The way hands look is the woman's calling card. The mask for nails helps, without leaving the house, to improve the idea of yourself. Women's assistants in this matter can be both purchased ready-made and self-made cosmetics. Such products are a worthy alternative to salon procedures.
Ready masks
The beauty industry offers a huge selection of products designed for nail care. They help to cope with such problems as increased brittleness, delamination or slow growth of the plates. An innovative solution is the keratin mask for nails. This tool nourishes and restores the plates. In its composition, there is necessarily a healing oil, for example, jojoba. It penetrates into the deep layers of the nails and nourishes them. Keratin strengthens the structure of the plates and protects them from breaking off. As a result, day after day they become stronger and healthier.
Mask for nails is produced by various cosmetic companies. The most popular products are:
- keratin reducing agent Nail Tek;
- Mask for strengthening of nails Rescue RXx;
- Sally Hansen Triple Strong cosmetic with triple effect.
How to make a mask for nails?
Such home remedies are a worthy alternative to the purchase. They have significant advantages:
- A small cost price. Most cosmetics are made from the available components, which are available for almost every woman.
- Always at hand. If suddenly a woman wants to have a spa treatment in the evening, it will easily turn out. The main thing is that the homemade mask was available.
- The composition contains natural ingredients. Making masks for nails at home, the woman is sure that there are no harmful additives in the product. It contains exclusively natural ingredients: oils, salt, iodine and so on.
- Ease of manufacture. All recipes for nail masks contain detailed instructions. If you follow these instructions clearly, there will be no problems in making homemade cosmetics.
Masks for strengthening nails
Especially well with this problem are cosmetic products, in which sea salt is present. It contains a whole set of mineral components. It is not by chance that after the summer holidays spent at sea, even the most fragile plates become strong and healthy. Similar effect has a mask for strengthening the nails, at home made from sea salt. The result from their application is noticeable after the first procedures.
Bath-mask for nails with salt
Ingredients
- water 250 ml;
- salt, non-flavored - 3 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation, use:
- In warm water, salt is dissolved.
- Immerse the fingers in this firming solution and hold for about 15 minutes.
- Put a nourishing cream on your hands.
Masks for the growth of nails
A strong stimulant is the burning red pepper. On its basis make masks for the growth of nails at home. In the composition of hot pepper there is a special substance - capsaicin. This component increases blood circulation, so not only does the condition of the plates improve, but their growth accelerates . In addition, the composition of pepper contains vitamins C and E, magnesium, zinc and iron. All of them are very important.
Mask for nails with red pepper
Ingredients:
- powdered red hot pepper - ½ tbsp. spoons;
- greasy hand cream - ½ tbsp. spoons.
Preparation, use:
- The components are mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
- Cotton nails are covered and left for a third of an hour. Then wash the composition with warm water.
Mask for nails from delamination
Gelatin effectively copes with this problem. From it, homemade masks for layered nails are made. The value of gelatin is determined by its composition. Here there is a lot of protein, and in fact it is a constituent of bone tissue (present in the plates). The use of gelatinous masks has a beneficial effect on the nails. They become strong.
Gelatinous mask for nails
Ingredients:
- gelatin - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- water 120 ml;
- honey - 1 teaspoon;
- lemon juice - 1 tsp.
Preparation, use:
- Gelatin is poured with iced water and left to make it swell.
- Put the mixture on a stove for a small fire and cook until the lumps are completely dissolved.
- Cool to a comfortable temperature and mix with honey and juice.
- Saturate the wadded disks with a compound and apply them to the plates for 20 minutes.
Mask for whitening nails
Toothpaste perfectly fights not only with the yellowness of teeth, but also the plates. Whitening nails at home is very easy. You can just apply a little toothpaste on each plate and "brush" with a brush. This procedure is very similar to brushing your teeth. If the nails are strongly yellowed, a more "powerful" remedy will be needed to lighten them. You can use it every day until the desired result is achieved.
Mask for nails with toothpaste
Ingredients:
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- toothpaste - 2 tsp;
- baking soda - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Preparation, use:
- Mix the soda with the juice until the product begins to foam.
- Add the paste to the composition. Again, everything is mixed.
- Apply the mixture to the nails. After a third of an hour, they wash off and cover the plates with a fat cream for hands.
Nourishing masks for nails
Especially good with this task are cosmetic products, made on the basis of vegetable oils. Although they can be used independently. In this case, simply apply the oil to the plates and keep it for half an hour. It is more effective to do home nail masks that contain this and other nutritional components. Such cosmetics are prepared simply and quickly.
Masks for nails with oils
Ingredients:
- mixture of vegetable oils (linseed + burdock + olive) - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- iodine - 2 drops;
- lemon juice - 5 drops.
Preparation, use:
- In the warmed to a comfortable temperature, the oil mass is added by the remaining components.
- Apply the composition to the nails.
- Hold for about 15 minutes.
Firming masks for nails
Good with this mission is managing medical iodine. Only in its pure form it can not be used. If you regularly apply this drug on the nails, they will begin to strongly separate. Since this element is still needed by the plates, it is added to homemade cosmetic mixtures. An effective mask for nails, containing iodine, has a strengthening effect. It is prepared very simply.
Mask for nails with iodine
Ingredients:
- olive oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- iodine - a couple of drops.
Preparation, use:
- In slightly heated oil add iodine.
- Rub this nutritional composition into the nails. Wear gloves and leave the mask overnight.