We make baths with salt for nails

Beautiful and strong nails - this is an indicator not only of health and proper lifestyle, but also competent care for them. And it’s not necessary to use expensive means or visit beauty salons. There are very simple ways to repair the nail plates. For example, therapeutic baths with salt.

Baths with salt prevent delamination, brittleness and brittleness of nails, contribute to the growth and strengthening of horn plates. Since salt has a pronounced antiseptic effect, it prevents the appearance of fungus (onychomycosis). After all, it is not in vain that the salt solution has been used for centuries as a preservative for food. It creates adverse conditions for the propagation of pathogenic microbes.

But often you can not take salt baths. As a prophylaxis, they can be periodically used at weekly intervals. If the procedures are carried out for medicinal purposes, then they must be performed within 10 days, then take a break of 1 month and repeat everything.

There is a certain algorithm for how to take baths.

• First you need to remove the varnish from the nail plates.
• Wash hands with soap.
• Prepare a solution. To do this, pour warm (36-42 ° C) water into a convenient container. Add salt and other necessary components to it, according to the recipe.
• Immerse your fingertips in the solution. Time depends on the purpose of the event and varies from 10 to 30 minutes.If the procedure is performed for therapeutic purposes, then such manipulations should be repeated every day until the symptoms of the disease disappear. This usually occurs within 1 month.
• In order for the active substances of the beneficial solution to quickly penetrate into living tissue, fingers should be massaged.
• After the bath, hands need to be dried with a towel and apply a greasy cream, mask or olive oil on them. If the nails are affected by the fungus, then after the procedure they must be treated with an antifungal drug.
• In conclusion, it is advisable to wear thin cotton gloves. They will improve the penetration of nutrients into the nail plates.

The advantages of such procedures include:

• simplicity in the manufacture of the composition;
• reasonable price of ingredients;
• naturalness of the composition;
• effectiveness in the fight against fungal diseases.

But the main advantage of such baths is that they can be done at home.

However, there are disadvantages:

• the duration of the process;
• regularity of events;
• the impossibility of carrying out the procedure in the presence of wounds and skin rashes.

In all versions of the preparation of therapeutic solutions, it is recommended to use sea salt. But if necessary, it can be replaced by a simple cookbook. And although it has fewer useful minerals, it brings quite tangible benefits to nails. The main thing is that the product does not contain artificial additives and dyes.

In a glass of warm water, it is necessary to dissolve sea or food salt (1 tbsp.) And add 5% tincture of iodine (3-4 drops). Keep nails in this solution should be 10-15 minutes. The combination of salt and iodine gives an excellent result. Nails become stronger and acquire a healthy shine.

In one glass of warm water, you need to dissolve sea salt (1 tsp), lemon juice (2 tbsp.) And iodine (3 drops). Take a bath should be 10 minutes. This solution nourishes and strengthens the nails.

In water heated to 40 ° C, add salt (2 tbsp.) And soda (2 tbsp.). The resulting solution is useful for strengthening the nail plates and preventing fungal diseases. The duration of the procedure is 15 minutes.

Olive or vegetable oil must be heated in a steam bath to 38 ° C. Add salt there and stir until completely dissolved.

Keep your hands in such a bath should be 20 minutes. Then put on cotton gloves, and after 3 hours, rinse off the balm with warm water. Nails after this procedure acquire a healthy glossy shine.

This recipe is very popular in the treatment of fungus. Sea or edible salt should be mixed with grated tar soap in equal parts and diluted with water. The resulting mixture should be applied to the nails and kept as long as possible. The usual course of treatment is 5-7 sessions.

Dry crushed celandine (2 tbsp. L.) Must be poured with boiling water and insisted for 1 hour. Then strain the broth, cool and add salt (2 tbsp.) And iodine tincture (3-4 drops) into it. Take such a bath takes 10-15 minutes.

In half a glass of warm water, it is necessary to dissolve sea or table salt (2 tsp), then add half a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and a few drops of iodine. The duration of the procedure is 10-15 minutes. Such a composition enriched with vitamin C well strengthens the nail plates and fights against their delamination.

In half a glass of warm milk, you need to dissolve salt (2 tsp) and honey (3 tbsp.). Keep your fingertips in this mass for 20 minutes. The procedure can be repeated 2-3 times a week for several months.

To prepare it, mix sea salt (2 tbsp.l.) with ground aspirin (2 tablets). Then add olive or sunflower oil (1 tbsp. L.). The composition can be enriched with vitamin A (5 drops). Then mix everything and apply to the cuticles and nail plates.

In any composition, if desired, you can add a few drops of aromatic oils. For example, patchouli oil, lemon, cedar, bergamot, sandalwood, ylang-ylang, pine, orange, etc. They will saturate the nails and skin with active substances and vitamins.

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