El Kiko -> RE: Real nails and fake nails (Dec. 22 2010 22:25:36)
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Split nail sounds bad and painful , I have just been surfing around on this topic , mainly in the medical sections as oppose to the girly sections ( they are big into nails !) AS I understand it if nails splits in the middle its (possibly ) because it grew weak at the base ...there is a LOt of stuff about this on the web ....i found this ..... <Copy> There are many factors that may lead to brittle and split nails. These could be anything like advancing age, lack of calcium, too much use of chemicals like nail polish remover, working for long hours in water or using detergent too often, etc. But the primary cause remains lack of nutrition. You need to include calcium and other important minerals and nutrients in your diet to make your nails stronger and healthier. Moisturizing your hands frequently helps a lot as it keeps your nails from drying and chipping off. Washing your hands often can cause dryness so make sure you keep a small bottle of moisturizer with yourself to apply it frequently. Also, apply it every time you feel your hands are a bit dry, you come back from a swim, after a bath, after you wash clothes, wash the dishes, etc. A natural remedy for curing and strengthening brittle and rough nails is applying vegetable oil. Simply take some vegetable oil on a cotton swab and wipe it on your nails. It will make sure your nails remain moisturized and healthy. The main remedy and cure for brittle and split nails is to add more nutrients to your diet. Include foods that have biotin, a type of Vitamin B. Examples of such types of food are peanuts, lentils, egg yolks, sardines, mushrooms, bananas, liver, and cauliflower. Ask a doctor for biotin supplements to promote growth of nails. <end copy> Strange how a few sites mention vegetable oil (olive I suppose ) I never heard of that before...........I also see gelatin is good for nails ...... Come on guys we have to look after our nails ............. BECAUSE WE'RE WORTH IT............!
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