How to Make Fingernails Grow Faster With Natural Products

There are ways to make your fingernails grow faster with natural products. Fingernails are made of keratin, the same protein that hair is made of. Usually the products that help hair to grow faster will also work on the nails. Nails typically grow 1 1/2 inches a year, but this rate varies based on diet and genetics. Keeping the nail beds clean and free of diseases, eating a protein rich diet and increasing blood flow to the nails are just three things you can do to promote nail growth.

Things You'll Need

• Vegetable oils
• Nutritional supplements

Instructions

1. Add more protein to your diet. Meats, fish, sunflower seeds and cheese are rich in protein. If you don't want to eat these foods, protein powders or supplements are also available at health food stores.

2. Take amino acid supplements. To help manufacture protein in the body, amino acids are needed. There are many supplements on the market that provide all the amino acids the body needs. According to Nutritional Supplement Educational Centre, "Methionine is an essential amino acid that is a good source of sulfur that the body uses to promote healthy hair, skin and nail growth.

3. Take vitamin and mineral supplements. There are several vitamins and minerals that are recommended for nail growth in the article "Vitamins and Other Nutrients for Nails." Vitamin A and zinc are both crucial for healthy nails. Biotin, a member of the vitamin B family, also helps with nails. According to the article biotin "strengthens keratin, the protein from which nails are formed."

4. Try flaxseed oil supplements. Flaxseed is a natural substance that benefits the body in many ways. One of the components of flaxseed is essential fatty acids. These are nutrients that the body needs but cannot produce itself. One well-known EFA is omega-3 fatty acids. Herb Wisdom says that EFAs help to grow nails faster because the acids "work to nourish dry or brittle nails, stopping them from cracking or splitting."

5. Apply vegetable oils to the nails. To keep nails from breaking or splitting, apply a vegetable oil on a daily basis. These natural oils moisturize the nails---which it needs after being in water from washing the hands or dishes, or swimming or taking baths. Water damages nails according to the book "The Doctors' Book of Home Remedies II." The authors state, "The more water you expose nails to, the more they expand and contract---and that weakens them." This leads to dry and brittle nails that break easily, inhibiting nail growth. Olive oil, coconut oil and sesame seed oil are three natural options. Massage them into the nails, more blood and nutrients flow to the nails. This also helps nails to grow faster.

Resources

• The Doctors' Book of Home Remedies II -- Brittle Nails
• Vitamins and Other Nutrients for Nails