How to Get Rid of Yellow Nails

How to Get Rid of Yellow Nails

Yellow nails are not so new for us and seem a common problem among both men and women. It must be a cause of big frustration and embarrassment for those people suffering from yellow nails. If you have noticed yellow nails, your mind first turns over the nail polish, the excessive use and removal of nail polish indicates the yellowness of nails. The darker pigments and coloration present in nail polish could be harmful for nails and used to stain your nails at the greater extent.

Every procedure contains its right way to apply so that always use clear base coat before applying any nail color. It will help your nails prevent from yellowness. It is not necessary to blame nail polish only for this purpose, but it could be the reason of fungal infection, chronic liver disease, excessive smoking and poor care of you.

Instead of using certain harmful chemicals for clearing the yellowish nails, you should use some reliable home remedies to remove the stain over your nails. Here these are:

1.  Lemon

Lemon contains acetic properties and is said to be a wonderful bleaching agent. It readily cleans off the yellowness of your nails within a short period of time. Lemon juice in other way is also good as it works as an astringent.

• Take a bowl and fill it half with lemon juice. Now soak your yellow nails in it for 15 minutes.

• Now take a soft brush and scrub your nails gradually to reduce discoloration of your nails.

• At last, rinse your hands with lukewarm water then apply a good moisturizing lotion.

• Do this remedy twice daily until you see some improvement.

• Optionally, Lemon essential oil can be available to you at markets.

• Take a small shallow bowl and pour some lemon essential oil in it.

• Now dip your nails in it for several minutes.

• Scrub your nails using a soft brush for two minutes.

• Rinse it off with lukewarm water.

• Use this remedy for some weeks.

2.  Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is also used to reduce the discoloration of nails. It contains whitening properties that works greatly for yellow stained nails. Always remember that you should use only 3 percent hydrogen peroxide.

• Take a cup and fill it half with water.

• Now pour four tbsp. of hydrogen peroxide in it.

• Mix the solution well together.

• Now soak your nails in this solution for two minutes at least.

• Scrub your nails with toothbrush with the gentle motion of your hand.

• Rinse it off with water.

• Do this remedy once a week for few months.

• If the stains does not go properly then use hydrogen peroxide directly on your nails.

• Slightly scrub them out with brush then rinse it off.

3.  Baking Soda

Baking soda also contains bleaching and exfoliating properties that work to remove the yellow stains of nails.

• In a small bowl, mix one-half tbsp. of baking soda and one tbsp. of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide.

• Now take a small piece of cotton swab and dip it in this solution.

• Apply cotton swab on the yellow nails.

• Leave it for about four minutes then rinse it with lukewarm water.

• Repeat the process every six to eight weeks.

• Take a bowl and pour one tbsp. of baking soda, one-half tsp of olive oil and one tsp of lemon juice in it.

• Now mix them together until the consistency becomes thick.

• Rub the mixture on your nails with a soft brush.

• Leave it for about five minutes then rinse it off with warm water.

• Repeat the process every two weeks.

4.  Whitening Toothpaste

Whitening toothpaste is used for the purpose of whitening the teeth can also be helpful for whitening the yellow nails. Use toothpaste in which hydrogen peroxide is present.

• Take a little quantity of whitening toothpaste then apply it as a small coat over the nails.

• Leave it for at least 10 minutes.

• Scrub your nails using soft brush.

• Wash your nails with the help of cotton balls already soaked in lukewarm water.

• Repeat the process three times per week for a month.

5.  Denture Cleaning Tablets

Denture cleaning tablets are easily available at the drug or medical stores. These tablets actually have two most ingredients like sodium bicarbonate and citric acid that work as a bleaching agent to remove the stains from your nails.

• Take a bowl and fill it half with lukewarm water.

• Dissolve three denture cleaning tablets in the water.

• Soak your nails in it for 15 minutes.

• Dry up your nails then apply some moisturizer on your hands.

• Repeat the process three times per week for two months.

6.  Tea Tree Oil

If you have an issue of yellow nails from any kind of fungal infection then you are suggested to use tea tree oil which would be best remedy for it. Tea tree oil is considered as a natural fungicide which works as an antiseptic and antimicrobial agent and thus would be beneficial to prevent the discoloration of your nails.

• With the use of eye dropper, apply pure tea tree oil to your nail beds.

• Leave it for few minutes then rinse it off with lukewarm water.

• Do this process twice daily for some months.

• You can also use olive oil by mixing equally in the tea tree oil.

• Apply the solution to your nails using cotton balls.

• Do this remedy twice daily for several months.

7.  Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar contains malic acid and acetic acid that help in reducing the discoloration of the nails. It also prevents your nails from fungal infection because it also works as antifungal properties.

• Take a cup and mix it one-half with apple cider vinegar and lukewarm water.

• Soak your nails in this solution for 20 minutes.

• Pat dry your nails using a soft towel.

• Do this remedy three times daily for one month.

8.  Listerine

Listerine is a kind of poisonous chemical and can be effective for the treatment of discolored nails caused due to fungal infections. Menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate and thymol ingredients are found in Listerine that work combined and fight against fungal infections.

• Take 100 percent Listerine in a bowl and soak your infected nails in it for half an hour.

• Do this remedy for a week, take a break for one week then repeat the process following some weeks.

• By the use of Listerine, the skin around the nails will turn to be green but it will come to a normal color within a few days.

• Alternatively, you can also mix equal amounts of Listerine and vinegar.

• Soak your nails in this solution for half an hour.

• Repeat the process for few days until you notice improvement.

9.  Orange Peel

Vitamin C is present in higher amounts in orange peel that will help to reduce the yellowness of your nails.

• Take a fresh orange peel and rub your yellow nails with it three times daily.

• In a small bowl, put two tbsp. of dried orange peel powder and a little amount of water.

• Now mix them both together until it turns to a thick paste.

• Apply this paste on your nails then leave it for 10 minutes.

• Use a soft toothbrush to remove the paste from your nails.

• Now wash it off with lukewarm water.

• Follow this remedy twice daily for two weeks.

10.  Juniper Berries

Juniper berries also works as a disinfectant and good for treating the yellow nails caused due to fungal infection.

• Crush some juniper berries then put one tsp of it in a bowl filled with warm water.

• Soak your yellow nails in this mixture for 15 minutes.

• Rinse it off with lukewarm water then apply a good moisturizer.

• Do this remedy once daily before sleeping at night.