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To strengthen fingernails and fingernail cuticle, rub a clove of raw garlic, olive oil or castor oil on
the fingernails every day. If there are infections on the fingernails, leave the garlic juice on them
for at least an hour.
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Soak the fingernails for 5 minutes in 1 cup warm water with the juice of ½ lemon added. Rinse off. Pat
dry, pushing back the fingernail cuticles.
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For brittle fingernails or toe nails, apply grounded olive seeds mixed with butter.
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Apply Vitamin E oil to split fingernails.
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To cleanse and make fingernails shine, rub them with the bilimbi fruit. Then wash hands with soap and
dry.
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For
bruised fingernails, pound some fenugreek and mix with
a little water. Apply on the bruised nails.
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If the nails look pale, cleanse them with the inside of an onion 3x a week until they look shiny and
healthy.
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Mix 1½ teaspoon vitamin E (can be taken from the capsule) and 1 teaspoon almond oil. Apply every night
for nails conditioning.
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For nails
fungus, soak in apple cider
vinegar for a few minutes every day. Also take vitamin C and E to boost immunity against the fungus.
Tea tree oil can also be applied.
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For agnail (or hangnails), insert the affected nail in a cut lemon and secured with a tape or string so
it won't fall off. Leave overnight and cleanse the area in the morning. Also take vitamin C and B
complex (in food or supplement) as agnails may be caused by lack of those vitamins.
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Rub the nails with a lemon peel once a week.
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Rub the nails with 1 tablespoon each lemon juice and baking soda. Rinse off.
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Eat a handful of white sesame seeds everyday to promote fingernails strength and growth. Alfalfa,
chamomile, comfrey, horsetail, oatstraw and sage are also good for fingernail health. Flaxseed and
evening primrose oil nourish nails and prevent cracking.
