Yellowing nails

[estella85]

i've tried using my toothpaste and electric tooth brush yesterday and did see a little difference. no harm trying

1. apply some tooth paste on each nails
2. use fingers to rub/spread the tooth paste over the nails
3. use an electric toothbrush and "Brush" your nails. think better dont brush too long. i just brush for like 15-20secs each
4. wash off with soap

hope it works for some of you. hehe

[nailzimage]

This is a topic that i wrote about on my blog a mth back. Hope that this will let everyone have a better indepth understanding.
Prevention is better than cure. If u know the causes, u will know how to prevent it from happening in the 1st place.

A student asked me the other day why her nails turned yellow. This is actually a question that is asked all the time.
In general, nail discoloration is caused by dyes, damage, drugs, disease, injury or illness. Basically, our nail plate can absorb a lot of substances as it is porous. For example, smokers will find that their nail plates turned brown because nicotine is actually absorbed. Intensity of the stain increases as nicotine accumulates. Other substances can also cause discoloration.
Dyes can also stain the nail plate which is why I always recommend using a high quality, professional nail polish. Some inexpensive brands cut corners & actually use large amount of dyes to reduce cost thus discoloration is more likely to occur. At the end of the day, you get what you pay for.
Some topcoats can also cause yellow or light brown stains when applied to the natural nails. Therefore, always use a good base coat as it also help seal & protect the plate from staining.
Damaged or injured nail plates also tend to be more absorbent.

regards,
michelle
http://nailzimage.blogspot.com/

[ksaebin]

Always use base coat before applying coloured nail polish.
Not sure if it helps much, but I think it'll more or less help prevent yellowing

[kabuki]

Yellowing nails happen to all the girls who wear polish often so non yellowing base coat is very important.Im currently using Poshe non yellowing base coat and so far the yellowing reduce much.

[Karin]

I have quite long toenails which is always (around 7 years straight) painted because it makes them so pretty but they are very yellowish if unpainted. I think many Singaporean girls do like what i does.... covering yellow nails with pretty colours of nail polish all the time

[prettypretties]

hey girls, these are some suggestions from my nail therapist/ my own experience that everyone can try out. Pardon some of the repeats! I used to do acrylic/gel/nail polish all the time, and that has cost me my once healthy and white nails.

1. Give your yellowing/brittle nails a break from artificial treatments - abstain for acrylic/gel/nail polish for a while. If we were to apply polish over our weakened nails to hide the yellowness, it'd be a vicious cycle.

2. If you need to apply nail polish, always apply a good base coat with anti-yellow properties.

3. Apply a hand cream/ nail treatment cream/cuticle oil regularly.

4. Try to minimize contact with staining agents like black tea, hair dye, cigarettes, paint etc as nails are porous and picks up stains relatively easily.

5. Regularly trim them, do a classic manicure sans polish or buff them lightly. (Not for people with brittle/peeling nails though) As the yellow/brittle nails are already "weakened"/damaged, we cannot do much damage control and expect them to revert to their pristine condition. What we could do is to stop it from getting worse..

6. Apply nail strengtheners like those from OPI and Sally Hansen. A simple Hard as nails basic treatment formula works wonders and gave my nails a glossy sheen to take away attention from the brittle state. Simple nail treatment masks like those in Korean stores/drugstores can be a pampering treat too!

7. If your yellow nails are due to certain health/drug conditions, then perhaps you can visit a doctor to see if there's anything he can advise/prescibe you to alleviate the condition?

8. Can consider nail-care supplements or general multi-vitamins to promote healthy nail growth.


Hope this helps!

[Adela]

Does base coat really help? I recently went for a manicure at a nail salon, they uses opi base coat and nail polishes. However, to my surprise, my nails are still stained yellow when I remove the polish. In fact they seem more yellowish than when I use cheaper brands and without a base coat at home.

[highonshopping]

I think expensive nail polishes like OPI or Jessica (used by citibella), tend to stain more due to denser pigmentation. If your nails are already yellow, applying base coat will not REVERSE the condition, but it can prevent it from getting worse.

I think it's important to allow the base coat to dry fully before applying nail polish, so that the base coat will be more inpenetrable by colour pigments. I always go for manicures at salons, and manicurists never allow the base coat to dry before applying nail polish, and my nails now are extremely yellow and disgusting. Now I've been doing my own nails, and I let the base coat dry completely (I leave it for half hour to be safe), and I can see that my nails are slowly becoming less yellow. Of course my 'older' nails at my finger tips are yellow beyond cure, but what is important is that the 'younger' part of the nail do not turn yellow. This way, I can slowly grow out the yellowed tips.

It also helps to use a whitening nail treatment. I apply Seche Bright, which is a whitening nail treatment, let it dry completely, followed by a normal base coat, let it dry completely, before I apply nail polish. I can really see the vast difference this makes.

Just my 2cents though.