Gelatin is a wonderful ingredient to help you take care of your nails at home. Every woman, regardless of age, dreams of beautiful and well-groomed nails. Hands are always in sight, and manicure maintains the created image. But what to do when there is no time to visit expensive salons? Manicurists believe that working on beauty and health nails, you can at home. And the result will be as effective as in the salon.
Most women will treat this statement with suspicion, believing that they will not get the desired result at home. This is not true. Home hand care using gelatin helps to strengthen nails, speed up their growth, give them strength, works quickly and brings many benefits.
The benefits of gelatin for nails
- In the past, there were no beauty salons, in the usual sense of our time. Women perfectly looked after their nails with improvised means. Most of them were preparing for gelatin based.
- Gelatin is a multifunctional substance rich in proteins and vitamins.
- Natural natural product that reduces brittle nails, strengthens their structure and promotes growth.
- Especially useful in the autumn-winter period - for fragile and peeling nails.
- This time-tested product is unique and reliable.
Here are some of the top rated gelatin nail recipes.
The formulations are prepared immediately before use, it is not worth storing.
Instructions for the use of gelatin
We use gelatin without dyes and additives. 10-15 grams of gelatin is poured into the container and filled with a glass of warm boiled water (you can replace the water with milk or cream). It is left to swell. In addition, in order for the gelatin to completely dissolve, it is slightly warmed up to 80 degrees. It is known that boiling destroys the healing properties. Following the rules will help you achieve the desired effect. Cool the solution to room temperature. Then we place our hands in the cooled gelatin, hold it for no more than 20 minutes. Applying this simple recipe twice a week for a month will noticeably improve the condition of your nails. Shine, elasticity will appear, brittleness will disappear.
Preparing nails
- While the gelatin solution is cooling, you need to prepare the nails for processing. We soften the cuticle with an acid-based product (buy for European manicure).
- We leave for about 5 minutes.
- After that, push the cuticle back to the base using an orange stick. We do it carefully and without much pressure.
- And remove the softened skin with the same stick.
Gelatin-based liquid nail masks
The gelatinous solution can be enriched with additional ingredients to achieve the desired effect.
For fragile and flaking nails
A mask with gelatin, honey and lemon juice works in a similar way. For half a glass of gelatinous mass, add one teaspoon of honey and lemon juice. Honey must be preheated in a water bath so that it becomes liquid. The mixture is gently mixed. Then cotton pads are impregnated with the composition and applied to the nails for 20 minutes. It has been established that if you do the bath for one month (every other day), then the nails will acquire a beautiful and healthy look. In addition, with systematic use, a whitening effect is observed.
For emergency nail strengthening
- Mix one ampoule of vitamins A and E,
- 5 drops of rosemary oil
- gelatinous mass.
We put our hands in the composition or soak cotton balls, which we apply to the nails. We hold for about 20 minutes. For maximum effect, wrap your nails with cling film. Put on your mittens. After the procedure, we lubricate our hands, nails with oil or cream.
Against delamination of nails
Pour chamomile tea (sold in pharmacies) or oak bark with a glass of hot water. Insist 15 minutes. Mix the resulting infusion with cooled gelatin. Add one spoonful of olive oil. Use the mixture as a compress or nail bath. The holding time is 20 minutes. This tool prevents delamination of the nail plates.
For loose nails
Add a teaspoon of almond oil to half a glass of gelatin solution. At the end of the procedure, rinse your hands with water to rinse off any remaining gelatin. Then dry your hands dry and lubricate them with a greasy cream.
For shine and lightening of nails
This bath is useful for nails, it prevents darkening of the nail plate and provides shine. To do this, add 1 tablespoon of 9% apple cider vinegar and vegetable oil to the prepared gelatin solution.
To accelerate nail growth
Mix the prepared gelatin solution (50 grams) with one teaspoon of sea salt, add 2 tbsp. l. carrot juice. Lubricate her nails with an even thick layer. Use a brush and apply the mask every other day.
For nail nutrition
A few drops (3-5) of any essential oil in half a glass of gelatin solution.
Please note that during the procedure, you must refrain from using artificial material for nails. After all, if the nails are covered with varnish or gel, then the nail plate does not receive a therapeutic effect from this procedure.
Gelatin contains a lot of collagen, therefore it has an amazing effect on skin, hair, nails, joints and tendons. It is also the easiest, cheapest way to improve nail health.
