olive oil and nails

I have heard about the plastic bag tip before but had not actually "met" somebody who can confirm that it works, so thank you for that. i suppose the plastic increases the body temperature and assists the absorbtion of the oil?

me too but I've learned about that from the magazine.. =)

If you are using the oil for massage you probably get the oil into your fingers and nails at the same time and have an even better effect on the circulation than I do with my method!

Thank you, all those extra tips will really get Myloters who have soft and beautiful hands. The only part I would not be able to do is sleep in cotton gloves. I can not abide socks or gloves unless I am literally blue with cold, so I would pass on that part, and I shall try giving my hands nice work out in oil when I spend my hour I allow myself to watch television, so thank you so much :-)

You will have to check out with someone who knows about the specially formulated oils, as they have many ingredients. I just use a small amount from the cooking oil and it works fine for me. You say that your nail polish chips and flakes, and the polish may be part of the problem as it does tend to dry nails out. If you cn possibly go for a while without polish, use the oil every day, and buy a buffer and gently buff your nails, you will see a huge improvement, as buffing nails improves the circulation and gives a healthier nail. I hope some of that is helpful, as I am not a beautician, I just try things and if they work for me I tell others.

It is a combination of the rich oil, and I do not know very much about oils, I just know what has worked for me, and the massaging motion of applying the oil with the cotton bud. It was a tip I read and it worked for me, and the beauty of it from the point of view of the busy person is that you can literally do this whilst waiting for water to boil. If you tune in to some of darkwing's discussions she is a whizz with herbs, and you may pick up some more recipes there.

There are lots of sites from which you may buy oils but I do use the cooking type and it doesn't do my nails any harm lol. If you massage the oil into the nail it is the massaging motion which increases the blood circulcation in the finger, which helps the nail to be stronger. A comment above points out that the nails are not actually stronger, they are actually more supple, therefore they tend not to break. Please let me know how you get on:-) Oh and I am just going to post this tip now. A cube of jelly every day helps strengthen nails :-)

The nails look shiny and they have a better colour because the circulation of the blood beneath the nail is improved by the regular massaging motion of applying the oil. My nails seem to be stronger also.

Yup, my mails take a lot of hammering as I am at the keyboard for up to twelve hours a day, so they need a bit of pampering. I know that it is best to make time for all these different beauty regimes but I tend to try to squeeze them in whilst doing something else.

Hmm good point, Darkwing. I suppose I think my nails are stronger because they are not breaking, when in fact they are more supple. I am always looking for little ways to improve myself and that was one tip I found to be very effective and that I can actually manage to remember to do every day.

I am sure you have noticed that if I do not pamper myself nobody else will lol. As well as my fingernailes I am making myself take much greater care of my feet as I now have a chiropodist who will be tsk tsk-ing all over the place if I don't!

It makes you feel good just to pamper yourself doesn't it. It does me anyway.

You are welcome. The thing I like about using the oil in the way I describe is that it can be fitted in during the day very easily, and that makes it more likely that you will be able to apply the oil daily. It certainly has made a difference to my own nails.