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Really weak fingernails

  • 30-12-2006 8:19pm
    #1
    jos28
    Registered Users Posts: 7,189 ✭✭✭


    Any ideas on what I can use to try and strengthen my nails. They are weak and brittle. I have used every nail hardener/strengthener I could find and they do not work. I have a drawer full of useless products that make all sorts of promises.I have tried taking supplements with silica, that didn't work either.My hair and skin are ok, it's just the nails.
    I have just cut them short, there is no point trying to grow them.Has anyone used anything that actually worked.:(


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  • #2
    Piste
    Registered Users Posts: 11,440 ✭✭✭✭Piste


    Oils like Omega 3 and fatty acids are good for the nails, though if your skin and hair are ok that mighten't be the reason your nails are weak. Nail varnishes strengthen your nails, and Cutex nail varnish remover has some sort of nail-strengthening ingredient in it.

    Vaseline Intensive Care hand cream is also fantastic for your nails.


  • #3
    lilrayosunshine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭lilrayosunshine


    Stop cutting and start filing.. cutting your nails can shock them..

    Eat more protein! Eggs are best-full of protein!

    Try not to paint your nails for a while because using nail varnish remover can damage your nails (even when it says it won't)


  • #4
    Schlemm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 799 ✭✭✭Schlemm


    zinc supplements are also good


  • #5
    NoDayBut2Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 944 ✭✭✭NoDayBut2Day


    So are calcium supplements.


  • #6
    jos28
    Registered Users Posts: 7,189 ✭✭✭jos28


    Thanks everyone,
    I'm off to the chemist to get Omega 3 oils, zinc, calcium tablets, vaseline intensive hand cream and half a dozen eggs in the shop next door. If all this doesn't work I'm buying falsies.
    Cheers


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  • #7
    daiixi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭daiixi


    I've tried everything to help my nails but the only thing I can do is keep them short. They're really flexible and they peel a lot. I can't use any sort of polish on them because it just ends up peeling off with the top layer of the nail and causes all the underlying layers to peel off slowly as well. Good luck!


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