How to Get Whiter Fingernails

Manicured nails create a clean, professional image, but keeping up the look on a weekly basis is an expensive and time-consuming habit. A quick, inexpensive way to keep the neat appearance is maintaining white fingernails naturally. Regular use of colored nail polish can stain nails, making them appear dull and yellow. In less than a half hour, a simple home treatment whitens nails to create a refined, pulled-together look.

Things You'll Need

• Nail polish remover
• Cotton balls
• Nail file
• Three-in-one buffer
• Baking soda
• 3-percent hydrogen peroxide
• Plastic bowl
• Hand moisturizer
• Clear polish

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Instructions

• 1

  Remove all polish with nail polish remover and a cotton ball.

• 2

  File the surface of the nails gently, removing the thin yellow top surface.

• 3

  File the top of each nail with a three-in-one buffer. Smooth the nail surface with Side No. 1. Buff each nail surface with the finer No. 2 surface. Press the No. 3 side on each nail surface, buffing light and fast.

• 4

  Mix 2 1/2 tablespoons of baking soda and a tablespoon of 3-percent hydrogen peroxide in a plastic bowl. Alternatively, you can make a paste of baking soda with white vinegar.

• 5

  Press the paste firmly under the tip of every nail using a cotton ball. Rub the mixture on the surface of every nail.

• 6

  Allow the paste to set for five minutes.

• 7

  Rinse the paste off with warm water.

• 8

  Massage a quality moisturizer into the nails and hands.

• 9

  Brush a clear base coat on the nails before painting to prevent nails from turning yellow.

• 10

  Maintain whiter fingernails by repeating the treatment every six weeks to eight months.