How To Remove Stains From Nails

Natural nails get discolored from one of two reasons – a problem with the nail or staining from nail polish pigments. Assuming your nails are healthy, most staining is from prolonged exposure to nail polish, and can range from a slight discoloration to a really dark yellow, almost brown stain or even a stain of the actual pigment from your polish such as red or blue.

This type of stain is harmless and isn’t a health concern. If your old nail polish has left your nails stained and discolored, try one of these tried-and-true methods from nail experts.

• Squeeze the juice of half of a lemon into a shallow bowl and soak your nails in the lemon juice for a few minutes. Follow by scrubbing nails with a baby toothbrush.
• Soaking nails in a solution of 4 parts water to 1 part hydrogen peroxide for 10 minutes can whiten your nails.
• Rubbing a drop of lemon juice or lavender oil on nails and buffing out the stain is a perfect method to whiten your nails. I always keep a buffer on hand because there’s no better way to get gorgeous nails than to buff them.
• You can even soak your hands in baking soda solution for 5 minutes followed by washing with mild soap and cleaning the nails with blunt stick.
• Make a thick paste of baking soda, lemon juice and hydrogen peroxide. Scrub it on your nails with a toothbrush and let it sit for 5 minutes before washing it off. You will have whiter nails with no stains at all.
• Get rid of yellow stains by mixing a tablespoon of Clorox in a cup of water, then scrubbing nails with an old toothbrush dipped into the mixture

Use these simple methods to whiten your nails naturally.