Melissa Nathans offers the following royalty-free article for you to publish online or in print. Feel free to use this article in your newsletter, website, ezine, blog, or forum. ----------- PUBLICATION GUIDELINES - You have permission to publish this article for free providing the "About the Author" box is included in its entirety. - Do not post/reprint this article in any site or publication that contains hate, violence, porn, warez, or supports illegal activity. - Do not use this article in violation of the US CAN-SPAM Act. If sent by email, this article must be delivered to opt-in subscribers only. - If you publish this article in a format that supports linking, please ensure that all URLs and email addresses are active links. - Please send a copy of the publication, or an email indicating the URL to [email protected] - Article Marketer (www.ArticleMarketer.com) has distributed this article on behalf of the author. Article Marketer does not own this article, please respect the author's copyright and publication guidelines. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this article. ----------- Article Title: Ways to Grow Healthy Nails Author: Melissa Nathans Category: Beauty Word Count: 406 Keywords: Rescue Beauty Lounge,OPI Nail Polish,O.P.I.,Lippmann Collection,Essie Nail Polish,Nailtiques Author's Email Address: [email protected] Article Source: http://www.articlemarketer.com ------------------ ARTICLE START ------------------
Many men and woman work hard to achieve and maintain strong, healthy nails. Unfortunately, sometimes this is difficult due to a number of reasons. Nails can become brittle, cracked, soft, stained, etc. The truth is that the color of a person's nails has to do directly with that individual's overall health. If the nails are transparent with a rose color, it indicates good health. However, if the nails are brittle and pale, the person's health is not where it should be. The most important thing a person can do is to eat a well-balanced diet, drink lots of water, exercise, and get adequate sleep. Simple lifestyle changes such as these are the beginning to healthy nails but it goes beyond that. The key is to always use high quality and natural products if possible and start a good nail are regimen. For instance, the individual should remove all nail polish. Next, warm castor or coconut oil should be applied to the nail area, being massaged in for several minutes to help soften the cuticles and sooth dry areas around the nail bed. Then, the individual should dip the nails into a mixture of one tablespoon lemon juice and one cup of warm water. After soaking for about ten minutes, the nails would be manicured. When finished, a clear base coat of polish should be applied. Once dried, quality nail polish would be applied, allowed to dry, and then a second coat applied. After both coats of colored polish are dry, another coat of clear polish should be applied to seal and protect the color. A few other tips that people can use for maintaining healthy, strong nails include: Only acetone-free polish remover should be used in that remover with acetone strips the nails of essential oils that are needed to maintain strength and health. To keep cuticles soft and the area around the nail bed smooth, a type of rich, natural cream should be massaged in two times a week. If the cuticles are badly damaged, alpha hydroxyl cream is a great healer and moisturizer. To treat unsightly nail fungus or some other type of nail infection, a mixture of tea tree and lavender oil is one of the best solutions To keep nails shiny and healthy looking, rub them with a small piece of lemon Breakage can be avoided not only by eating a healthy diet but also by filing in the same direction and never filing while the nails are wet Meilissa Nathans writes about beauty and beauty products in her blog, http://www.beautysak.com/v/vspfiles/blog/index.html. ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
