Nails are often referred to as windows to our
overall well-being. If you have noticed, sometimes doctors to examine our nails
just to get an idea about what’s going on in our body. Nails actually tell many
things regarding malnutrition, infection and even any serious disease in the
body. Nails are layers of keratin. Keratin is the same protein that makes up
hair and outer layer of our skin. If your nails look dull, you need to check up
with any deficiency of vitamins or minerals in your body. While you can always
take help of the home remedies to get shiny nails as you will know in this
article, your nails can remain healthy only if you take care of them internally
as well as externally. Internally by having vital nutrients and externally by
keeping them clean and beautiful.
Remedies
for Getting Shiny Nails
1. Olive
Oil
Olive oil is
a natural and proven home remedy for providing shine to your nails. Massaging
with warm olive oil on nails would do all the work.
2. Lemon
For whiter
and clearer nails, lemon juice or already squeezed lemon is perfect.
3.
Petroleum Jelly
Petroleum
jelly also helps in gaining shiny nails. Just rub Vaseline or any other
petroleum jelly on your nails after taking a bath or before going to bath, for
nourishing them.
4. Butter
Butter
sounds odd, but it is the best remedy. Use melted butter for getting natural
shiny nails.
5. Baby
Oil
Lukewarm
baby oil will also work great for your nails.
6.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E
capsule is the only thing, which can make alive dull face, lifeless hair and
brittle nails.
7. Fish
Oil
Though, fish
oil is good for health, but it also happens to be good for your nails. It is a
wonderful way to treat nails at home, especially in winters.
8.
Avocado & Rosewater
Avocado
& rosewater are two great things that can be applied to get pink nails at
home.
9. Warm
Water
Who would
have given a thought that warm water can actually work for your nails? Dab your
nails in warm water, and see the wonder.
10.
Cucumber
Either a
thin slice of cucumber or juice of cucumber both works wonderfully for your
nails.
11.
Cuticle Oil
Applying
cuticle oil can also help in getting shiny nails.
12. Scrub
Use scrubber
on your nails, once a week, to remove dead cells.
13. Water
Drink water
to get a shiny glossy look on your nails.
REMEMBER
Sometimes it
happens that your body is not able to absorb the nutrients that you give to it.
This is mainly due to a lack of hydrochloric acid. Hydrochloric acid breaks
down food in stomach and absorb the nutrients. Deficiency of hydrochloric acid
is usually due to poor diet which is high on processed carbohydrates, dairy
products and sugar. This deficiency doesn’t let your skin, hair and nails stay
healthy and beaming with glow. So, you should include certain natural sources
in your diet to get your quota of hydrochloric acid daily.
- Apple Cider Vinegar- Add
1-2 tablespoons of ACV to a glass of water and have this daily. Apple
cider vinegar breaks down food and helps absorb nutrients. Never take
undiluted ACV, dilute it with water. However, if you feel a burning
sensation even after diluting it, add a tsp of baking soda in your vinegar
water solution. This will help regulate acidity.
- Lemon juice- Vitamin C
lemon juice helps increase hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Add lemon
juice to your dishes. You may also drink 1-2 tsp of lemon juice mixed with
a glass of water after your meals.
- Celery- have celery as it
increases hydrochloric acid in the body and also stimulates bile acid
secretion. Sodium content of celery assists in producing hydrochloric
acid.
- Spinach and other leafy greens- Spinach
stimulates the production of hydrochloric acid in your stomach. Kale and
barley grasses also do the same job. So you should consider including
these leafy greens in your daily diet.
- Black Olives- These olives also stimulate production of hydrochloric acid so that food may be broken down and nutrients be absorbed.