Natural Nail Recipes

Hand and Foot Exfoliator

Ingredients:

2 Tlbsp of fine sea salt

2 heaped tsp fine oatmeal (same kind as in your cupboard)

1 tsp. baking soda

Directions:

Combine ingredients, and add enough water to make a paste. Apply to skin and rub gently. Rinse and gently pat dry.

Cuticle Cream

Ingredients:

1 Tsp. natural clay

1 tsp. olive oil

3 drops lavender essential oil

Directions:

Mix into a paste and put into a sterile ointment jar or small pot. Wash and clean old make up jars, they make great storage containers! Massage into nails and cuticles.

Sweet Milk Foot Soak

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

2 tbsp. moisturizing lotion

2 cups milk

7 cups water

Directions:

In a large saucepan, heat the milk and water. When steaming, add sugar and lotion and mix to a slightly soupy consistency. Allow to cool, till the mixture is cool enough for you to place feet in. Pour into a bowl large enough to fit both feet. Soak for 10 minutes. You can either rinse now, or use some extra sugar to scrub your feet. Rinse well then apply moisturizer.

Peppermint Massage Oil

Ingredients:

3 drops eucalyptus oil

4 drops rosemary oil

2 drops peppermint oil

these oils can be bought at any natural store or even some craft stores.

Directions:

Combine oils. Store in a small jar.

Warm up oil before doing any massage. Your toes will love the minty, refreshing feeling!

Cuticle Softener

Ingredients:

1 tsp. olive oil

1 tsp. vitamin E oil

Directions:

Combine and massage into nails and cuticles

Minty Fresh Nail Whitener

Ingredients:

2 tsp.whitening tooth paste

1 tsp.lemon juice

Directions:

Mix ingredients to form a paste. Apply to nails and leave on for 5 minutes. Rinse well. The lemon removes stains and the tooth paste will whiten and buff nail beds

Strawberry Foot Scrub

Ingredients:

6 strawberries

2 tbs olive oil

1 tsp sea salt

Directions:

Mash strawberries with a fork. Combine ingredients into a paste, massage well onto pre-soaked feet, then rinse and dry

Tips for Storage

Since these are all natural recipes, we do not add any preservatives. Store in refrigerator for as long as you would normally keep fruit. Maximum 2 weeks, sealed.

Ideas for storage:

baby food jars

make up jars such as the ones that eye shadows come in or foundation jars

skin care jars, glass