Make Your Own Nail Polish
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Nail polish comes in thousands of different shades and colors, but sometimes the one you’re looking for just isn’t there! Or maybe you don’t want to pay a ton of money for something you’ll only use a few times. So why don’t you get crafty and make your own nail polish!
I know it sounds a little extreme, but if you like to get creative, this is the project for you. Make sheer pink glitter, sparkly sunshine yellow, or anything that strikes your fancy.
Here are the ingredients you will need:
1 paper envelope
1 bottle white or clear nail polish
1/2 to 1 teaspoon finely crushed powder eyeshadow or as needed (you choose the color!)
1/3 teaspoon fine glitter (optional)
Start by making a tiny funnel by snipping off a corner of the envelope. Open the bottle of nail polish and position the funnel over the top.
Pour the
Fingernail Hardener
Nails, like hair, often need conditioning. Use this simple nail hardener recipe to keep your nails from splitting or cracking.
Equipment:
Measuring cup
Measuring spoons
Mixing spoon
Small jar with cover
Ingredients:
Water
Witch hazel
Glycerin
Green food coloring
Alum
Yield: About 1/2 cup
To 1/4 cup of water in a measuring cup, add 1/4 cup of witch hazel, 2 tablespoons of glycerin, and a drop of green food coloring -- the coloring is just for identification. Add 2 teaspoons of alum and stir to mix well. Pour into a small jar and cover tightly.
Apply the solution nightly for several nights; dip your nails into the solution and let them dry. Repeat as necessary until your nails are hard, as desired. If you wear nail polish, remove the polish and don't reapply it until your nails have hardened as desired.
Nail Bleach
Blotchy or mottled fingernails aren't pretty, but they're easily dealt with. Mix this fragrant lotion to correct the problem.
Equipment:
Measuring spoons
Measuring cup
Funnel
8-ounce bottle with cap
Ingredients:
Glycerin
Hydrogen peroxide (3 percent solution)
Orange flower water
Note: Buy glycerin and orange flower water at a pharmacy.
Yield: 8 ounces
Measure 2 tablespoons of glycerin and 5 ounces -- 5/8 cup -- of 3 percent solution hydrogen peroxide into an 8-ounce bottle; fill the bottle with orange flower water. Cap the bottle and shake it well.
To use the bleach, soak your nails in this mixture for about 15 minutes. Repeat as needed.
Nail Softener
If your nails are too tough to cut or shape, try this effective softener.
Equipment:
Double boiler
Measuring spoons
Mixing spoon
Small jar with cover
Ingredients:
Hydrous lanolin (containing water)
Soap flakes
Glycerin
Vegetable oil
Perfume or cologne
Note: Buy lanolin at a pharmacy.
Yield: About 3 ounces
Empty a 2-ounce tube of hydrous lanolin into the top of a double boiler and melt the lanolin over low heat. Add 1 tablespoon of soap flakes, 2 teaspoons of glycerin, and 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil; stir well. If desired, add a few drops of your favorite perfume or cologne.
Remove the mixture from the heat and stir to dissolve the soap flakes. Pour the mixture into a small jar and cover it tightly.
Apply the softener to the nails daily, until the nails are as soft as desired.
Nail Whitener
There's no need to go out and buy expensive nail whiteners; it's easy to make your own:
Equipment:
Double boiler
Measuring spoons
Mixing spoon
Small jar with cover
Ingredients:
Hydrous lanolin (containing water)
Zinc oxide powder
Talcum powder
Almond oil or heavy mineral oil
Glycerin
Note: Buy the ingredients at a pharmacy.
Yield: About 41/2 ounces
Empty a 2-ounce tube of hydrous lanolin into the top of a double boiler and melt the lanolin over low heat. Add 2 tablespoons of zinc oxide powder and 2 tablespoons of talcum powder and stir the mixture to form a smooth, creamy paste. Then add 1/4 teaspoon of glycerin and 1 tablespoon of almond oil or heavy mineral oil, mixing them thoroughly into the paste.
Caution: Almond oil vapors are toxic.
Transfer the paste to a small jar and cover it tightly.
To use the whitener, apply the paste under the nails with an orange stick.
To complete your suite of homemade beauty products, see the next page for instructions on making your own hygiene products like deodorant and toothpaste.
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