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Step 1
Baking Soda - To whiten fingernails & toenails, add three TBL baking soda to 1/2 cup warm water. Soak your nails in the solution for 15 minutes. Then softly brush across each nail with a nailbrush.
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Step 2
Bounce - Rubbing your fingernails with a Bounce dryer sheet removes nail polish without nail polish remover.
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Step 3
ChapStick - Condition dry, cracked cuticles by rubbing on ChapStick Lip Balm
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Step 4
White Vinegar - Soften cuticles by filling a bowl with White Vinegar and soaking your fingers in it for five minutes. Also, fingernail polish will adhere longer to nails that have been soaked in vinegar.
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Step 5
Marshmallows - Polish your toenails by placing a marshmallow between each toe before painting them.
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Step 6
Baby Oil - Soften brittle nails by warming a few TBL of baby oil and soaking your nails in it for 10 minutes
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Step 7
Listerine - Treat toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine 4 times daily for a couple of weeks. Listerine is an antiseptic that kills germs.
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Step 8
Miracle Whip - To strengthen your nails, soak them in Miracle Whip for 5 minutes, then wash them clean
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Step 9
Coppertone tanning lotion - To soften brittle fingernails, warm 3 tsp of Coppertone, and use it as a hot-oil treatment
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Step 10
Orajel - If you're suffering from an ingrown toenail, apply Orajel to numb the tissue around the nail so you can work on it
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Step 11
Vicks VapoRub - Treat toenail fungus by applying a thick coat of Vicks VapoRub to the affected nail several times a day.
Comments
chocolate00 said
on 4/18/2009 great tips, ty so much! 5*
fossilhunter said
on 2/14/2009 Awesome. Love tip 2 and 10. 5*
SharonJeanne said
on 2/5/2009 These are awesome tips. 5*!
elyria said
on 2/1/2009 Will try it! Thank you for sharing!
PropMgr said
on 1/30/2009 My fingernails look horrible, so I am going to give some of these ideas a try. Thanks.