable oil and put in a dark cool place for 10 days).

Onion baths are used 2-3 times a week for 1 month, and weakened nails and cuticles are lubricated with oil once a week until recovery.

From the list of care and wellness products for the convenience of their use, it is recommended to draw up an individual program on how to strengthen nails at home, which indicates on which days baths are taken and on which masks.

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While the treatment course is being carried out, decorative varnish should not be applied to the nails. It is necessary to diversify the diet, and all housework, using detergents, should be carried out with gloves.