My nails are really brittle and dry! Is there anything I can use to solve this?

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My nails are really brittle and dry! Is there anything I can use to solve this? – Jenna, 28

Monday, 12 October 2009 10:18

Lack of keratin can cause your hair and nails to lose their vitality and strength. Due to this, your nails can get brittle and discoloured. Brittle nails can also be caused by other factors such as:

• Long-term exposure to moisture or nail polish

• Fungus or yeast

• Bacterial infection

• Kidney or liver disease

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COMMENTS (25)

is this still in the market? i've tried the one lengthing the lashes... it helps!

I heard from older generation that rubbing your nails with garlic helps to make your nails strong. x) you can also use ginvera olive oil to keep them shiny and moisturized.

i like sally hansen or OPI nail strengtheners. the effect is not immediate but you definitely do see them with regular applications

Try taking evening primrose oil as a supplement and apply hand and nail cream before putting gloves in the night when u sleep.

i use OPI nail strengthtener. it works you can get them from metro

the nails tell a lot about our general health, so pls see the doctor for a check up.

don't apply too much nail polish and apply nail and hand cream regularly.

For nails, use nail oil. It will moisturise the nails and strengthen them. Do not apply nail polish or it will make your nails even brittler.

you can try getting nail polish treatements from sally hansen and applying nail creams regularly. always apply a base coat before your nail polish will also help.

See a doctor or a manicurist

try applying hand creams or cuticle cream onto your nail before bedtime. wear gloves if possible to help absorption. not only your nails will be moist, your hand will be well mositurised as well. eat supplements or food that promote nair growth.

I apply OPI's Nail Envy every other day and it has helped tremendously! My friend swears by NailTek though!

try sally hansen nail care. it works for me

manicure and lots of handcream

Regular manicure & moisturising helped my nails...

I use Sally Hansen Diamond strengthener....apply it every other day.My nails are so strong that I can keep dem realli long now.No nail extensions

i think Foltene's nail product is great. have been using it since i saw my colleague using it, u can even apply it on top of your nail polish!its good as when we fly, its lotsa hard labour, and my nails always get broken by the cupboards!

I use Ecrinal Strengthening Nail Cream, Nutrient Beauty Mask. This works for me. Maybe Foltene Nail Treatment do the same effect.

You could try applying hand and nail cream tt has Vitamin, as well as cuticle oil. Aft which u cn apply Sally Hansen's nail treatment coat.

If you get hangnails or loose skin down the side of the nail, trim it off with sharp scissors to reduce the risk of the skin tearing or infections getting into the skin.

Always apply a base coat before nail polish, it protects your nails from getting damaged from the nail polish. Use good quality base coat daily.

I use hand and nail cream from bodyshop and use sally hansen's base coat(always).

A lack of folic acid,vitamin C, calcium and omega-3 can lead to dry nails. Eat more food of these nutritions.

You can try applying hand and nail cream (clarins has such a product) and then wear gloves (you can get it from bodyshop) overnight to lock the moisture in and at the same time, it aids the absorption of the product. (:

Apply a bit of vaseline onto ur nails. It helps too!

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