Nail Care Q&A
Here are
questions regarding Nail Care and what to avoid and what to
do.. Enjoy!
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.
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