Ease symptoms of nail psoriasis with vitamins

Stress usually leads to psoriasis, a chronic condition of the skin affecting 7 million people in the United States. Unfortunately, I am one of them. 

Yesterday, I was diagnosed with nail psoriasis, and as a nail enthusiast always with the perfectly shaped moons and bright color polish, I'm devastated. 


So as my nails literally crumble to bits, I had to do some research and wanted to start at the basics with vitamins.


1. Silicon helps revitalize skin by stimulating cell growth to repair damage, and its magic can be evident in strengthening nails as well.


2. Zinc deficiency may be seen through weak nails, so adding zinc can help bring nails back from the brink. 


3. Vitamin D has shown some significant changes in nail psoriasis, especially with Calcipotriol creams. 

Eternal Optimist
by Essie, $8, cvs.com.

Either ingesting the vitamin or soaking the nails in creams and oils containing those vitamins will definitely assist in the nail growth process. It can take 6 to 12 months for the nail to rejuvenate itself. 


Even my doctor said nail polish is still OK to disguise the ugliness of nail psoriasis, so this is when eco-friendly nail polish comes into play. Now I have to decrease my use of toxic nail polish and turn to the nontoxic versions.


My post on organic nail polish remover


My post on organic nail polish

Vitamins for your hair

To keep your hair nice and shiny, don't just depend on the products promising growth. Just take the right vitamins. 

Vitamins for Your Hair

Natural skin care: beta-carotene

Sometimes we get blemishes and scars that we hope will disappear as fast as they appeared. But how do you go about that? Buy products promising results that you'll probably never see?

Well, the answer is to try natural beauty products that proved throughout history to deliver results. One of those products is beta-carotene that can help reduce the visibility of blemishes and scars and improve overall skin care. 

Beta-carotene is classified as a carotenoid, which is a group of highly pigmented red, orange, or yellow, fat-soluble compounds naturally present in many fruits, vegetables, oils, and grains. 

Beta-carotene is a provitamin since it can be converted to active vitamin A, which helps improve and maintain skin. 

To make a beta-carotene facial mask or spot treatment, you must first purchase a bottle of the vitamin available at any drugstore. 

Then by using a needle or pin, prick one vitamin until the thick red substance trickles out. 

Glide the pierced vitamin onto your face until the desired area is covered. You may have to pierce a few more vitamins to cover the entire face. 

Since they are soft gel capsules, ingesting them according to the directions on the bottle will lead to the same results.

Beta carotene can be another homemade alternative to brightening and strengthening your skin.