Everything you need to know about nourishing nail masks

Precautions when applying masks

Masks are very good for your hands.
But it is important to consider the following simple rules:

• Before applying the composition, your hands should be steamed well. They need to be kept in a warm bath for 15-20 minutes.
• After taking a bath, you need to treat the skin of your hands. Apply a soft exfoliating scrub to it. You can also do glycolic peeling.
• You can only massage the cuticle. It is not advisable to massage the plate.
• Harsh abrasive materials should not be used. This will lead to thinning nails.
• After applying the composition to your hands, you should wear cotton gloves. This way the active substances will better penetrate inside the plate.

Masks for strengthening nails

Delamination of the plate can be caused by exposure to acetone, acid, water with washing powder . In any case, it is urgent to restore its natural lipid balance.

Alum and glycerin mask

Mix the contents of a bottle of glycerin with 70 g of pure water and 5 g of alum. After dissolving the crystals, moisten the nail plates with the mixture (it is most convenient to work with halves of cotton sponges). Keep the compresses for a quarter of an hour, rinse off the residue with water. Repeat daily, in a course of 2 weeks.

Vinegar and oil mask

Mix olive, sunflower, flaxseed or burdock oil thoroughly with natural apple cider vinegar (1 to 1 ratio). Apply the emulsion to the nails for 10 minutes, then remove the residue with a cotton sponge moistened with milk.

Based on olive oil, honey and yolk

Make a microportion of cosmetic “mayonnaise” by whipping a tablespoon of oil, tsp. honey and one yolk into a mass with a homogeneous consistency. Soak your fingertips in the cream, or even better, spread it over the surface of your brushes and gently massage each one, paying attention to the root zone of the nails. After 15-20 minutes, rinse off the remaining mask with warm water.

What you will need: materials and tools

To carry out a useful procedure for your hands you will need:

• nail polish remover;
• cotton pad;
• antibacterial cosmetic product, liquid soap;
• soft towel;
• nail scissors;
• cuticle spatula and nail clippers for removing it;
• a bath of warm water to soak your hands;
• a plate in which the ingredients for the mask will be mixed;
• blender for thoroughly grinding all components;
• fat cream;
• cotton, rubber, silicone gloves. When applying masks with various oils, it is better to use cotton gloves. Rubber or silicone gloves help keep your hands slightly warm. To achieve the best effect, the mask is placed directly inside the glove, and then it is put on the hand.

Remember: all mixed liquids must be warm. It is advisable to warm them to room temperature.

Popular masks

With hot pepper

Mix a quarter of a dessert spoon of powder with a dessert spoon of warm water and the same amount of your favorite hand cream.

Keep the mixture on your nails for 5 to 15 minutes - it depends on the quality of the powder (fresh is very hot) and your own reaction to the mask.

If you feel not a slight tingling sensation on the skin, but a strong burning sensation, then immediately remove the mask.

To cleanse the skin, use a cloth moistened with cosmetic milk or vegetable oil.

With iodine

Iodine is important for our health, but it is needed in such microscopic quantities that even a drop of the substance per glass of liquid is an excessive amount. Therefore, it is more advisable to strengthen your nails with an absolutely safe concentrated solution based on iodized salt.

To do this, dissolve 2 tsp in 100 ml of water at room temperature. seasonings Keep the nails in this liquid for 10-20 minutes, after which the brushes are rinsed.

What ingredients should be in nail masks?

The hand mask is made with different ingredients.

But most often it is:

• Vitamins E, A. They help strengthen and protect the nail plate. Vitamins can be purchased at your nearest pharmacy.
• Sea salt, table salt. It strengthens nails and prevents them from splitting.
• Iodine. This element also helps strengthen nails. Masks with it also reduce the spread of pathogenic bacteria and restore the lack of useful elements.
• Collagen. There is a lot of it in gelatin. This element helps restore the structure of a damaged nail and gives it a healthy appearance. This element also prevents nails from peeling and cracking.
• Olive, sunflower oil. They perfectly moisturize and nourish tissues.
• Honey. It contains many useful vitamins and microelements.

Indications for salt baths at home: for growth, strengthening and others

Salt baths are indicated in the following cases:

1. For thin, weakened nails, salt will strengthen and heal them.
2. If your nails are peeling and you can’t grow them back, under the influence of the baths they will become strong and intact.
3. Slow nail growth - regular sessions will speed up this process.
4. The procedure is also indicated after removing acrylic extensions. Filing negatively affects the quality of the nail plate, and salt helps restore it.
5. Baths can be effective for whitening the nail plate.
6. Some recipes help cope with infectious diseases.

Main types of nail masks

Conventionally, all hand masks can be divided into several main categories.

These are the compositions:

• for nail growth and strengthening;
• against fragility;
• nutritious;
• with vitamins;
• moisturizing;
• whitening;
• restorative;
• nightly, which help restore damaged plates;
• for cuticle;
• from fungus;
• with keratin.

Now let’s look at each of these masks in more detail.

For nail growth

These masks are required for girls whose nails grow poorly, or grow, but immediately peel, break, or become deformed.

To strengthen nails

Such masks are required for girls with soft and brittle nails. They help strengthen the nail plate.

Whitening mask

A whitening nail mask is required for girls whose skin and nails have acquired an unsightly yellow color. This happens if a woman’s hands often come into contact with household chemicals, or she has been using dubious varnishes for a long time.

Yellow nails also indicate that a person has:

• problems with the liver, lungs, kidneys;
• disorders in the endocrine, hormonal, cardiovascular system;
• metabolic problems. Most often it is caused by a lack of vitamins and microelements in the body.

And the nails often turn yellow in:

• smoking women;
• ladies taking serious medications for a long time;
• girls suffering from nail fungus.

Nourishing mask

Such masks are required for girls whose nails grow very slowly, constantly peel and crack. This mask contains nutrients that have a positive effect on the matrix (nail growth area). They also saturate the nail plate with useful elements and vitamins. Thanks to this, nails grow faster and have an attractive appearance.

Masks for nail growth

With burdock oil

Rub warm purchased or prepared oil into the lunula area. After holding the mask for 20-30 minutes, rinse off and repeat the procedure daily for 14 days.

How to prepare a treatment base at home? 2 tbsp. l. “Marinate” dry burdock roots for a day in 100 ml of any high-quality oil, boil in it for a quarter of an hour and strain after cooling.

Effect:

• The mask helps restore the elasticity of the plate and stimulate growth.

Onion

Grind a small onion to a paste. Adding ½ tsp. honey, stir the mass thoroughly, divide into two equal portions. Connecting the fingers of each hand together, dip them into the pulp and hold for 15-17 minutes.

Effect :

• Essential oils and vitamins improve blood circulation in the capillaries, which improves nutrition of the nail matrix and makes it grow better.

Mask made of butter and black poplar powder

1 tbsp. l. Mix powder from dried tree buds with the same amount of natural butter (can be replaced with cream). Rub the resulting ointment onto the nail plates, then keep your hands in a pre-prepared insulating structure made of a plastic bag and towel for 30 minutes. Wash off any remaining product with warm water, without using soap. Repeat after 3 days, for a course of 3 weeks.

Recipes for nail masks at home

There are many hand masks that you can make at home. Recipes for the best of them will be given below. It is advisable to make masks in courses of 7-10 procedures, 2 times a week. Then the effect will come faster.

With red pepper

Red pepper is an excellent nail stimulant. It contains capsaicin. It also contains many useful vitamins, microelements, and minerals. They improve blood circulation and accelerate nail growth.

Compositions with red pepper are very effective. They are also very easy to prepare. To prepare this mixture, you need to mix 0.5 tablespoons of red pepper with 0.5 tablespoons of rich hand cream. The components need to be mixed well and applied to the nails. It takes 20 minutes to hold the composition on your hands. And then you need to wash it off with warm water.

Remember: this mixture can be done once a month.

With iodine

Iodine also has a very positive effect on nails. But applying it directly to the nail plate is not recommended. The alcohol in its composition greatly dries out the nails and leads to their delamination.

It is better to make a special mixture for nails with iodine. To prepare it, you need to mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 2-3 drops of iodine. Next, the resulting mixture needs to be slightly heated and applied to the nail plate. Then experts recommend putting on special medical gloves.

With toothpaste

Regular toothpaste also helps improve the condition of your nails. But most often, a mixture with toothpaste is used to whiten the nail plate. To do this, you need to apply the paste directly to the nail plate and then rub it with a soft brush.

To achieve greater effect, additional components can be added to the healing composition.

For example, 2 teaspoons of toothpaste can be mixed with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and one tablespoon of baking soda. Moreover, first you need to mix lemon juice and baking soda, wait until the soda foams. And only then you can add toothpaste to the resulting composition. And then the mixture should be applied to the nail plate and wait 20 minutes. The composition is washed off only with warm water. After removing it, you need to apply cream to your hands.

With lemon

Masks with lemon also help whiten the nail plate. Its benefit is that it contains many vitamins and beneficial microelements.

The lemon just needs to be cut into two parts. You can dip your fingertips into one part. After 10-15 minutes, you can remove your hands; you must rinse off the lemon juice. Next, you need to apply a rich cream to your hands. Such masks cleanse hands very well of the earth. For example, if a woman worked for a long time without gloves in the garden.

With salt

If a girl’s nails often break or split, she can make strengthening masks with salt. Such compositions are very useful. They not only strengthen the nail plate, but also make it lighter. You can use any salt for the mixture, but usually sea salt is used. It is very simple to prepare the composition. To do this, mix ½ cup of water with 2-3 tablespoons of salt. You can also add 2-3 drops of iodine or lemon juice to this composition. Nails are placed in the mixture for 15 minutes. And then you need to dry your hands thoroughly. After such a mixture, it is advisable to apply a rich cream to your hands.

With gelatin

Gelatin is made from an extract from animal bones. Compositions with it are very useful. But if a person does not eat meat, but wants to try this mixture, then he can replace gelatin with agar-agar.

To prepare a healthy mixture with gelatin, you need to mix 1 tablespoon of gelatin with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.

But first you need to place the gelatin in warm water and wait for it to swell. And then the mixture needs to be heated in a water bath, but it cannot be boiled. Then you need to add lemon juice to the swollen gelatin. You can also add 2-3 drops of essential oil to the resulting pulp. Now your hands can be placed in the resulting mixture. You need to keep them in it for 20-30 minutes.

Night mask for damaged nails

To prepare this mixture you need to take beeswax. Replacing it with paraffin is not recommended.

Preparing the medicinal mixture is very simple. To do this, mix 1 tablespoon of beeswax with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil. Before mixing, the wax must be melted and the milk slightly heated. Next, you need to dip your fingertips into the resulting composition. And then they need to be placed in cold water.

Thanks to this, the composition will instantly harden. Then you need to put cotton gloves on your hands and keep them on all night. It is advisable to do such mixtures 2 times a week for 1 month.

For cuticle

Basically, masks with honey are used for the cuticle. But you can also use beeswax and almond oil. Why these particular components? It's simple.

Honey perfectly nourishes the cuticle and relieves inflammation.

Beeswax locks moisture into the skin and leaves a thin protective film on the skin.

Almond oil accelerates the process of penetration of fatty acids into the skin.

And you can prepare this mask in different ways.

For example, you can mix honey, wax, almond oil. Before mixing, honey and wax must be heated well. The mixture should be applied with a thin brush directly to the cuticle. Next, you need to leave it on your hands for 2-3 minutes. Moreover, you can apply the composition to your hands several times. After use, it is better to drain the mask into a separate container. It needs to be warmed up before reapplying.

Masks with glycerin are also used for the cuticle. But usually they are applied to dry skin. This mask perfectly nourishes not only the cuticle, but also the hands.

To prepare a healing mask, you need to mix glycerin and vitamin E. Now the mixture can be applied to your hands, and then you should massage the cuticle well. It is not advisable to wash such a mask off your hands.

Nourishing pepper bath

The mask is effective for splitting nails, as well as for improving growth.

Use no more than once every 4 weeks (!)

You will need:

• ground red pepper - 1/2 tsp.
• oily hand cream - 1 tsp.

You need to do:

1. Mix pepper with 10-11 drops of water
2. Add cream, mix.
3. Heat in a water bath for 7-9 minutes
4. Cool
5. Leave the marigolds in the mask for 10-15 minutes

Keratin nail mask Rescuerxx

The Rescue RXx keratin mask from CND also received many rave reviews from satisfied clients.

She:

• prevents nail splitting;
• makes nails more elastic;
• promotes nail compaction;
• gives nails a healthy pink tint;
• nourishes nails with beneficial microelements;
• accelerates nail growth.

Experts recommend applying this product to your nails for 1 month. And in severely advanced cases, it is recommended to use it for 3 months. During treatment, regular nail polish cannot be applied. Apply the mask 2 times a day: morning and evening. After applying it, do not wet your hands for 20 minutes. The product cannot be applied to the cuticle.

Nail whitening masks

Based on whey or sauerkraut brine

Pour 100 ml of whey or juice from sauerkraut into a container where it is convenient to hold your fingertips. After soaking your nails in the liquid for about a quarter of an hour, rinse off the remaining solution with cool water.

Lemon

You don't have to use up the entire lemon to squeeze out the juice. It is enough to cut a few slices from the fruit and rub the juice on your nails. After 15 minutes, wash off the remaining acidic liquid and apply nourishing cream to your hands.

From an oil base with thyme and lemon components

To 5 ml of purified ordinary oil (sunflower, olive), add 2 drops of lemon and thyme essential oils. Use the mixture to rub the nail plates 2-3 times a week.

Reviews

Marina, 30 years old:

“I do shellac all the time. My hands never really took a break from it. I recently removed shellac and was very surprised. My nails looked like rags. They were lifeless and scary. I started making special masks. And after just half a month I noticed results. My nails have changed and look better. They are natural and beautiful. Now I use healing compositions for my hands all the time, but I just forgot about shellac.”

Julia, 31 years old:

“I have been suffering from nail fungus for a long time. I tried everything I could to treat him, but nothing helped. The cosmetologist advised me to prepare a special composition for my hands. And after a couple of months I forgot about what a fungus is. And my nails began to look much better.”