Valentines Special- Grow Your Nails Naturally With This Ingredient

The healing powers of garlic go far and wide. The root herb is linked to excellent cardiovascular benefits, it's a key ingredient in soothing, warming soups and stews, and it can keep the gut happy and healthy—all of which lead to glowing skin, less bloating, and feelings of well-being.

While beauty-focused folk remedies utilizing garlic as a topical ingredient have been around forever, it hadn't gone mainstream until recently. Toxin-free nail polish brand côte has just released a garlic base coat that strengthens and lengthens the nails called Growth With Garlic.

We've known of garlic's internal benefits, but a large number of people can't digest it well. Some people have a garlic-related intolerance, while others prefer to skip it for other reasons. Certified nutritionist, author, and beauty expert Kimberly Snyder, C.N., said that she avoids it per ayurvedic code. "In Ayurvedic philosophy, onions and garlic are described as promoting a 'rajasic' temperament, which means a hyperactive, restless state. Beauty is a total state of radiance from the inside out, and agitation and impatience can block feeling light and joyful, which is part of beauty. I've felt calmer in general since cutting garlic out," Snyder said. But she's all for topical use.