If you haven’t tried a homemade nail strengthener for weak or brittle nails, then you’re missing out! Simple ingredients at home can make your nails strong and shiny within 10 minutes of use.

Growing your nails long can be next next to impossible if they keep chipping, breaking and peeling. These kind of nails need strengthening in order to stop getting damaged easily.

Weak nails don’t just break they can also become yellow and unsightly.

Both your nails and cuticles can be affected by exposure to chemicals such as harsh nail polish removers, outdoor elements and even over washing your hands.

Strengthening your nails includes hydrating them to lock in moisture.

There are so many expensive and abrasive chemical nail strengtheners on the market. But before you get yourself a bottle, maybe try ingredients already existing in your kitchen! This homemade nail strengthener is what I’m talking about!

DIY Homemade Nail Strengthener

We shall be using the following ingredients:

• Extra virgin olive oil – This is an age old remedy for strengthening your nails. It helps lubricate your nails from deep within, hydrating dry brittle nails.
• Lemon juice – This helps remove yellow stains and make your nails whiter and brighter.
• Honey – It is a natural humectant which helps seal moisture into dry nails. It also soothes dry and peeling cuticles.
• Sea salt – Salt helps brighten your nails naturally.

What You Need

• 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon of honey *optional
• ½ to 1 teaspoon of sea salt *optional
• Small bowl & spoon for mixing

Directions

1. Pour 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into a small bowl.
2. Next, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of honey.
3. Also add 1 teaspoon of sea salt.
4. Stir well.
5. You can heat up the mixture gently so that it feels warm to the touch. This is totally optional.
6. Soak your nails in the mixture for 10 to 15 minutes.
7. You can also apply the homemade nail strengthener to your nails using a clean cotton ball.
8. Make sure to coat the entire nail bed of each finger nail and the surrounding cuticles too. Don’t forget to apply this on your toenails, which are not cared for as much as fingernails!
9. Repeat this process at night before bedtime, at least once a week. You can give your nails extra love by wearing a pair of soft cotton gloves to bed to let the homemade nail strengthener soak overnight and prevent it from rubbing off on your bedsheet.

Tips

• Always apply to clean and dry fingers and use a clean cotton ball to prevent contaminating your homemade nail strengthener.

• Throw out the used homemade nail strengthener especially if you have soaked your nails in them. This is because bacteria can transfer from your hands/nails into the solution. Also, it contains fresh lemon juice which can make your homemade product spoil easily.

• If you are not doing the process of soaking your nails, then you can store your strengthener in a glass dropper bottle for 5 days in the fridge.

• Otherwise, make a fresh batch of the homemade nail strengthener each time.

Take Care

If your nails are not improving, please see a doctor as some fingernail problems may indicate an underlying health condition.

I know this homemade nail strengthener is going to transform your nails, making them lots healthier and stronger than before! Take care xx