This sensational home remedy from grandma ensures wonderfully manicured nails

Thanks to grandma, we definitely have it in our cosmetics cabinet, because that was the only cream that helped with dry and itchy skin.

Vaseline makes nails shine

Anyone who regularly paints their nails or wears gel nails knows that the nails dry out quickly. Of course you can buy expensive nail oil from the drugstore here, but good old Vaseline is much easier and cheaper.

Rub it into your nails and cuticles morning and night; the effect can be intensified if you pull a cotton glove over your hands before going to bed: The Vaseline can be absorbed even better, strengthens the cuticles and can help to strengthen brittle nails and makes the nails shine.

The ingredient “petrolatum” is hidden behind the name “Vaseline”. Petrolatum is a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds derived from mineral oil. It is not a waste product of oil production, as is always assumed, but a by-product (raw petroleum jelly) that is used in pharmacy and cosmetics. Before that, it is further processed into vaseline via various cleaning steps.

Also interesting: Beauty hack: 7 things you can do with petroleum jelly

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