Beeswax for nails. Strengthening nails with wax sealing

Hello beauties!
In connection with the onset of cold weather, I decided to tell you about one procedure that will help preserve the beauty of your nails during this difficult period. For the procedure you will need nail wax(I have polishing L"or from DNC) and polishing file(we will use the latest rubber polishing side), in this case I have a file with a large polishing side.

Why polishing nails with wax is necessary: ​​wax creates a protective film on the surface of the nail, which helps retain moisture inside and protects from external influences. The beneficial microelements of wax also care for the nail plate and help strengthen it.

1. Only if you polish your nails. We polish the nails with the first 2-3 (depending on the file) sides. I polish my nails regularly, so this time I polished only the overgrown part of the nail near the cuticle. If you have never polished your nails, you can skip this step.
2. Apply wax to the nail. You only need a little wax, in the photo I applied more, since the wax is almost transparent.
3. Rub a little wax into the nail and the skin around it, thereby distributing the wax evenly and in a thin layer.
4. Take a polishing file and polish the nail with the very last soft rubber side for about a minute. Periodically run your finger over the nail; as soon as your finger begins to slide easily, you can finish polishing.
Next, I apply avocado oil to the cuticles and after it absorbs, I apply the base coat and polish. Polishing with wax does not affect the durability of the varnish, but after removing the varnish, the nails remain shiny and moisturized, since the wax protects the nail plate from the harmful effects of nail polish remover.
I carry out this procedure once every two weeks in winter, and about once a month in the warm season.

Polishing with wax also helps in the fight against layering of nails. Before I started polishing my nails with wax, sometimes the scales peeled off at the very edge of the nail or on the sides, now even with mechanical impact, my nails do not peel off.
I hope my post will be useful to you.
Be beautiful!

Last update: 02/04/2018
Date of publication: 09/07/2015

Test results for four different nail waxes. Who has become an outsider and who has become an undisputed leader? Go ahead for hot details under the cut:

Nail wax is currently one of the main products for caring for my nails.

My nails are very, very thin, brittle, regularly peel, and the cuticle dries out in the fall and winter and tends to look untidy. And after I hit my finger in a car door in the spring and it came off (sorry for the ugly details), wax in general became for me almost the main therapeutic agent for nail restoration, which I still have.
And although this product is generally all-season for me, nevertheless, in the conditions of the approaching cold weather, the topic of the post is more relevant than ever. Well, for those who are wondering how to grow healthy ones, beautiful nails- especially.

I use wax every night, I just put a jar of wax on the nightstand near the bed so as not to forget and smear my nails with this wax along with my cuticles right before bed. It is especially useful to smear “bare” nails with wax; this makes them smoother and shiny, they stop peeling and become much stronger. Wax is also suitable for softening the cuticle, so it can also be applied to nails coated with varnish.

It is also useful to do the so-called “sealing of nails with wax”; salons offer this procedure in a more advanced format with a large number of different products and actions (Japanese manicure is especially sophisticated in this action).

The essence of “sealing nails” during a home manicure is treating the nails with a polishing buff with wax applied to them at the very end of the nail care procedure, when they have already been filed, the cuticle has been removed or pushed back, the final touch, so to speak.

I’ll do a test drive of the waxes I’ve tried to strengthen nails, in rating format. I'll start with a personal outsider:

Manufacturer's promises:
Limoncello nail wax strengthens nails and improves their structure. Cocoa and shea butter nourish nails and soften cuticles, candelilla and rice bran wax help strengthen nails and protect against negative external influences, lemon essential oil eliminates dry and brittle nails.
Price: 85 rub.

My review of nail wax from Spivak

Nail wax helps keep your nails and cuticles healthy and beautiful. This cosmetic product simply irreplaceable for every modern girl.

What is cosmetic wax used for?

Nail wax is a cosmetic product whose main component is beeswax. Its main beneficial properties:

• softening the cuticle;
• nutrition;
• moisture saturation;
• giving shine and a healthy look;
• protection from external aggressive influences.

In addition, wax has bactericidal and anti-inflammatory characteristics. It contains a huge amount of vitamin A, making it healthy and beautiful. appearance returns even to very weakened nails, for example, after regular extensions. Waxing nails is especially necessary for the following problems:

• fragility and delamination;
• dull surface;
• rough, dry cuticle;
• slow growth.

How to properly wax your nails

Polishing your nails with cosmetic wax yourself is quite simple and gives a stunning result that lasts for a long period. Polishing covers the nail plate with a film that protects against the penetration of chemical reagents, fungal infections, and also saturates the nails and cuticles required quantity moisture.

Do-it-yourself step-by-step:

1. The nail file is used to give the nails the desired shape. If you want to improve your nails, you cannot cut the cuticle, as it protects the roots of the nails. Removing the cuticle can lead to deformation of the nails, the formation of grooves on them, and can also cause them to become brittle and split.
2. A little wax is applied to the nail plates and cuticles. To make the cosmetic easier to apply, the jar of wax can be warmed in your palms for a couple of minutes. The wax is distributed in a thin layer and rubbed in.
3. Nails are processed with a polishing file until they feel gliding. The polishing file should be rubber with a soft surface.

After the procedure, the cuticle softens and looks neat, and the nails become shiny and smooth. After polishing, the nails can be varnished.

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Read also: Strengthening nail bath with salt and iodine

How to choose the right nail wax?

When choosing a nail wax, you need to pay attention Special attention on its appearance and composition. Beeswax is natural product, therefore, a high-quality cosmetic product should not be too strong odor or bright color.

A bright cosmetic wax with a strong pleasant aroma cannot be natural, which means that its effectiveness is much lower. High-quality wax should be free of mineral oils and other cosmetic additives.

A good, effective nail wax should contain natural beeswax. It may also contain essential and herbal natural oils and extracts of medicinal herbs.

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The benefits of paraffin baths

Every woman should have not only her nails in order, but her hands as a whole. Paraffin baths are quite easy to make with your own hands. For this procedure you need to buy 2-3 kg of paraffin. It is softened in a water bath, but this must be done very carefully so that droplets of water do not get into it. While the material is melting, it is necessary to prepare the skin of your hands. It is necessary to remove the stratum corneum with a scrub and apply cream. Before application, it is necessary to check the temperature of the paraffin. The main thing is that paraffin can only be used once, since after the procedure it loses its useful characteristics.

To carry out paraffin therapy with your own hands, you need the following components and devices:

• hollow-ware;
• paraffin;
• terry towel;
• gloves or plastic bags;
• moisturizing cream;
• scrub.

That's all you need for paraffin therapy. Cosmetic paraffin often sold with additives that provide additional effects. For example, aloe moisturizes the skin well, azulene has an anti-inflammatory effect, menthol refreshes, and vitamin E accelerates the regeneration process. In pharmacies and supermarkets you can find paraffin with therapeutic mud, but it is not suitable for hands. It is used for the stomach and thighs.

More and more often today you can find girls who prefer natural nails. The tendency to use components of natural origin is observed in relation to any caring procedures. Along with the most common types of manicure, the popularity of rehabilitation and therapeutic procedures for natural nails. Among these, a special place is occupied by polishing for treatment and strengthening using a substance such as nail wax and a number of other components that have a natural basis.

Why do you need wax polishing of nails?

Sealing your nails with wax (also called waxing) has an extremely high level of effectiveness due to the bactericidal, softening and soothing properties of the main active ingredient. Beeswax is enriched with useful substances such as beta-carotene, keratonides, minerals, propolis, resins and a number of others. Therefore, cosmetic substances made on the basis of this product are highly popular among people. of different ages and social status.

The essence of the procedure is to enrich the uneven top layer of the nail with useful substances. In this case, the cream-wax is fixed to prolong its action.

However, such a procedure as sealing nails with wax is still quite expensive if carried out in beauty salons. In addition, it requires periodicity, so several methods have recently been developed that can be used to seal nails at home.

Wax sealing of nails is suitable for everyone who wants to have healthy, strong and beautiful nails. Among the indications for this, experts name:

1. Brittle nails
2. Delamination of the nail plate
3. Weakening after removing extended nails

Polishing helps make weak, problematic nails strong and healthy.

What is needed for the procedure

In order to seal your nails correctly at home, you will need:

1. A file for adjusting the shape and length of nails and a sanding block with an abrasiveness of at least 1200 grit
2. from warm water and sea ​​salt
3. orange stick
4. Natural fixed oils avocado, wheat germ, jojoba or almond - depending on the needs of the nails

These tools will be needed to carry out the routine, which is considered preparation for sealing. Manicure should be done a little in advance before the procedure, at least a few hours in advance. To seal, you need a special cream. If you decide to make it yourself, first buy:

1. Distilled water. It is needed if you want to make a large amount of product and store it for a long time. Otherwise, a regular one will do. boiled water, with which the mixture can be stored for about a month
2. Pure wax, which can be bought at a pharmacy or in perfumery and cosmetic stores
3. Nutritious, which, if desired, is also quite easy to make with your own hands. Take a capsule of vitamins A and E and mix them with a spoon of castor oil. You can use any cooking recipe, but this is one of the simplest. For convenience, this vitamin composition can be stored in a cleaned nail polish bottle, applying it with a well-washed brush.
4. 30-40 minutes of free time. The first procedure may take you an hour.

There are quite a lot of ingredients, but they are enough for large quantity procedures.

How to make your own beeswax cream

To make your own nail wax, you need to:

1. Take natural pure beeswax and melt it in a water bath. For 1-2 procedures you will need about 20 grams of the substance.
2. Add 80 grams of base vegetable oil(for example, almond, olive, coconut).
3. Pour 1-2 teaspoons of boiled or distilled water into the mixture. Pre-distilled water must be heated to a temperature of 37 degrees.
4. Add a few drops of essential oil, which will help eliminate the problems of your nails. You should not get carried away with oil, as it tends to penetrate very deeply and quickly into the nail tissue. For this dosage, 5 drops of essential oil will be enough.

• From delamination – patchouli, cedar, bergamot, pine, sandalwood oils
• To relieve inflammation – chamomile, rosemary, tea tree
• To add shine and strengthen – ylang-ylang, bergamot, lavender oils

The finished nail wax should be poured into a dry glass container and allowed to cool without placing in the refrigerator.

Sealing nails with wax step by step

First you need to do unedged manicure. Let us recall its main stages:

• Give your nails the shape you want
• Apply softening oil to the cuticle or place your hands in a salt-oil bath for 5-10 minutes
• Use an orange stick to push excess cuticle towards the root of the nail and remove any hangnails.
• Clean your hands with a dry cloth and apply nourishing cream

After preparing the cream, wait for it to cool. Having prepared everything you need, you can proceed directly to sealing:

1. Rub the fortified composition into the nails and periungual tissues.
2. Polish your nails using a suede buff. You can use a regular polishing file.
3. Rub the prepared cream, which includes beeswax, into the nail plates with your fingers and polish the nails again with a buff. During operation, it must be kept parallel to the nail plate in order to cover a larger area.
4. After all the nails have been treated, immerse them in cold water for a minute or a minute and a half so that the wax microparticles harden well and adhere to the surface of the nail.

Features and nuances of the procedure

We believe that in order to decide on a certain new cosmetic procedure, it is necessary to have objective information about everything related to its effectiveness and the presence of other nuances. Therefore, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the disadvantages of sealing nails using wax:

• Polishing is only effective for short nails
• For severely neglected nails, sealing with wax can be painful.
• After the procedure, it is not recommended to cover your nails with varnish, otherwise the healing effect which has wax

During final polishing, special attention should be paid to the free edge and periphery of the nail, since this is where delamination begins. It is necessary that the wax fills everything, even the smallest voids.

Polishing each nail with wax should take an average of 2-3 minutes, depending on the condition of the nails. The procedure should be carried out once every 2 weeks. It is possible to completely improve the health of your nails and strengthen them after 2-3 months of regularly performed procedures, and the results will last a very long time.

Only healthy nails can be beautiful and really decorate your hands, and therefore yourself.

Hi all.

Today we will talk about nail wax: how you can make it yourself, what you need for it, how it is useful and what results can be achieved by using it.

Chapter 1. Thinking out loud.

I really love long and well-groomed nails (real, not extensions). I love it, but numerous household chores (cleaning, washing dishes, etc.) make them soft, thin and flaky - at least for me.

While searching for a miracle product to strengthen my nails, wax caught my attention. I read a lot about him positive feedback, but there was one problem - maybe I didn’t look well, but I didn’t find it on sale in our region.

And then I decided to be guided by the principle “If you can’t find what you need, do it yourself.” Moreover, it was precisely at this time that the spirit of an experimenter suddenly awakened in me.

All that remained was to select the necessary components and carry out a simple procedure.

Chapter 2. About the benefits of oils, essential oils, vitamins and beeswax.

I carefully selected all the necessary components - oils, wax and vitamins. They are freely available and very inexpensive.

Beeswax - has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties, protects the nail plate, nourishes and gives shine to the nails, softens the skin around the nails.

"Aevit" (multivitamin preparation containing vitamins A and E) - helps to cope with the fragility of the nail plates and significantly improves their condition.

Grape seed oil - moisturizes and nourishes the nail plate. Strengthens nails and prevents them from splitting.

Almond oil - rich in vitamins, minerals and fatty acids that nourish and strengthen nails, improving their appearance and accelerating growth.

Castor oil - provides nutrition and strengthening of nails, stimulates their growth, eliminates fragility, delamination, saturates with fatty acids.

Shea butter (karite) - strengthens nails and saturates them with vitamins.

Lemon oil - strengthens, protects and whitens nails, softens cuticles. It also has antiseptic properties, protecting against inflammation and infections.

Tea tree oil- an excellent antiseptic that prevents and treats nail fungus.

Rosemary oil - whitens nails, promotes their growth and has an antiseptic effect: relieves inflammation and protects against germs.

Of course, in order to make just wax, you don’t really want to buy so many oils. But I, who recently fell in love with natural cosmetics, many of them already existed and all I had to do was buy a couple more, which I did with great pleasure (I already call myself an oil maniac).

I chose the oils that, from my point of view, will give the best results. The recipe can be varied: remove some, add other oils, i.e. Don't limit your imagination.

Chapter 3. Preparation and preparation of wax.

All the components are ready, it would seem that you can start cooking. But no, all this needs to be melted in something and the finished product will need to be placed somewhere!

To prepare the wax, I chose a glass cup.

And for the finished product I found glass jars with cream caps, washed them and started preparing the wax.

♦♦♦♦♦♦ Basic Rules ♦♦♦♦♦♦

Beeswax and oils should be heated in a water bath. You cannot use a microwave for this.

Do not mix all components at once - when heating essential oils lose their properties.

It is best to prepare wax in enamel, glass or earthenware containers, because... The fatty acids contained in the wax may react with the metal from which the container is made.

The consistency of the finished product depends on the amount of beeswax - the more there is, the harder and denser the wax will be.

♦♦♦♦♦♦ Composition of my wax♦♦♦♦♦♦

Beeswax - 24 gr. (it's better to take less)

Grapeseed oil - 2 teaspoons

Almond oil - 2 teaspoons

Castor oil - 2 teaspoons

Shea butter (karite) - 1 teaspoon

Vitamins "Aevit" - 4 capsules.

Lemon oil - 7 drops

Tea tree oil - 7 drops

Rosemary oil - 7 drops

♦♦♦♦♦♦Cooking process ♦♦♦♦♦♦

First, I cut the wax into pieces with a knife so that it melts faster. Some people recommend grating the wax. DO NOT DO THAT! You will then have to wash the grater for a long time and tediously - the wax does not dissolve in water.

I placed the wax in a cup, which I placed in a water bath. When the wax has completely melted, without removing the cup from the water bath, I added grape seed oil to it, almond oil, castor oil, Shea butter. When everything had dissolved and a homogeneous mass was obtained, I removed the cup from the water bath. Add essential oils and vitamins to the slightly cooled mass, before it hardens, mix and place in a prepared container.

That's it, the 100% natural product is ready!

♦♦♦♦♦♦ Mode of application♦♦♦♦♦♦

It is easy to use - apply and rub it into the nail plate and cuticle area every night before bed. Can also be used to seal nails.

My wax turned out to be very dense in consistency; it does not melt from the warmth of the skin.

In order to make it softer, initially during preparation you can add a smaller amount - so that its amount does not exceed 30% of the total mass of the finished product.

Or you can melt the prepared wax in a water bath with oils (almond, grape seed) in a 1:1 ratio. I do this when necessary - for example, to get lip balm. But at the same time, essential oils must be added again.

Epilogue.

After using the wax, my nails began to grow faster and stopped peeling. Nail plate strengthened, became denser and more even.

The cost of the resulting wax is approximately $1.5. At the same time, its quantity will last me at least 6 months - it is used so sparingly.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope my review was helpful to you!

Orange essential oil is an excellent remedy for skin elasticity

Grapeseed oil is a favorite among oils

Flaxseed oil is a storehouse of vitamins for women's health

Tea tree oil is a universal oil that should be in every home.

Shea butter (karite) is another one of my favorite oils.