1. Whitening Toothpaste

Use a baby toothbrush to apply it and give your nails a good scrub for a minute or two. You may need to do it several times depending on how stained your nails are. The white colored pasty toothpaste works best as opposed to the blue or green gel-like toothpaste. Whitening toothpaste with added baking soda is even better!

2. Lemon Juice & Baking Soda

Squeeze half of a lemon (or more) into a plastic bowl, and then add and blend baking soda until you get a nice abrasive paste-like texture. Then use an old toothbrush to scrub your nails with it. Rinse, and repeat if needed. If you have any small cuts near your nails, you may want to hold off on this one. The acidity in lemon juice is not very nice!

3. 3% Hydrogen Peroxide & Baking Soda

Mix the two together until you’ve got a paste-like texture. Cover your nails with it and allow the mixture to sit on them for about 3 minutes before rinsing it off with warm water.

4. Commercial Denture Cleaner

Dissolve a couple of tablets in warm water, and soak your nails in it for about 5 minutes.

5. Nail Whitening Pencil

Apply it under the tips of your nails to make them look healthier (almost looks like a french manicure, only more natural).

6. Base Coat

Prevent stained nails from happening in the first place by using a base coat. It’s definitely worth the extra step!