Listed here, are natural,organic ingredients to add to your homemade nail care recipes for: nail soaks, cuticle oils, foot scrubs and more. The natural ingredients are limitless but here are nail care recipe favorites.
Herbs, Essential Oils and foods for healthy, strong nails
Flax Seed: Ground or taking internally via cooking with flax seed oil. Besides all the amazing health benefits of flax seed, it seems to have a wonderful effect on nails. After 2-3 weeks of using flax seed on a daily basis, you'll notice not only are you nails harder, but they grow faster too! Flax seed (ground or mealed) can be found in almost every major grocer for under $4.00 a box. Add it to yogurt, cereal or just about anything!
- Lemongrass: astringent
- Frankincense:antioxidant, antiseptic, increase in circulation
- Lemon: antiseptic, great for brittle nails
- Myrrh: antiseptic, antifungal and astringent properties. Great for athlete’s foot
Hemp Seed Oil: Highest amount of the polyunsaturated essential fatty acids (linoleic and linolenic acids) making it a key nutritive ingredient in anti-inflammatory skin care formulations. Hemp Seed Oil is said to aid in the healing of skin lesions, dry skin, inflammations of the skin and joints.
Camellia Oil: Camellia Oil is a rich source of other omega 3,6 and 9 fatty acids plus Vitamin E and polyphenols. Great for anti-aging nail care and a wonderful aid to faster growing nail recipes!!!
Coconut Oil: light and non-greasy, very nourishing
Olive Oil: very nourishing
- Alfalfa: Alfalfa leaf is used in baths to relieve fatigue, muscle tenderness, and the pain and inflammation of rheumatism and arthritis.
- Burdock root: antibacterial, astringent, skin soothing extract that tones the skin and reduces the chances of irritation
- Oatstraw: Oatstraw tops are high in silica and extremely nourishing to the skin. Silica repairs weak nails. Silica, a form of the mineral silicon, may help your body produce collagen and strengthen bones.
- Gotu kola: regenerating and strengthening
- Royal jelly: Royal Jelly contains collagen, lecithin, protein, sugars, mineral salts and vitamins A, C, D and E. Royal Jelly also contains the B vitamin complex and is especially rich in pantothenic acid
- additional herbs: spirulina, kelp, black cohosh, horsetail
Almonds contain fatty acids that are good for your nail
Cauliflower- Eat tons of it! It has Biotin that helps strength nails, and thicken them.
Consume foods that are rich in silicon and sulphur, such as fish, broccoli, cauliflower and onions. incorporate food rich in biotin such as brewer's yeast, soy and whole grains.
- Evening primrose: high in gamma-linolenic acid (an essential fatty acid) making it an exceptional skin nourishing oil. Nourishes the scalp, hair, and nails
- Lavender: antiseptic, antifungal and astringent properties. Great for athlete’s foot
- Tea tree: the strongest anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial essential oil
- Patchouli: anti-inflammatory. Great for anti-aging hand care recipes
- Sandalwood: astringent effect on oily skin and helps soothe irritated skin.
aloe vera, green and white tea, keratin, calcium, almond extracts, seaweed or shea butter extracts.
Essential oils for strong nails, faster growing nails:
Carrier oils for strong nails, faster growing nails:
When using carrier oils in nail care recipes, look for oils high in Omega 3's. All can be used as a carrier oil in your homemade nail recipes. A carrier oil is used when using essential oils. Cuticle oils contain mostly a carrier oil, then add a few drops os essential oils. Read more about using oils and essential oils
Oils for nail fungal infections:
Melaleuca alternafolia, oregano, Purification, Thieves, thyme, Ravensara.
Herbs, Essential oils and Foods for strong, faster growing nails: Which foods and herbs help grow strong nails
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Wheat Germ Oil: Naturally rich in Vitamins A, D, and E, and also contains Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, F, Essential Fatty Acids, protein, and minerals. Because of its anti-oxidant and regenerative properties, Wheat Germ Oil is a wonderful ingredient to add to nail care products. It should not be used by those with wheat or gluten allergies, either externally or internally.
Flax seed oil: A rich source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) an the Omega-3 series of essential fatty acids. Use of flax seed oil allows the body to absorb some of the essential fatty acids necessary for healthy cellular activity. Great for faster nail growth!
Argan Oil: Argan oil possesses anti-inflammatory properties and is a a highly beneficial addition to formulations intended to reduce swelling and ease muscular aches and pains. Wonderful for brittle nails
Amla Oil: The fruit of this tree is one of the highest natural sources of vitamin C. It is said to penetrate the scalp and strengthen hair at its root, to stop and reverse abnormal hair loss and to promote stronger, healthier hair growth. Also perfect for growing nails!
more: Vitamin E, Almond oil, Jojoba oil, Olive oil, Pumpkin Seed Oil,
Foods and minerals for healthy nails:
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