Nail Care

Your nails may be craving something - If your nails are weak, splitting, fragile etc, the problem could be traced back to an inadequate water intake.Most people don't drink nearly enough water. Drink up!

What to do about brittle nails

The most common nail wreckers are harsh detergents and water, which can stress nail fibers. So be sure to put rubber gloves on while you clean or do dishes.

Also, avoid using perfume lotions that usually contain alcohol if your nails are brittle. It will only make your nails worse.

It may be possible that your calcium intake is low, as well.
How to Give Yourself a Manicure


Whether you prefer your nails to be long or short, they can still look stunning with a little know-how.

1 Wash and dry your hands.

2 Using a double-sided emery board, file nails using a gentle stroke. Avoid corners of your nails as this can weaken them.

3 Begin to shape your nails. The most popular shape to use is oval, but choose what is most suited to your hand and finger shape.

4 Check to see how well you have done. Run your nails over an old pair of pantyhose. Your nails should not snag the hose.

5 Apply a softener to your cuticles. Allow to site for a minute or so.

6 Transfer hands to a bowl of warm water and soak for an additional few minutes.

7 Gently push back the cuticles. This should not be painful. If hangnails are present, carefully clip them.

8 Apply hand lotion and begin to massage the palm of your hand with the thumb of your other hand. This will help to circulate the blood. Work your way over the remainder of the hand and then repeat giving equal time to the other hand.

9 Before color is applied to nails, they must be cleaned and the easiest way to do this is with an orange stick that has been wrapped with cotton. Dip into nail polish remover and then rub over the surface of the nail. Check the nail for any creamy residue. When none remains, your nails will be ready for polishing.

10 Time for color. Pick up a small amount of polish on your brush and paint one stroke down the center of your nail. Your brush should hold just enough color to accomplish this. Stroke the sides of the nail and you are done. The nail should be completely colored in three strokes. Allow to set for a minute or so before applying the second coat.

11 Wait until polish is set (dry to the touch) and then apply the top coat. Don't skip this step as it not only adds life to your manicure, it will protect your nails as well.

12 Sanitize all of your equipment with alcohol and when they are dry, store them away until the next manicure.


Nail Tips:

1 Nail polish can be stored in the fridge.

2 If your nail polish is too thick, try thinning with a polish thinner.

3 To prevent the cap from sticking, coat it with a little Vaseline to prevent this from happening

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Tips For Eyebrows

1 You should pluck eyebrows before bedtime so any redness will disappear overnight. In shaping your eyebrows use your facial features.

2 Use a pair of slant edge tweezers which grip hairs easily. Comb hairs one way and then the other to remove loose hairs.

3 You should pluck hairs between the brows and any stragglers. Never remove the hairs from above your eyebrows.

4 Pluck each hair individually close to the root. Work in the direction of the growth.

5 Always avoid over plucking. In defining your eyebrows choose a shade similar to your natural hair colour.

6 When using a pencil you should apply in small, feathered strokes. Starting at the inner corner work outwards.

7 Blend the colour with a brush. To tame stray hairs just use hair gel and comb through to neaten.

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NATURAL TIPS FOR HEALTHY HAIR

For Dandruff

1 Massage the Scalp with pure coconut oil. This will also help for growth of hair.

2 Apply coconut oil which has been boiled with small onions. Wash it off with a mixture of green gram powder and water drained from cooked (boiled) rice.

3 Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp.

4 Apply the warm mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and coconut oil. Do a steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes and wash the hair with a shampoo.

5 Apply a paste of fenugreek and mustard to the scalp.

6 Mix Shikakai powder with the water drained from the cooked rice and wash the hair with it.

7 Crush the leaves of five petal hibiscus flower and take the juice. Wash the hair with this juice.

8Heat the oil with a little camphor. Apply the oil in the scalp and massage for 10 minutes. After 30 minutes wash the hair with a herbal shampoo. Do the steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes.


For Healthy and Shiny hair

1 It is better to apply castor oil for a healthy growth of hair.

2 Wash hair with tea once in a week.

3 Apply besan in the hair and wash it with water drained from the cooked rice.

4 Soak a handful of gooseberry in a cup of milk for two hours. Make it as a paste and apply in the hair.

5 Apply the mixture of an egg white, 2 spoon of castor oil, 1 spoon glycerin, in the scalp and hair. Wash it after some time.

6 Massage hair with warm coconut oil an hour before washing. Let it soak. Cover your head with a hot towel and wash your hair after an hour or so.

7 Boil a few hibiscus flowers in coconut oil. Filter and use this hair oil to control hair loss and thinning.

8 Do a 'steam-towel-wrap' once in a while, if your cuticles are damaged, as this steaming opens out the pores and absorbs the oil.

9 Deep condition with curd, beer and egg.

10 Mix a little vinegar in warm water and rinse your hair with this solution. This will add bounce to dull and lifeless hair.

11 Soak 1 teaspoon fenugreek in curd and keep it for a night. Have it in the next morning.

12 Boil coconut oil with the juices of curry leaves, basil, hibiscus flower and gooseberry. Apply on hair, keep it for sometime and rinse.

13 Egg white and curd is a good conditioner for hair.

14 Take a cup of coconut and mustard oils. Soak half a cup of curry leaves in the oil mixture and keep it for a night. Next morning, heat on a slow fire till the curry leaves turn crisp. Remove from heat and add two to three camphor balls. Allow oil to cool and then strain. Apply oil to hair roots using cotton wool along the parting and massage in circular movements. Leave the oil overnight and shampoo the next morning. Repeat twice a week.

15 Add a lemon peel to a 'shikakai' and 'amla' mixture while washing your hair.


For Graying

1 Take a little Mehandi , an egg, juice of half a lemon, one table spoon of instant coffee powder. Mix it together and apply on the hair. Wash it after 45 minutes.

2 Boil one cup of dried gooseberry with 4 cups of water. Add a pinch of sugar in it. Keep boiling till the quantity of the liquid reduces to one cup. Mix 2 cups of Mehendi, an egg, juice of a lemon and the gooseberry solution and apply on hair. Wash the hair after two hours.

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Lip Care

1 You can mix one-tablespoon cranberry sauce juice with two tablespoons Vaseline for a delicious home made lip balm.

2 Apply the juice of lemon skin for avoiding black colour of lips

3 Massage your lips with coriander leaf juice for soft and rosy lips

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