Marie Claire’s Pure Nail Oil™ Challenge Results

Marie Claire’s story is a fun one. She was one of the fortunate people to win a Bliss Kiss™ Simply Pure™ hydrating oil pen during one of the random contests we host on our Facebook Page.

In January and July, I used to host a huge 3-Day Get Naked Challenge with prizes and offer a big sale to help everyone get involved. Marie Claire decided to jump in and take the Challenge.

Side Note: The 3-Day has now evolved into a “30-Day Challenge” every January and June, where we teach you skills and techniques to help you learn to acheive longer, stronger nails. This also includes an Intensive Hydration Treatment using hydrating oil, balm lotion and nitrile or latex gloves for 2 to 12 hours.

The results of Marie Claire’s peeling nails after 14 days look too good to be true. But as they say—a picture is worth a thousand words.

Marie Claire’s Thoughts

“One day, I decided to remove my manicure and I observed that my pointed finger was a tad bit bent, discolored and chipped.

Ugh, I couldn’t stand the sight of the thing! It was irritating my eyes and my heart was weak 🙁

But thank God, that Simply Pure™ hydrating oil pen arrived quickly and worked instantly.

I was AMAZED and SHOCKED to see how quickly the oil got absorbed into the nail plate and the Crisp™ scent was just heavenly. I couldn’t stop sniffing it . . . I even had the urge to lick my nails. (My Puppy was definitely enjoying it though.)

The Get Naked Challenge had a time span of just three days, and by the end of the last day, my nails looks so awesome! I’m not even kidding.

I love this Simply Pure™ oil pen! It’s amazing!!

I love Ana and I love her product!” ~Marie Claire

You can read all of Marie Clair’s Simply Pure™ nail oil Challenge results on her website: PolishedIAm.blogspot.com

Oil is the glue that holds
nail keratin layers together. ~Ana

Ana’s Thoughts

I get warm fuzzies all over when I read testimonials like Marie Claire’s! 😀

Notice Marie Claire’s massive, frayed peeling, especially on her index finger. Within 3 days it was completely gone and within 14 days, you would never know she had an issue with peeling!

Simply Pure™ has essentially helped glue those layers back together to be smooth.

I wanted to get a little more insight into Marie Claire’s experience, so I asked her a few questions by email.

“I’m really happy I won this nail oil pen from you, because little did I know it would come in soooo handy!  This thing is a life saver, I’m not even kidding.  I was sooo happy to see the results!!

OMG, I wanted to cry when I saw how ugly my nails got, it was frustrating and ugly.  After I removed my mani, my index finger went so bad and it was a bit soft. Ick.

I couldn’t stand it, so I pulled out the pen and I couldn’t stop applying the oil and I couldn’t stop observing how it worked. I have to admit, I learned a lesson.  And I’m spreading the word.”

Tell me a little more of your story. Do you do a lot of swatching? What made you interested in the oil?

“Without the Simply Pure™ oil, I still have no idea where my nails would be.  Ahaha.

I actually started getting involved in doing nail care stuff a while a back. I am newbie to blogging. I don’t do a lot of swatches, but what I do mainly is just paint my nails for fun and showcase them on my personal Facebook page.

Unfortunately, however I had to stop for a while, because of the results of terrible dry nails.

But since your nail oil rejuvenated my nails, I’m back in the ball game! I stumbled across your Facebook page, and I was more intrigued in the nail art you shared up until one day I decided to enter in your giveaway, and then I won the pen!

At first, I had no idea what it was for, until I got it and started to review other people’s post about it.  I really didn’t know that it would come in handy until THAT DAY arrived! I took off my manicure and saw how beat up my nails were.”

What was your experience while you were doing the 3-Day? Surprised, shocked, happy?

“When I ordered and first started the “3-Day Let’s Get Naked Challenge,” I had already researched some Simply Pure™ hydrating oil before and after articles, so I was really intrigued when I first applied the oil. I kept looking at it, to see how it was progressing.

I had to do chores around the house, but left it for later because I didn’t want to get my nails wet!  LOL (and I don’t like wearing gloves when doing the dishes)

All in all, it was an awesome experience and challenge to try.  I made sure I read the instructions on the pamphlet, ensuring every time I oil, to rub above the cuticle to increase blood flow. I still rub behind my “cuticle” line (eponychium) even if it’s not oiled or anything. I think it has become a habit.

It was really fun doing the “Let’s Get Naked Challenge”, because I wanted to get rid of my ugly nails.  I just couldn’t stand it.”

The Cause of Peeling Nails

Peeling nails are usually caused by too much exposure to water and acetone. The nail has the ability to absorb 3 times their weight in water.

Those water molecules are pushing apart the nails’ keratin layers. The nail is quite resilient and has the ability to rebound. The water evaporates over about 60 minutes.

Photo courtesy of the Jojoba Co.

Photo courtesy of the Jojoba Co.

A lot of water, strong soaps, and acetone strip our nails of the natural body oil that is delivered from the pink nail bed. Our body just can’t keep up.

Jojoba wax ester (photo #3) has an almost identical molecular structure to human body oil (sebum – photo #1).

Pure Nail Oil™ contains the highest percentage of Jojoba of any nail or cuticle oil on the market. It has a synergistic relationship with the other ingredients.

Pure Nail Oil™ has the unique ability to absorb into the nail plate and help bring it back to the required perfect blend of 18% water and 5% oil.

Polish Is Your Friend

The best thing to do after an Intensive Hydration Treatment is to get those pretty nails protected with polish. Polish also helps seal the keratin layers of your peeling nails and protect them.

I have step by step directions for my Ulitimate Nail Care Routine here. Polish on the top and bottom of the nail tips will restrict the nails from absorbing water.

It will also trap the moisture and body oil (sebum) that is constantly being pumped up through the nail plate by the nourishing pink nail bed.

These TWO actions— Intensive Hydration Treatments and polish manicures—keep your nails stronger and more flexible to deal with life’s boo-boos.

Acetone Is a Necessary Foe

We need acetone. It’s a necessary solvent.

Did you know that acetone is actually LESS drying than  “non-acetone” removers?

Rather than fighting the drying effect, you can use an acetone additive or apply a cheap kitchen oil to your skin before removing polish.

After removing your manicure, do another an Intensive Hydration Treatment for 2 to 12 hours. This reverses the surface drying effect of acetone. ~Ana

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“My Nails Made It Through the Airport!”

Where do I start? …

I’ve never been very interested in fingernails. I like keeping my toenails painted, but never my fingernails.

I used to keep my nails pretty short because they were so brittle and broke easily, and I thought my fingernails looked funny with polish.

To be completely honest, I’d never heard of cuticle oil before Ana told me about it.

No Expectations

I don’t know that I really had any expectations when I first tried Pure Nail Oil™.

I do know that I did not expect to be completely blown away! I had no clue a nail oil could completely change my nails!

My Results

When I first applied the oil, I could feel a difference immediately! Who doesn’t like a little instant gratification?

Within a week my nails began to bend–NOT break–and my hangnails healed.

I was able to perform Herculean feats like button up my pants, bring in groceries and pack a suitcase and make it through the airport without breaking a single nail!

Even the fine lines in my skin all but disappeared.

I was shocked.

I know, it sounds like the hyped up promises on a makeup commercial made by hungry, 20-year-old airbrushed and photoshopped models who are feeling guilty for eating that last piece of celery.

But my results speak louder than words—without Photoshop.

A Good Problem

But don’t let that fool you. This oil isn’t perfect–there IS a problem with Pure™.

With consistent use, your nails are going to get too long!!! I’ve actually had to trim my nails because the got too long to type or text comfortably—they were delightfully obnoxious.

Never would have thought I’d have this problem!

Kid Friendly

My boys (5 and 7) ask me to oil their nails whenever I whip out my Pure™ oil pen.

They love the smell and will sniff their fingers with appreciative “Ahhhhh’s” when they exhale. (It’s a good thing this oil doesn’t have a bunch of icky chemicals I can’t pronounce!)

The Competition

When I ran out of my first order, I tried a couple of other cuticle oils with similar ingredients. They were okay, and my results were “meh.”

When I switched back to Pure, the contrast in the feel in my nails hooked me for life.

In Conclusion

In a nutshell, Pure Nail Oil™ has:

• Increased my nails’ flexibility
• Eliminated nail peeling
• Healed my ugly, owwie hangnails
• Made my hands look younger (this still blows me away)

I don’t know what magic goes into Pure™, but bottom line: THIS STUFF WORKS!!! Try it.

Pure™ is worth every penny and then some! 🙂  ~Kirsten

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ASK ANA

“If jojoba is so great for nails, cuticles, and hand skin, what about for the face, neck, and rest of the body? Will it work better than Pure™? Just curious. Thanks!” ~Sharon

ANSWER

Great question Sharon! Jojoba is great for all skin, especially since it’s molecular structure is almost identical to our body oil, sebum.

Image courtesy of the Jojoba Co.

Image courtesy of the Jojoba Co.

Besides costing 2 to 8 times more than other oils, a big problem is that jojoba is so concentrated. It’s really difficult to apply a small enough amount without feeling like a greased pig at a county fair.

Mrs. Chemist has taught me that the body can only absorb at a certain rate.

It’s a little like drinking water—you need to drink about 75-100 ounces of water per day (3 litres). The body absorbs all of it when delivered in small amounts through the day. If you tried to drink all that water in one sitting, you could kill yourself.

Your skin and nails work the same. They just won’t absorb extra.

If you’re going to use jojoba on your body, you’ll want to mix it with other light oils, so you won’t feel as greasy.

Belief?

What is interesting is that two women closest to my heart decided to try straight jojoba after using Pure™—my mother and my best friend.

All my talk about the wonders of jojoba went to their heads and they decided that “more must be better”.

My Best Friend

The last time we got together for coffee, I was giving Kirsten an update on my business and some of the questions fans were asking me, including using straight jojoba.

She immediately blurted, “Oh, I know it doesn’t work the same!” She continued, “Pure™ is lighter feeling, sinks in faster and works better.”

“I ran out of my first bottle of Pure Nail Oil™ and kept forgetting to reorder. When I stopped at Sally’s Beauty Supply for some hair products, I noticed a bottle of straight jojoba oil as well as another cuticle oil that had jojoba (instead of mineral oil). I picked up one of each to give it a try.

It took me about a month to use entire bottle of cuticle oil. It seemed ok. Then I started using the straight jojoba. It seemed to be working fine.

One day while on the computer I finally remembered to order some Pure™. I started using it the day it came in the mail. I could tell a difference immediately in my nails.

I’ll admit I was surprised!

After applying those first few coats of Pure™, I could feel such a huge difference. The Pure Nail Oil™ stayed on my nails longer than the straight jojoba and the jojoba-based cuticle oil. My nails felt smoother, more flexible, and far more hydrated after just one day.

Whatever magic you put into your recipe, it WORKS! While the other oils did an OK job and would be fine in a pinch, Pure™ is a superior product hands down. No more procrastination when ordering for me!” ~Kirsten, ParentingByTheMinute.com

My Mom

My Mom, Mrs. Chemist, had the same experience. She hated the greasy feeling. So she concluded that it was because she was applying too much.

Here’s what’s funny…

My Mom is a retired neonatal baby nurse. She figured she would put the jojoba in a syringe with a tiny needle to drip a tiny drop on each nail near the eponychium (cuticle line). Well, that attempt failed in a big way! She ended up squirting jojoba everywhere!

She gave up and called me, “Ann, I need more of your oil pens.”

In Conclusion

I find it interesting that I never decided to use just straight jojoba when I first started creating my nail oil. I was looking at ingredient lists on other cuticle oils and just decided to pick and choose ingredients I felt would work well. Unknowingly, I struck gold.

Over the next 4 months, my nails grew longer than they ever had before. When I banged them against something—they bent!

There seems to be a synergistic relationship in the oil blend.

The picture to the right was taken the last day before I cut them significantly shorter. They were starting to interfere with my ability to accomplish tasks comfortably.

People always say they want their nails to grow longer. Nothing, except some illnesses, causes your nails to stop growing.

Longer nails are a direct result of less breaking. Pure Nail Oil™ helps keep your nails hydrated and flexible.

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Good cuticle health is tough to maintain when your skin gets dry.

Many of us can’t stand dry skin and start messing with it. Today’s article shows an example of what can happen when the nipping compulsion goes too far. 

It also shows the miracle that are bodies are. When given the time and a product that helps the body repair itself, miracles do happen.

Today’s article is a little different. Kimber was so generous to send me daily—and sometimes hourly—email updates of her 7 day challenge using Pure Nail Oil™. She has created an amazing record of her experience which I really want to share with you.

I’ve added many portions of our email correspondence with the photos. Feel free to skip through them if you just want to see her amazing photos. I’ve arranged them in the article in the following order.

1. The14 day difference of her right and left hand 
2. Kimber’s right hand daily with emails in between
3. Kimber’s left hand without text between

You can find Kimber’s complete review on her webpage Kimber’s Lacquer Korner

Kimber’s 7 Day Challenge

Kimber’s Results

“I would bet my entire year’s salary that everyone who tries Pure™ would not go back to anything else! It’s really *that* amazing!” ~Kimber

Before and After – Right Hand

Kimber’s before shot was photographed with special filters and angles to conceal damage.

Before and After – Left Hand

 The Progression

Days 1 – 7 – Right Hand

KIMBER 11:18 am: Here are the Day 1 photos! The improvement is amazing to me. It may not look like much to anyone else, but I can see a HUGE improvement! And my nails and cuticles feel amazing. I wish I had a naked photo of my right hand. The nails are so much whiter and brighter. This stuff is “Liquid Gold,” I tell you. I will never ever be without this.

It’s taken ALOT of oil so far. My skin and nails have been so dry for so long. I’m reapplying at about 90 minutes now, which is better than yesterday which around 45 minutes.

I don’t mean to photo spam you, but I had to share my progress so far. I’m just in awe of what Pure Nail Oil™ can do!!!

I cannot thank you enough for creating this and sharing it with all of us!!!! You are my savior!

I certainly will never forget you! Out of all the people that claim to have the answers to nail and cuticle problems, you’re the only one that is honest and true.

I’ve been pouring over your articles lately and it’s just amazing how much bad advice is out there and how even the blogging community is guilty of passing along the wrong information. And you’re just so sweet and approachable. I couldn’t resist sharing my progress ! I’m so glad I found you ( and your miracle oil!)!

P.S. My husband is so amazed with my results that he tried Pure™ last night and loved it too!

Day 1 — May 7th

KIMBER: 11:11 am  Hi Ana, I woke up this morning and thought aliens had secretly replaced my cuticles, but it’s really just the miracle that is Pure Nail Oil! I am so thrilled that I’m alternating between crying and jumping for joy. If my cuticles can’t convince people that this is a miracle in a bottle, then nothing can. AND it truly is a miracle.

These photos give you an idea of the state my cuticles are in all the time. Once I used cuticle remover, my cuticles disintegrated into what’s shown from yesterday. I don’t think they ever really got any better, it just looked like it on the surface. 🙁  Feel free to zoom in on those puppies.

Check out that pinky..ugh! The ring finger just kept getting worse, as did my index. The only nail that looks decent is the middle finger, and that’s because it was never bad.

My OCD leads to compulsive hand washing (I’m amazed that I have been able to wash mostly my palms, only including my fingers twice yesterday!) and serious nipping issues.

My hands are also slathered in CND Solar Oil™ and lotion here—ugh! It covers up some of the dryness but not all of it.

I know it’s hard to see the real level of damage in these since I’m good at camera angles that hide the problem as much as possible and lighting that doesn’t highlight those cuticles. I wish my battery hadn’t been dead yesterday, so I could give you before photos of my right hand without polish, but there was no way I could wait 2 hours for it to charge before using my Pure Nail Oil!!

ANA: 4:20 pm: Thank you so much for the compliment. You are a customer that makes the hard work a joy.

I want to ask you for a huge favor—will you postpone your big reveal for one more week? Here’s why.

I’ve helped another customer who had red, swollen skin behind the cuticle line. Yours is from clipping. Hers was from cuticle cramming. She pushed her eponychiums back so far that they folded under, causing immense irritation and redness…..and pain. I see the same in your fingers.

Please forgive me if I’m telling you information you already know. I’ve included a picture of my nails (right). See the nice tight band of skin? That’s the proximal nail fold of your eponychium.

The cuticle is actually a thin layer of skin that grows out under the eponychium and remains on the nail plate. You can see the cuticle really well in the picture below. This is what needs to be removed before a manicure, since polish doesn’t bond to skin well. ; ) Removing the cuticle requires gentle scraping, not clipping.

In one week, I’m hoping the proximal nail folds of your eponychiums grow back and create the nice seal that they are supposed to have to keep bacteria and infection out. If you wait until that point for your big reveal, it will be significantly more powerful.

KIMBER: 5:54 pm: I cannot thank you enough for your support and advice. Breaking the nipping habit is hard – I still have moments where I want to snip off a small bit, or attack a calloused spot, but I just run my fingers over my nails and cuticles and feel how much softer they are already and that helps to stop that urge. You have perfect cuticles, BTW. I’m working towards eventually having cuticles that are even half that nice!

8:44 pm: The strangest and coolest thing just happend too! I took a bath with my little one, and when I got out and dried my hands, a literal TON of dead skin just sloughed right off!! All that’s left of the giant sheets of dead skin where all that swelling is/was are a few little red spots. Same with the dead skin on the eponychium on my pinky and ring fingers. Crazy! I swear I see serious and dramatic improvement every few hours.

ANA: 9:11 pm “I meant to mention earlier, when you mentioned your OCD with washing….All the oils in Pure™ are anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. So applying a thin layer of Pure™ on your hands can replace some of your washings. It will also help kill the infections in some of your cuticle lines.”

KIMBER: 10:48 pm: Wow! I did not know that! I knew that Tea Tree Oil is a great natural anti-fungal, but was not aware that the other oils had anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. Is there anything Pure™ can’t do?

That is great news for my OCD, which is a blessing and a curse right now. It’s definitely making sure I stick with the regimen and make sure to oil when I need it, but it’s also evil and wants to nip at every little imperfection. Thankfully that goes away once I realize how much progress I’ve made in less than 48 hours.

Day 2 — May 8th

KIMBER 2:34 pm: Okay, here’s day 2’s results. You can tell it’s definitely time for my cuticles to have some Pure™! I had actually just washed my hands twice in 30 minutes since I was at a client’s house and had to clean up dog poop and was slobbered on ALOT.

At first I was I though these didn’t show much, since you can see the red spot on my fingers from where those gigantice (like the size of the entire area between the eponychium and first knuckle) pieces of dead skin sloughed off yesterday, but since those are just the spots that were healing underneath and the dead skin is long gone, I guess that’s improvement as well! Especially since that skin had been there for weeks.

I can also see alot less curling on my left hand, and the ring and pinky on my right has greatly improved. Considering what I’m working with, the improvement is still epic. 🙂 I’m going about 2 hours and 15 minutes between applications now, which is much better than yesterday’s 90 minutes. I knew I would need more oil than most people so I’m not surprised. Very glad I’m going 7 days though!

ANA: 9:20 am: “I know…it’s crazy how awesome this oil is! I’ve even had a customer use it on her eczema. Cory and I are testing it with foot and toenail fungus as well. We wear slippers practically all year long in the Pacific Northwest.

I’m proud of you with having your husband holding your nippers hostage.

At some point you may need them back for only one thing…..the hard hangnails that show up in the middle of your sidewalls, if you get those. I find that those are really hard to keep soft, unless I’m oiling about 8 times a day. My usual is 2-4.

So I use little tiny baby clippers. They’re sharp and can get in to clip just that hard piece without grabbing a bunch of live skin with it. My personality is that I will pick at those until I bleed. So those baby clippers are a lifesaver for me.

KIMBER: 9:30 am: I love my square nail shape. The reason I have the stilettos on my right hand (which are fun, but not very versatile for nail art, which makes me sad since I used to do a ton of nail art but those have limited me) is due to the extreme curling that I have with my index and middle fingers on that hand.

When I had my horrible down to the quick break on my left hand, my nails were pretty long and I decided instead of cutting my right hand down, I would try a new shape. It’s alot of fun but I will probably end up going back to squares as soon as my left hand evens out. I love stamping too much to give up those gorgeous full nail images.

ANA: 9:40 am: The curling corners of your nails were because of dryness. My nails do the same thing. I was checking out your blog and the square shape (or squoval)  is really flattering to your hands.

The other thing that will really help stop the curling so much is to do a basecoat and topcoat wrap completely around to the underside of the nail.

The curling happens when your nails are dry on the underside. The polish on top is holding your nail in shape and preventing moisture and oil loss in your nail plate. This is good.

But if the underside is unpolished, then your oil and moisture evaporate and get washed away….and in your case, get washed away very quickly. So the free edge can only dry and curl up like an autumn leaf.

I went back to your blog and checked out your nails when they were square. Your nails are exactly like mine, except I think your nail bed is a little wider than mine. Our strong natural C curve can only get tighter the more it dries out.

A person with flatter nails wouldn’t notice it as much because when their flat nails dry, they start to get a nice C curve. Oye!

The Basecoat Topcoat Wrap has changed my life. It’s delightful to get out of the shower and my nails have the exact same curve as when I went in.

Can’t wait for your next update! 😀  ~Ana

KIMBER: 12:14 pm: Funny you mentioned the baby clipper! I used those when I first started polishing! I “graduated” to nippers because I thought they would be somehow better. Little did I know! Those things are pure evil. I told my husband he can just toss them out since I will NEVER be using them again. With this kind of progress now that I have Pure™, I am never going back.

I’m sure we all say that we’re your biggest fan, but I swear if I’m not number 1, I’m way up there! I can’t wait to show you today’s pics. The progress is just incredible. I’m still so amazed and just beyond thrilled. I look at my nails and cuticles now and feel hopeful instead of depressed. Anyway, I always have baby clippers around since Dex is still a little one (he’ll be 3 next Tuesday!).

I actually had a male friend of mine email me about Pure™ today! My husband wants to start the 3 day hydration treatment as well. But since I’m so in love with mine, I told him he has to get his own. 😉

And just hearing that my nails are like yours makes me grin! I do do have fairly wide nail beds, but if my nails could look half as gorgeous as yours? I’d be the happiest nail blogger on earth! The first time I saw your nails I called my hubby over to show him and told him that I want nails that that! He’s actually very interested in all things nail related (which is good for me since I spend so much time blogging about nail polish!), and he was in awe of how perfect your nails are.  I’ve honestly never seen such gorgeous natural nails before. That is my ultimate goal.

I am definitely going to start wrapping my base and top coat all the way under my nails. I read your article about that last night and thought…”well, that makes perfect sense!” Why aren’t we all doing that yet? Just like you said, I lose moisture very quickly (hopefully that will be decreased now!) and that curling starts quickly. It drives me buts, since I wait until my nails are completely dry to to polish, hoping that will reduce it a bit, but no go. I’m pretty excited to try your technique – I really think it will make a huge difference for me. Pure has already shown me that I can help the curling by using oil, now it’s time to protect those oils that I’m working so hard to replace!

ANA: 4:30 pm: You’re becoming such an amazing testimonial! I can’t thank you enough.

I’m not sure if you’re my #1 Fan….a few other girls might fight you on that one 😉  But you will certainly be my most transformational.

Don’t worry about the skin under your nails. It needs the oil too.

If you haven’t been doing both sides for the last 48 hours, then they are dryer than the top, so they will be thirsty. I always do both sides. It also keeps me from sticking my nails in my mouth, not that I have ever been a biter….but Crisp™ tastes horrible to me!

KIMBER: 4:43 pm: Hahaha! Smells amazing but the taste doesn’t match!

I’ve been doing both sides but I have a feeling that pesky skin under there was sucking up some oil. There’s a lot less under there now and this last round held on much longer under my tips. I think I may have been going too light under my tips as well. I’m so focused on the tops!

I had a feeling I was winning the “former worst cuticles” award! I knew that Pure™ would work, but I knew that if it could do for me what it has done for others, then it was honestly the miracle product that it appeared to be. And it is! Honestly this is the first product I’ve tried that die everything it claims, and more. I’m still wondering why the entire nail community isn’t using it. Although I’m working hard to convince them!

I think I’ve found my giveaway idea for my 2nd blogaversary too. I think I’ll buy a starter kit and use that as the prize!

ANA: 8:39 pm. “You are adorable! 😀  It’s pretty fun to find an amazing product! And I wouldn’t claim it if it wasn’t true. The entire nail community doesn’t use it because they’ve never heard of it. I’ve been wanting to approach many of the big bloggers to send them samples. I’ve just been really busy.

I need to create a badge for blogger’s pages stating that they exclusively use Pure.™ I seriously need to clone myself! 😀

May 9th, Day 3

KIMBER: I’m at 3 hours without having to oil now! And when I do oil, the oil is starting to spread over my fingers instead of just being sucked in by my cuticles and sidewalls! Woohoo!!!! I can only imagine what day 7 will look like, and a few months from now? I have a feeling nails, cuticles and hands will all be different!

1:30 am. I had another EPIC moment tonight. I caught a nail on my freezer door and was convinced it was broken. Normally a whack like that would break my free edge right off. I’ve had to file my nails down to nubbins at least 4 times in the past year due to hits like that. Not even a chip tonight!

I do have one more question though….forgive me for picking your brain so much but I really do value your advice. I have a bit of a fear of my cuticle remover at the moment. I don’t need it now obviously, but when the time comes, I don’t want to risk having the same issues I’ve had in the past. I was using Blue Cross Cuticle Remover since nothing else would get the cuticle off my nail plate (maybe because everything was so dry?), but its incredibly hard to wash off, and it is so powerful that it will eat away at any and all skin it touches (I routinely had flaky fingers for days after using it), and seems to damage the nail plate easily as well. Do you have any suggestions for a good cuticle remover that is gentle? I refuse to willingly undo any of my progress!

ANA: 9:35 am: “Yay for Pure™ and the freezer! That happens to me all the time too….it’s amazing to look down cringing in expectation and see it didn’t happen!

Cuticle Remover: I’ve used Blue Cross without the issues you have. It shouldn’t eat away at your eponychium. Flaky skin tells me that you may be having an allergic reaction to the potassium hydroxide, also known as caustic potash in Blue Cross.

I tend to keep reaching for my Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover because I like the gel consistency over the wateriness of BC. But it’s main ingredient is potassium hydroxide.

A natural solution would be to very gently remove the cuticle after a shower. Add a little Pure™ to keep the skin soft and remove the cuticle with an orange wood stick or metal cuticle remover tool.

Day 5 — May 11th

KIMBER: Hi Ana! i know you’re probably busy as a bee over there today since it’s Friday Shipping day, but wanted to send you my Day 5 pics! I’m still seeing results! I do have some older, dead skin that still needs to come off, but with the condition that my cuticles were in before Pure™, that’s not surprising at all.

What is surprising is that there is so little of it! Even on my worst fingers, there is just a bit of it. I think they’re looking wonderful and by Monday afternoon which is day 7? I’m certain my nails and cuticles will look better than ever! I can’t believe how white my nails are now too! And, even the damaged areas on the nails seem to be fading out. I’m not having as much wear anymore, which means I can shape my nails less than every 5 days. So thrilled! I hope you see as much progress as I do!

Day 7 — May 13

KIMBER: It’s reveal day! I’m so excited. The changes are so wonderful – I cannot thank you enough for all of your help and encouragement! You are truly one of the sweetest women around and such a blessing to know.

I forgot to tell you that my stiletto nails on my right hand are gone – it wasn’t a break though! I had decided to take them down to squares so that they would be closer in length to my right hand and so I wouldn’t scratch my son (not to mention nail art!), and the same morning I made that decision, managed to whack that nail with a large knife while cutting watermelon. Pure™ does alot of things, but it can’t protect me from my own inability to cut a watermelon. 🙂

So far my post is HUGE! I’m uploading photos right now, and there are a lot of them! I have the reveal, plus days 1,2,3,5 and 7! I’ll also be updating at week 2, 3, and 4, and every couple weeks after until I hit 3 months. I have a feeling that at 3 months, my nails, cuticles, and hands will entirely transformed into something that I’ve always dreamed of.

KIMBER: It still boggles my mind that I’m still seeing improvement. I can’t wait until I hit that 120 day mark. I’m certain that I will not recognize my own nails and cuticles at that point. Funny you mention using it on paper cuts – the other day (actually you can see it in my day 7 photos I think) I was changing a razor blade and they have those trimmer blades at the top. I forgot about those and managed to give myself a papercut-like slice on my ring finger. I started using a bit of Pure™ on it and the darn thing hasn’t bothered me at all! It’s almost entirely healed in the shallower areas at the ends. The center of the cut was deeper, but still looks great.

I have a feeling that Pure™ will reduce any scarring as well! I love that the oils have anti-bacterial properties. It really has accelerated my healing in a big way, and I’m no longer washing my hands 40-50 times daily with anti-bacterial soap. I love that Pure™ has led me to learning about nail and skin care!

Day 10 — May 16

KIMBER: 2:06 pm. My results just keep getting better. I’m starting to see itty bitty eponychium on those poor fingers that were nipped into oblivion. My middle finger on my left hand is always last, and I started seeing a very tiny bit this morning. And those heavily callused spots along my sidewalls are still improving—they may just go away!! NOTHING has ever touched those at all. Even if my cuticles managed to look semi-okay, those always stayed exactly the same. Just another reason Pure™ is soooo much better than anything else out there.

I’m glad that my fanatical love for Pure™ is a good thing! I’m always more inspired to buy something if I see people that have tired it raving about it. Although in all honesty, I never had the sense that you were hiding anything from us or that you were stretching the truth. I mean, I saw your results and that was a big catalyst in ordering. Yours and Erica’s. I looked at your pics and decided that I want hands, cuticles, and nails like that!

ANA: 5:32 pm: My plan has always been to be as honest as possible….and think. So many of us have forgotten how to think. We’re so easily swayed by advertising, myself included.

KIMBER: Ana, you do a great job at making people think. It’s all too easy to just let the big marketing companies do all of that for us. I’m certainly guilty of it. For years I was convinced that I needed strengtheners to keep my nails healthy. Since finding you and Pure.™

I’ve become much more aware of only of what my skin and nails need, but ingredients in most everything that I use. Right down to my shampoo and conditioner. I’ve started researching more and more, and not only am I more knowledgable, but I’m saving a ton of money since I’m realizing exactly how much I’m paying for some nice words on a package and chemicals that really do nothing! It helps that I love science and am always fascinated with how things work and why they work.

Day 14 — May 21

KIMBER: You can see all the improvements though, as well as the damage on the ring and pinky fingers on my right hand from all that nipping and scraping. The pinky is still being a pest, but my doc said he was surprised that I managed to retain the nail given what I had managed to do to it, so it’s actually a huge improvement.

These pics were taken right after removing my big ole nail art manicure so sorry about the acrylic paint under my nails that would not come off! I’m incredibly happy with all my improvement – I would never have shown anyone my skin and nails after removing polish before! NO WAY! 🙂

The latest cool thing is that all those pronounced, hard callused areas? They’re coming of…and I mean they lift up, almost like a hangnail, and I have to snip them off with the baby clippers.  Those spots were horrible! Hard as a rock, scaly and icky. I hate having to snip them at all, but if I don’t, they hang there until I do. Kinda gross, but healing isn’t always pretty, right? Once they’re gone, they don’t seem to come back, which I’m a-ok with!

Days 1 -7 Left Hand

Ana’s Thoughts

I don’t think I could say anything that Kimber hasn’t covered with her incredible enthusiasm about Pure Nail Oil™. She’s such a joy to chat with and she definitely has a way with words. My favorite part though, is the Cons portion of her Pros and Cons List.

Cons:
-Does not come in “Vat” size, since Ana makes small batches to keep the oil fresh.
-Does not protect against knife wounds.
-Will not do my laundry or vacuum, no matter how nicely I ask.
-Works so well that my husband wants to steal it.
-Apparently tasted very lovely— according to the cat—who likes to try to lick my nails now.

The Simple Solution

The solution is quite simple? Put the oil back in your nails.

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*Disclaimer: The actual science of the relationship of water, oil and keratin is way too complicated to explain with 100% accuracy in a simple fashion. Science is complex. My descriptions are meant to create a picture that is easy to understand for all who never took or understood Chemistry and Physics in high school or university.

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But what is the best treatment of dry skin?

A lot of people think that there is a magical cream or formula which will moisturize dry skin and hands.

In Part 2 of Kira’s Pure Nail Oil™ Challenge article, you’ll discover how the whole beauty industry has sold us on their creams, lotions, and salves.

What’s interesting is that all we really needed to do was look at the human body for the solutions.

Kira’s photos show the stunning power Pure Cuticle and Nail Oil™ has in the treatment of dry skin. You can find Part 1 of this article here.

You can find her complete blog review is available at PrettyKittyNails.blogspot.co.uk

Kira’s Before & After

In 3 Days

Notice the wrinkles behind Kira’s cuticle line are significantly lighter!

Before & After

Notice the wrinkles behind Kira’s cuticle line are significantly lighter!
The skin on the right side is far more moisturized.

Ana’s Thoughts

Kira’s case study is so interesting. You can find Part 1 and Kira’s Thoughts here.

Can Pure™ really make a difference—as a treatment for dry skin and nails—for someone who fastidiously cares for her hands and nails to start with?

I absolutely love how transparent and thorough Kira’s review is by showing those awesome macro shots of her nails.

It’s so crystal clear how much her skin has healed and how healthy her nails are after only 3 days.

Our Body Has the Solution

Ok, I’m going to get all science speak and geeky here, so bear with me. I will make sense of this for you.

Your body’s natural oil is sebum. Image #1 shows the molecular structure of sebum.

Photo courtesy of the Jojoba Co.

Sebum contains a variety of different lipids, including cholesterol, glycerides, fatty acids, squalene, and wax and cholesterol esters, but the exact composition of sebum varies with a person’s age. [source: New Zealand Dermatological Society]

 

What Nature Provides

There are two amazing oils that are almost identical in chemical structure to sebum.

One is legal—Jojoba—and one is not—Sperm Whale Oil.

Illegal

Sperm whale oil is composed mostly of wax esters and a smaller proportion of triglycerides. You can see the molecular structure of this oil in image #2 below.

Photo courtesy of the Jojoba Co.

Sperm Whale oil was used extensively in the beauty industry until the US banned importing sperm whale oil in the early 1970’s. The beauty industry was forced to find a replacement and they found it in jojoba. When comparing image #2 to #3, you can see why.

Legal

Jojoba is chemically classified as a wax ester, and this structure sets jojoba apart from vegetable oils. Jojoba is a straight, unsaturated ester chain of fatty alcohols and fatty acids. This structure can be seen in image #3.

Photo courtesy of the Jojoba Co.

The esters which make up jojoba are very similar to the esters that make up about a third of human sebum, which is the natural oil that your skin produces. [source: http://www.jojobanaturals.com/chemistry.php]

 

Plant Oils

Palm, coconut, olive, sesame, etc, are a completely different chemical family. These oils are classified as fats (triglycerides). 

Plant oils and solid fats are triglycerides with a glycerine backbone from which different fatty acids branch out—like a tree as in image #4.

Photo courtesy of the Jojoba Co.

Triglycerides look and behave very differently than your natural skin oils. You can easily see this in photo #4 above. The olive oil (like most plant oils) has three branches that kind of make it a “bigger” molecule.*

This basic distinction explains why jojoba is so readily absorbed into skin and hair, and why the quality of moisturization is so superior to its competitors.

Jojoba penetrates into skin rapidly without leaving any oily sensation within only a few seconds. This is very different from the branched fatty acids of other vegetable oils that just sit on your skin. It is so immediate in this rapid penetration that one may think it evaporated, but it really did enter the skin/nails—the true benefit comes from what enters your skin and nails. Jojoba replaces the sebum that we keep washing away from our skin and hair. [source: jojobassaf.com/jojoba_oil.php]

So my question to you…

When comparing the photos above, which ingredients do you think are going to absorb easier into the microscopic tunnels between your nail’s keratin cells?

Treatment of Dry Skin

Our skin and nails become dry because we are constantly washing the oils away.

The human body isn’t supposed to be scrubbed with beautifully fragranced body washes every day.

Human hands aren’t supposed to be washed, on average 20 times a day, with antibacterial soaps.

The human body is supposed to be slightly oily.

The sebum traps the moisture that comes up through the skin and nails. But we keep washing the sebum away!

Our body is designed to “moisturize” itself – from the inside out. The sebum layer’s function is to be the barrier to the evaporation of moisture from within.

Vanity Over Function

Throughout recent centuries, our desire to have the privileges of the wealthy class has led to our misguided belief that we should bathe daily.

Brilliant marketing campaigns by soap companies have perpetuated this belief of being squeaky clean. Now we have a new problem—dry skin.

A new market is opened up to solve our new problem. Lotions, creams, balms and salves were created—all promising to “moisturize.” The first ingredient is usually water and they contain humectants to draw the water out of the air, making you “feel” moisturized. I just feel slippery and slimy with most of them.

We can’t moisturize our bodies with water. If we could, then our dry skin would be solved with a bath or shower. You and I both know that our skin usually feels drier after bathing.

Don’t get me wrong … I still have some favorite lotions. I just know they aren’t moisturizing since they sit on the top of my skin. It just feels less dry and itchy.

When we put on lotions, we’re simply masking the problem. Then we wash them off the next day—causing the whole cycle to start over!

The New Treatment of Dry Skin

Doesn’t it seem to make sense to you that if our sebum traps the moisture produced inside our skin to keep it soft and flexible, that we would want to replace sebum with a similar “wax ester” rather than a plant oil that just sits on top of our skin?

Nail oils with a high percentage of jojoba are actually the best for treatment of dry skin around our nails. The jojoba also increases nail flexibility and strength.

Pure Nail Oil™ is the only nail oil on the market with an extremely high percentage of jojoba. There is a synergistic relationship between the oils and jojoba in Pure™ making it more effective than anything you have experienced before.

What I love about Pure™ is that you get immediate results, and those results get progressively better with continued use.

Other cuticle oil companies say you shouldn’t expect to see any results for one and a half weeks!

Why should you wait so long?

Customer after customer is showing dramatic changes in their nails and dry skin in only 3 days when using Pure™. This will happen for you too.

The Simple Solution

The solution is quite simple? Put the oil back in your nails.

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*Disclaimer: The actual science of the relationship of water, oil and keratin is way too complicated to explain with 100% accuracy in a simple fashion. Science is complex. My descriptions are meant to create a picture that is easy to understand for those who could never make sense of  Chemistry and Physics in high school or university.

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— Can oil help treatment of dry skin?
— Why is nail oil important for your skin too?
— Does it really work?

Many people think that there is some magical cream or formula that is going to moisturize dry skin. You’ll learn how the entire beauty industry has sold us on their lotions, creams and salves.

When all we really need to do is look at the human body for the answer.

Kira’s results demonstrate the amazing power Pure Cuticle and Nail Oil™ has at treating dry skin. You can find her complete blog review is available at PrettyKittyNails.blogspot.co.uk

Kira’s 3 Day Challenge

Kira’s Results

Before – Right Hand

Day 3 – Right Hand

Before – Left Hand

Day 3 – Left Hand

Before

After 3 Days

Kira did use a little bit of nail glue to glue the tear back together.
Notice the improved quality of her fingertip skin and the fuzzy keratin cells on her nail plate are gone.

Before & After

Notice the wrinkles behind Kira’s cuticle line are significantly lighter!

Before & After

Notice the wrinkles behind Kira’s cuticle line are significantly lighter!
The skin on the right side is far more moisturized.

Kira’s Thoughts

“I have followed Ana’s Pure Nail Oil™ “Let’s Get Naked Challenge” for 3 days and I have to say I am loving the results!

As a nail polish obsessive I generally try to take pretty good care of my hands and nails. I regularly use cuticle oils and balms but I still do get dry bits on some cutcicles and I tend to have quite brittle nails.

When I first started this challenge I didn’t really expect to get huge result, after all, my nails were in an OK shape to start with.

I think my pictures speak for themselves.

The skin around my nails really was transformed and the nail plate much less dry—in only 3 days!. I was astounded by the difference!

I have used OPI and CND cuticle oils and we all know they are good quality. Well—I am very impressed with Pure Nail and Cuticle Oil™!

I have to say—I really like it—it feels less thick and sticky than other oils I have tried. Crisp™ has a pleasant scent.

But the thing that has made the most difference to me is how easily it sinks into my skin. It’s almost like Pure™ has a finer texture if that’s possible.

I will be continuing to use the oil daily and I am looking forward to seeing the longer term results.

Thank you Ana for a fabulous product and for really caring about your customers.” ~Kira

Ana’s Thoughts

I have so much to write about why Pure™ helped Kira get such amazing results, that it makes this post way too long.

I’ll share those in the next article. Until next time…

The Simple Solution

The solution is quite simple? Put the oil back in your nails.

*Disclaimer: The actual science of the relationship of water, oil and keratin is way too complicated to explain with 100% accuracy in a simple fashion. Science is complex. My descriptions are meant to create a picture that is easy to understand for all who never took or understood Chemistry and Physics in high school or university.

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• Can nail oil help strengthen nails?
• Why is nail oil important?
• Does it really work?

Many people think that there is some magical formula in a nail lacquer bottle that’s going to make your nails longer and stronger.

This just isn’t true.

What is true? Nail Oil creates stronger nails.

The beginning of this article shows Kelli’s results after her 3-Day Hydration Treatment Challenge. Be sure to see her 3 month results at the bottom of the article.

Kelli’s results demonstrate this and her complete blog review is available at NailArtForNerds.

Kelli’s 5 Week Challenge

Kelli’s Results

Before – Right Hand

Day 3 – Right Hand

Day 1 – Left Hand

Day 3 – Left Hand

5 Weeks

Kelli’s Thoughts

Ana, I want to thank you for coming up with such an amazing product. I just want to say it again and again I LOVE Pure Nail Oil™ so much!

The scent of Crisp is amazing and not overpowering like some other oils.

It’s so amazing how my nails and cuticles went from dry, cracking, and brittle to shiny, smooth, and strong!

I really can’t express how pleased I am with how my nails look and feel. I swear they feel stronger already, in just 3 days!

I’m so used to wearing polish to cover up the yellow discoloration, but now I don’t have to be ashamed because these nails look beyond beautiful to me.

I think that I can love my nails now, instead of hating them.

Because I know this product actually works, I’m definitely going to be using Pure Nail Oil™ exclusively on myself and my clients for as long as I’m a nail professional.

Since the price is so reasonable and affordable, I will be recommending Pure™ to ALL of my clients and fellow nail techs.

Thank you so much for a wonderfully amazing product!  I am in love with Pure Nail Oil™—and so are my nails!

Ana’s Thoughts

Like Erica, Kelli holds a special place in my heart as well. She’s the first nail professional to fall in love with Pure™.

How Oil Creates Stronger Nails

In it’s simplest terms—Oil is the glue that holds your nail’s 50 layers of keratin together. Too much water in our nails pulls the layers apart. This is the cause of peeling nails.

Healthy, moisturized nails are the perfect balance of 18% water and 5% oil. This is a balance we are continually working to maintain.

Our Past

In a time long ago, when horses were our only transportation and indoor plumbing was over a hundred years away, we did things differently.

We rinsed our hands in the local stream without soap. We bathed once a month and always smelled of campfire smoke. Our nail beds nourished our nail plates with moisture and sebum perfectly.

And dirt wasn’t an enemy.

Today

Fast forward to today. Indoor bathrooms with antibacterial soap on every counter. Our fear of germs and dirt has created a multi-million dollar hand sanitizer market.

The main ingredient in hand sanitizers is isopropyl alcohol—a great oil solvent.

The average person today washes their hands 20 times per day! The tiny 5% of oil doesn’t stand a chance!

Combine that with the oil dissolving properties of acetone—it doesn’t take long for your nails to be drier than the Sahara Desert.

Water, Water, Everywhere

According to Doug Schoon, author of Nail Structure and Product Chemistry, our nails have the ability to absorb 3 times their weight in water!

If there isn’t any oil in your nails to slow down the water absorption, then the spaces in between the keratin layers get filled with water—pushing them apart.

When your nails have enough oil in them, water has to work a lot harder to work it’s way through the layers. So oil helps protect your nails.

Will Any Oil Do?

No.

Most oil molecules are too big. Jojoba oil is the only oil almost identical in molecular structure to our body’s natural oil—sebum.

If sebum and water are the only two molecules that can travel between your keratin layers—then you want an oil that’s almost identical to sebum.

Stronger Nails

Strong nails are flexible nails.

Think of a fresh, green Spring leaf—it’s filled with moisture and very bendable. A crispy, cracking Autumn leaf has lost all of it’s moisture. It breaks with the slightest pressure.

Stronger nails bend under the stresses of life. Stronger nails aren’t hard—as the cosmetics industry has led us to believe. Commercial nail strengtheners and nail hardeners only make your nails weaker.

The reason Kelli said her nails felt stronger is because they were!

In 3 days using Pure Nail Oil™, you can feel your nails becoming strong and flexible. You can bend them and you know they won’t break.

They don’t get mushy soft like when you’ve been in the tub for 30 minutes.

It’s different—and you can feel it.

The Simple Solution

The solution is quite simple? Put the oil back in your nails.

3 Month Update

“Two weeks ago, even my TEACHER thought I had acrylics on! That made me laugh, because she was a trainer for CND and has been in the business of doing nails for 37 years. I couldn’t be more thrilled with my results!” ~Kelli

Left Hand

Right Hand

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Disclaimer: The actual science of the relationship of water, oil and keratin is way too complicated to explain with 100% accuracy in a simple fashion. Science is complex. My descriptions are meant to create a picture that is easy to understand for all who were never called to take Chemistry and Physics in high school or university.

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Can nail oil help prevent yellow nails? Why is nail oil important? Does it really work?

Many people think that there is some magical formula in a nail lacquer bottle that’s going to make your nails longer and stronger.

This just isn’t true.

What is true? Nail Oil makes nails stronger.

And Erica’s results demonstrate this.

Erica’s 25 Day Challenge

Erica’s Results

Day 1

Day 25

Erica’s Thoughts

Day 25—Today was the last straw!  

I wanted to hold out until Monday (the 4 week mark) but I just couldn’t!  My nails were starting to get too long to type —even for the smallest amount of time.

I type with the ends of my fingertips rather than the pads of my fingertips and it was actually getting painful!

My nails had to be cut down!

I took these pictures before cutting—and holy crap!  I can’t believe how long they are!

I really wish I could deal with my nails being so long. If it wasn’t for my job, I seriously would have let them keep growing.

What made you purchase Pure™?

Peer pressure! Haha—kidding. Katie Rae at Lustrous Lacquer posted about Ana’s Pure Nail Oil™. I got intrigued, went to the website, and bought it. Did I mention that I’m also am impulse buyer?

I trusted that she knew what she was doing.  And she wasn’t hiding anything from anyone.

After using Pure™ for going on 4 months now, I have to say that in combination with Aveeno Eczema Care hand cream, it’s one of my favourite products to use on my hands!

Why would you recommend Pure™?

Ana has taught me “moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!”  Canadian winters are harsh and every year my nails and skin take a beating in sub-zero weather.

Pure Cuticle and Nail Oil™ is seriously the bomb, and helps my nails gain strength (flexibility is strength for nails) and length.

I went from NUBS to “OMG I need to HACK these down” in 25 days—using Ana’s oil!

Also—thought it’s not its purpose, I find that using the oil all the time helps to prevent yellowing. I’m not shooting you a line.

My nails used to be so yellow—it was bad—and embarrassing if I happened to leave home without polishing.

I have been using Ana’s oil since the end of October 2012 and I am proud to wear them NAKED if I go out without polishing first!  You can check out my full review with lots of photos.  (see how yellow my nails were?!)

Ana’s Thoughts

Erica will always hold a very special place in my heart.

I’m brought to tears as I write this. There is a saying…. “You never forget your First.” Fortunately, I married my first love—Cory … but Erica?

Erica created my first Blogger Review—totally unsolicited—and totally unexpected. She purchased, she experimented, she took tons of photos, and she reported to her fans.

I wasn’t surprised by Erica’s results, because I experienced the same results multiplied by three!

Prevent Yellow Nails?

The thing that did surprise me was her experience with yellowing nails.

Nail staining is usually caused by dark pigments used by polish companies offering less expensive polishes. They choose cheaper quality dyes which stain and yellow the nails.

You have approximately 30-50 dead, keratin layers making up your nail plate. Only the top few layers get stained.

Can I Sand?

So in theory, you could sand the staining off—but this is a seriously bad idea. I’m surprised that this is actually recommended by dermatologist Deirdre O’Boyle Hooper, MD. on Oprah.com. 

Each time you sand off staining, you’re removing layers of your nail plate—causing them to be thin and brittle.

In fact, I disagree with all of Dr Hooper’s advice in her article except using basecoat to prevent staining. That actually does work. There are better options to prevent or reduce staining.

How Oil Prevents Staining

So … why would Erica experience less staining? I believe it’s because Pure Nail Oil™ has filled up the microscopic spaces between your keratin cells.

Imagine a sponge with little holes, like the photo to the right. If those holes stay empty, then there is potential for dyes to remain in the top layer. The dye is not able to work down into the deeper layers.

Now, if all those holes are filled with the perfect blend of 18% water and 5% oil, then there simply isn’t room for the dye. It’s removed with your acetone.

I know some of you have probably jumped ahead of me already … Can you skip basecoat if you use Pure™ regularly? No. 

Remember, base coats are formulated to bond to the nail plate. Color polishes are formulated to bond to base coat—not the natural nail.

The solution? Put the oil back in your nails.

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Why is nail oil important? Does it really work?

Many people think that there is some magical formula in a nail lacquer bottle that’s going to make your nails stronger. This just isn’t true.

What is true? Nail Oil makes nails stronger. And Olga’s results demonstrate this.

Olga’s Results

Olga’s Thoughts

“It’s been a long journey and let me tell you girls—its been a great one! 

When I first discovered Pure Cuticle & Nail Oil™ I did not have a clue that nails need oil! So after seeing Ana’s amazing results and reading her articles about nail care I decided to give it a try. Let me tell you—I am so HAPPY that I did! 

Before, I had really dry cuticles and my nails were breaking at the first hit into a table or door! So I was really excited to start using Pure Oil™.

My first thought was, “It’s oil—so it will stay on the nail and feel oily all day long. I was totally wrong!

With my first application I was shocked how my nails just soaked all the oil in—I couldn’t believe it! So after my three days of my Initial Hydration Treatment™, I decided to keep my nails naked for a week. I thought it wouldn’t hurt if I made it a 7 day Hydration Treatment! 

After that I started manicuring my nails and using the oil two to three time a day. It depended on how my nails and cuticles felt. 

I am really impressed with Ana’s oil. In fact, I even stated on my Instagram account that I LOVE IT! I recommend it 100% cause it’s so amazing! 

My nails are so flexible now and even if I hit them accidentally in the table they don’t break! The most amazing thing I learned from Ana is that strong nails are flexible nails. 

Pure Nail Oil™  was an amazing discovery and I am so thankful to Ana for creating this amazing Oil! I will NEVER stop using it and I truly recommend you to give it a try!” xoxo ~ Olga

Ana’s Thoughts

The reason Olga thought Pure Nail Oil™ would be oily is because of our past experiences that oil just sits on top of our skin or nails and feels “greasy.” Customers keep telling me how “light” Pure™ feels. This is the magic of jojoba oil.

As far as I know, Pure Nail Oil™ contains the highest concentration of jojoba oil on the market today.

Why do other companies use less jojoba—if they even use it at all?

Because it’s a very, very expensive oil. I call it liquid gold.

• Jojoba Oil $180 USD per gallon.
• Sweet Almond Oil is $62/gal.
• Avocado Oil $45/gal
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil is $27/gal.
• Sunflower Oil $27/gal.
• Rice Bran Oil $24/gal.

But the jojoba molecule is the only oil molecule small enough to penetrate the nail plate, which is why it’s 1/3 of my recipe.

As a result—your nails keep soaking it up until they can’t anymore. This usually takes about 3 days. But Olga felt she needed to go 7 days—she “listened” to her nails.

All of us have lived our entire lives with dehydrated and dry nails. We don’t know that there can be something different. So we suffer with the peeling, splitting and cracking.

Once you KNOW what your nails “feel” like hydrated, you’ll instantly know when they need more oil—they’ll tell you.

If you’ve ever just rinsed your hands several times while you made dinner and feel your skin get tighter with each rinsing—you know what I’m talking about. Just water only can rinse away precious oil in our skin and nails.

We also live in a germaphobic world with anti-bacterial soaps on every counter. We are constantly stripping the oil from our hands and nails.

We all live busy lives and our hands and fingernails take a lot of abuse. Stiff, brittle nails snap like crumbling autumn leaves.

Nails with the perfect blend of 18% moisture and 5% oil are flexible similarly to a healthy, spring green leaf. It bends and bounces back to shape. Strong nails are not hard. Olga is 100% correct—Strong nails are flexible nails.

The solution? Put the oil back in your nails.

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