Ayurvedic Nail Care

For the shiniest nails, use a soft nail brush every day to clean your nails and increase circulation in the fingertips. Once a week fingernails should be soaked in warm water and lemon juice, scrubbed gently, and then massaged with oil.⁶⁸

Neem oil, aloe, and triphalá herb paste help nourish nails. If using an herbal paste, leave on for 20 minutes before washing off.^68,¹⁰³

Lemon oil can repair brittle nails. For smoothness and shine mix together the following and massage into nails and cuticles:⁶⁸

1 ounce almond oil
2 drops lavender oil
2 drops sandalwood oil
2 drops cypress oil

An herbal combination of 3 different tropical
fruits—amalaki, bibhitaki, and haritaki.

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