Yellow Nails???

Question

i took nail polish off and found my nails had turned yellow...not attractive! any way to fix this?

Answer 1

try soaking them in lemon juice

Answer 2

I just cover em up again with more polish, though if I leave the polish off long enough they go back to normal. They used to have a pencil that you could rub under the tips of the nail to give a french manicure look - I wonder if would help to lighten the tops also. Some say that a good base coat can keep this from happening in the first place - this has worked for me. I was told that it is caused by a lack of oxygen to the nails - and some polishes are more airtight than others - though I am not sure if that is true or not.

Peace!

Answer 3

I don't know why you have this question listed in the pet/cat area of this department but here's your answer. Most nail polish has formaldehyde in it. Formaldehyde is a preservative, they use it when they embalm people.That and the other chemicals in the nail polish are causing your nails to turn yellow.
You may want to take a break from polish for a while or use something without so many chemicals, you may want to check out the internet to see if there is such a thing as a organic nail polish.
You can fix it by not using nail polish, there is a nail product you can buy that has four sides, one side finely buffs your nail and another side shines your nails, you can use this to buff off the stains.

Answer 4

I have my nails professionally manicured all the time. If you polish your own nails that's fine. Make sure you use a clear base coat first, then put on two coats of the color and then a clear top coat to seal the polish. Change the color weekly. Wearing darker colors seems to yellow the nails more than lighter colors do for some reason. I wear both light and dark colors but mostly lighter ones. Ever few months, I remove my nail polish and just let my nails breathe for a week or two. After all, your nails are skin and skin needs to breathe. If your nails are still yellow, try soaking them in lemon juice. Good luck!

Answer 5

it was either because of the nail polish which might've been close to yellowish color

or you might've been on there for a long time and cause fingernail infection
but I highly doubt that
it should come off in a few days or weeks

I am a guy

so I never really put nail polish on
but I have experienced it
I lost a bet one time and put blue nail polish

then, i got it off and there were a few light blue marks still there
and it came off in about a week or so...
wash your hands daily
and try to keep them away from facing up
(if it doesn't look attractive)
Good Luck!!!
and I hope you take this advice into concideration

Answer 6

Yeah, red polish will do that.

Put some hydrogen peroxide in a bowl or sink, enough to soak your nails in for 30 seconds or so.

And brushing with whitening toothpaste works, too.

Answer 7

Buff them, they may just be stained from the polish.

Clean them with something acidic like lemon juice or nail polish remover to remove any grease or surface stains. You can get special products for this at basically any grocery store.

Answer 8

what you can do is to skip putting nail polish in order to return to its color. Try for two weeks to one month you will see the results.

Answer 9

dilute 2 tablespoons of bleech with 2 cups of water, then soak ur hands in it for 5 minutes..if that dosnt work try rubbing the mixture on your nails with papertowl

Answer 10

do not paint ur cats nails again. the polish remover mite have irratated and given him an infection.

Answer 11

I think this is usually caused by not using a base coat. Not sure if it can be fixed, or whether you have to grow them out. Keeping them buffed would probably help.