Damaged nails: how to cure them
Whether they are grandmother's remedies or specific products on the market, each solution we offer is excellent for having strong and healthy nails again!
Proper nutrition
The health and appearance of your nails primarily depend on what you eat. Like hair, nails are essentially made up of keratin fibers and therefore can only be nourished through proper nutrition, there are no local applications. Having damaged nails is often a symptom of a deficiency vitamin B, which is contained in cereals, brewer's yeast, wheat, almonds, walnuts, fish and crustaceans, or a lack of football (contained in dairy products) and mineral salts (iron, zinc, magnesium).
The gestures to avoid damaging the nails
- Don't bite your nails
- If your nails break easily, don't cut them but limal using a soft, cardboard file. Never use an iron file, which spoils the keratin. File the nail always in the same direction, so as not to double it, starting from the sides and then moving towards the center.
- Occasionally put on some strengthening nail polish instead of the regular one, but don't do it too often, otherwise your nails risk becoming too hard and breaking more easily.
- To wash the dishes and do the cleaning use gloves, because the chemicals weaken the nails.
- In order not to dry out your nails, when you remove the nail polish use a acetone-free solvent
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Remedies for damaged nails
Natural
- Make the nail cream yourself: mix half a potato, 2 cabbage leaves and 2 or 3 tablespoons of oatmeal. You will get a paste that you can apply as many times as you want to make your nails more beautiful.
- Dip your nails in hot and salty water, it will make them stronger.
- Take lukewarm olive oil baths every 10 days: olive oil is nourishing and will protect the nails from external aggressions.
- Dip your nails in lemon juice, it will make them whiter and more resistant.
On the market
- Before applying the nail polish apply one nourishing base, which deeply hydrates the nails and protects, softens and strengthens them.
- In the pharmacy you can find specific food supplements for nails.
- Massage your nails with a polishing file and massage oil to prevent them from fraying or splitting.
- Take care of the cuticles (skin) by applying a little cream. You can also soften them by dipping your fingers in a little soap and water to remove dead skin.
