by Sherrell Dorsey of Organic Beauty Vixen My nails are typically pretty long and strong but when my diet is off my nails are the first things to be affected. If your nails are constantly breaking, are weak, extremely dry or if you simply just took off your acrylics, build them back up with at home treatments and remedies.
Here’s a few easy tips you can improve on at home to help your nails get back into tip-top shape .
Protein– Our nails are made up of protein so if we’re not getting enough of it, our manicure can’t do a thing to save us from disaster! Eat lean meats, eggs, beans and seeds to get your fill and protect your nails from brittleness and peeling.
Fatty Acids – Get glowing skin and pretty nails by keeping a good diet of essential fatty acids. Fish oil supplements and evening primrose oil can greatly benefit exhausted nails and give skin a natural glow.
Biotin – Vitamin B is essential for overall health. Biotin, in the family of the many B vitamins, helps build healthy hair, skin and nails. Grab a bottle at your drug store and take daily to work towards stronger nails.
Water – Not drinking enough water can shut down the production quality for the entire body. Not only does your skin become dry but the lack of hydration can effect the growth potential of your nails and your skin. Fill up on nature’s best, bringing your stainless steel water bottle along with you for the ride.
Nail Strengthener – Sometimes you’ll need a little more to help you get the process moving along. That’s when you can grab a nail strengthener at your grocery store. Make sure that they are 3-free to reduce your toxic exposure. I recently picked up a bottle of Dermelect Cosmeceuticals’ High Maintenance Instant Nail Thickener goes on clear and uses a ProSina protein-peptide to strengthen nails. I love the tint of the polish and must admit for the past week my nails have gotten a lot stronger.
What do you typically do to treat brittle, peeling and cracking nails?
Sherrell Dorsey is a natural beauty expert, writer, speaker and advocate of health, wellness and sustainability in communities of color. In addition to creating OrganicBeautyVixen.com, Sherrell writes beauty articles for Tyra Banks’s beauty and fashion site TypeF.com, Jones Magazine, MySalonScoop.com and Posh Beauty. Follow Sherrell on twitter at www.twitter.com/organicvixen and connect with her on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/
This is relevant to my interests. My nails have always been very short, weak and prone to flaking. ): I'd like to have them long just once in my life!
My nails grow long but break easily. Will definitely look into these suggestions. Thanks! ~KF519
this post could not have came at a more appropriate time ! my nails are retaining so much length ( i talk about hair too much lol ) and i had to file them down a little because of little cracks ! great post !
You don't need anything else but Castor oil! Castor oil naturally strengthens your nails. You should try it!
I love Nail Tek, especially the Intensive Therapy II for soft peeling nails. I used to have nails that peeled and would break so easily. I started using Nail Tek probably 2 years ago and I haven't had any peeling and my nails are significantly harder, even if I don't use the product for months at a time. This stuff really does work. Also using Qtica's Remove Plus nail polish remover is also good because it is very mild.
I purchased the Dermelect online. Here's the link http://dermelect.com/products.asp?item=1041.
I agree that neglecting our hands and nails can really make us look older. I also use a brown sugar and olive oil scrub, without water, to rid my hands of dead skin. It keeps them nice and soft.
I'd love to try this…Where can you purchase? Online or Brick & Mortar?
TIA
I'd love to try the Dermelect nail thickener. It's time I start to pamper my hands and nails. I think sometimes we skip this area, but bad hands and nails can actually make us look older.
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