BEST WAY TO WHITEN YOUR NAILS

                                                 Wearing nail polish for longer makes your nail dull and yellow, touching things and dirt can also make your nails appear stained. Avoid wearing nail polish for long time. It can be cause of embarrassing and unsightly.

                                

   But thankfully, there are some fairly simple treatment you can use to whiten your nails......

                                       

  

          Lemon Juice & Baking Soda –   Squeeze half of a lemon (or more) into a plastic bowl, and then add and blend baking soda until you get a nice abrasive paste-like texture. Then use an old toothbrush to scrub your nails with it Rinse, and repeat if needed. If you have any small cuts near your nails, you may want to hold off on this one. The acidity in lemon juice is not very nice!  

         Whitening Toothpaste –   I tried this one first. It’s easy and it works! Use a baby toothbrush to apply it and give your nails a good scrub for a minute or two. You may need to do it several times depending on how stained your nails are. The white coloured pasty toothpaste works best as opposed to the blue or green gel-like toothpaste. Whitening toothpaste with added baking soda is even better!                  

Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide has whitening properties that work wonders on yellow stained nails. Be sure to use a solution that is only 3 percent hydrogen peroxide.

Pour three to four tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide into one-half cup of water and mix them well. Soak your nails in the solution for two minutes. Using a soft toothbrush, gently scrub your nails. Then rinse them with water. Do this once a week for several months.

For stubborn stains, apply the hydrogen peroxide directly on your nails and lightly scrub them with a soft toothbrush.

Hydrogen peroxide can dehydrate your nails, so apply a moisturizing lotion after using this remedy.

 Tea Tree Oil

If your nails are yellowing due to some kind of fungus-related infection, tea tree oil is the best home remedy to try. Tea tree oil is a natural fungicide and has antiseptic as well as antimicrobial properties that will help fight infection and restore the natural colour of your nails.

Apply pure tea tree oil to your nail beds using an eye dropper. Leave it on for a few minutes, and then rinse it off with lukewarm water, Do this twice daily for several months until you notice improvement.

Mix equal amounts of tea tree oil and olive oil. Apply the solution to your nails using cotton balls, Do this twice daily for several months.

Baking Soda

The bleaching and exfoliating properties of baking soda can help remove stains from the nails.

Mix two and one-half tablespoons of baking soda and one tablespoon of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide in a small bowl. Use cotton swabs to apply the mixture on the stained nails. Leave it on for three to four minutes and then rinse with lukewarm water. Repeat this process every six to eight weeks.

Mix one tablespoon of baking soda, one-half teaspoon of olive oil and one teaspoon of lemon juice to make a thick paste. Rub the mixture on your nails using a soft toothbrush. Leave it on for about five minutes, and then rinse it off with warm water. Repeat this remedy every two weeks.