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There are various potential benefits when using stinging nettle for skin, hair and nail health that many people are simply not aware of. Stinging nettle has actually been proven to help with reducing the severity of acne. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has also been researching to suggest that stinging nettle can also prevent bacterial infections from taking hold on the skin. It has potent antioxidant properties, which make it superbly suited, perfect almost, when it comes things like speeding up the healing process, reducing the visibility of scars. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been said that stinging nettle application can even work to ease the effects of aging such as wrinkles and spots. Here are 8 potential ways that you can use stinging nettle to aid the health of your skin, your hair and your health. As long as you can avoid being stung, there is sure to be something in this list for absolutely everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. <\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>Improves the Appearance of the Skin<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The hydrating potency of stinging nettle<\/a>, especially when it is diluted into a liquid solution, has long been harness in an attempt to improve the general appearance of the skin. Applying stinging nettle mixture can add much-needed moisture to particularly dry areas of skin, which makes the skin appear to be much more youthful than it is. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone looking to improve the appearance of their skin is typically looking for a younger appearance with a touch of beauty, and stinging nettle can certainly achieve this for the user. On top of promoting an improved appearance in general, increased hydration can help people with acne-prone skin by limiting the excessive production of sebum, which can cause acne breakouts if left on the skin for extended periods of time. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improving the general appearance of a person’s skin is something that stinging nettle should be celebrated for on its own, however, there are plenty of other ways to use this ingredient for hair, nail and skin health as well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2. <\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>Antiseptic<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Damage caused to the skin through an accident with a cutting edge or from a minor bump to the head or to one of the limbs always has the potential to become infected at some point down the line. Infection takes hold as infection-causing bacteria sneaks its way into the body through tiny cuts and abrasions, sometimes undetected until the infection takes hold and wreaks havoc on the body. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stinging nettle has antiseptic <\/a>properties, which makes it ideal to apply as a topical treatment to any part of the skin. Now, on the face of it, this may sound counterproductive. The clue is in the name, and anyone thinking about the word stinging might assume that this could only make a skin problem worse. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019d be wrong, as when stinging nettle is diluted into a liquid mixture or into a paste, it can be hugely beneficial in the fight against infection. If you don\u2019t believe it, you simply have to give it a try the next time you find yourself with a small cut.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3.     Heals Skin and Prevents Signs of Aging<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Everyone knows that things like stretch marks<\/a> and surgery scars are ugly and unwanted facts of life that the vast majority of people if they were given a choice, would get rid of forever. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst is certainly true that some people like to wear their scars with pride for the whole world to see, there are many more people who choose to disguise these imperfections with either clothing or tattoos. Wrinkles and other features of aging are always hated by those who have been so used to looking beautiful and glamorous, and so there is an ever-increasing trend of people looking to natural remedies and naturally occurring ingredients for beauty solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stinging nettle is one of the latest ingredients that people are looking to harness for their skin healing potential. As it encourages moisturizing of the skin, stinging nettle can significantly reduce and even reverse some of the major signs of aging.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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4.     Suits Most Skin Types<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stinging nettle is really good to apply onto pretty much any skin <\/a>on a daily basis, as long as it is applied properly and after it has been treated in boiling water to remove its effectiveness in stinging people. Whether your skin type is oily, dry or a combination of the two, just a few uses of stinging nettle could be all the difference in your skincare routine, leaving you with much younger and fresher looking skin, in a natural way. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When consumed as a tea, stinging nettle can help skin retain its moisture, which is essential for skin health and appearance. Billions of dollars are spent annually in the skincare field, as people have traditionally looked to science to give them the desired skin treatments. It is no wonder that many big brands make it their major selling point to state that they include natural ingredients, as the natural world is the most effective answer, but why should you have to use a middle man when you can go straight to Mother Nature yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5.     Balances Sebum<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Incredibly, when stinging nettle is absorbed into the system as a tea or as an extract, it has the potential to help the body monitor and maintain the correct and optimum amount of sebum production. This is particularly useful for people who have very oily skin, as they may find that their body seems to produce far too much sebum<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The normal and limited production of sebum is a perfectly natural function of the body, that usually causes no issues for the majority of people. When sebum is produced in a much higher volume than is actually necessary though, it can cause a number of problems for the skin. Whilst a complete absence of sebum can lead to excessively dry skin, too much sebum sitting on the skin can lead to hair follicles becoming clogged up and infected, which ultimately leads to breakouts of acne. Stinging nettle can help with sebum control.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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6. <\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>Treats Dry Skin<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As touched on briefly a little earlier, stinging nettle is very effective when it comes to reducing the effects of dry and chapped skin. When it is consumed as a tea or ingested as an extract, stinging nettle can help the body moisturize itself effectively, making the skin much more supple. Supple skin is always less vulnerable to drying out and cracking, which is something that everyone from professional athletes to Beauty Queens wants to avoid. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presence of stinging nettle in the system can also help to address dermatitis, which is very handy as well. With wintertime being the most common time of year that people find themselves afflicted with dry skin<\/a>, using a little bit extra stinging nettle during the winter months when making your tea or taking your extract, can help guard the skin against the harsh effects of the colder winter months and the elements.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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7.     Hair Treatment<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When stinging nettle is in the system, it can be highly effective when it comes to treating the hair based and scalp oriented issues. For this reason, the humble and much misunderstood stinging nettle could actually end up replacing a number of very expensive and unnecessary over the counter treatments for hair care. Another benefit of stinging nettle is that it is completely natural. Some of the benefits to hair include the reduction and prevention of dandruff <\/a>and flaky scalp. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stinging nettle manages this by increasing the moisture in the system. Several liberal drops of stinging nettle extract into an essential oil base for a natural shampoo is a great way of utilizing this ingredient for hair health. Experimentation and observation is the best way to ensure that you are using stinging nettle to its full potential in treating hair complaints and supporting hair health. It can also discourage head lice infestation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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8.     Nail Health<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For the promotion and production of really healthy nails, stinging nettle infused topical applications can be rubbed directly onto the nail bed and the rest of the nail besides. A lot of people who bite their nails as a bad habit may find that using stinging nettle solution on their nails, completely discourages them from biting them, which is a secondary benefit of its use for nail health. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stinging nettle in the system, when consumed as a tea or as drops of extract, support the strong growth of new nail and also help to ward off fungal infections<\/a>. Stinging nettle is great for helping calcium move around the body in healthy quantities, and this means that nails should have everything they need to fuel them when growing long and strong. Your nail health could be so much improved by the addition of stinging nettle into your health and wellness regimen that you may never want to use anything else!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n

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