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Nails Thickener

Stop Swimming!

What can we worse than a beautiful but brittle nail. Read on to discover that perfect secret to have beautiful as we ll has strong nails.
Did you ever wonder what's the reason for your brittle nails? The heat, water exactly what's causing your nails to go brittle?
Well the truth is that there could be more than one reason and you might not be even aware that doing a couple of dishes everyday day is causing those brittle nails.
We don't realize that when are hands are soaking, the nails absorb up to 25 percent of their weight in water. For that matter even too much of swimming can do your nails a lot of harm.

Cauliflower can save you!

Biotin is a nutrient than can thicken nails to help prevent splitting and cracking. Biotin is absorbed into the core of the nail. According to Richard k Scher M.D. Professor of dermatology and head of the nail section at Columbia University-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City; cauliflower is a rich source of biotin, and so are legumes, such as peanuts and lentils.
Also a regular soak with vegetable oil is every effective. It replenishes the moisture lost, in fact vegetable oils are much better than many commercially sold nail care products because, it doesn't have the alcohol containing fragrances that can dry out nails.

Trim them

If you are bugged by brittle nails, trim them shorter. Longer nails tend to chip and break easily.
Also avoid nail biting completely.

Wear Gloves

If your a home maker, and have got to wash dishes regularly, its simple. Use a pair of rubber gloves with separate cotton gloves inside. The rubber keeps the water off, and the cotton inside absorbs the sweat, so nails wont get soggy inside.

Nails expand as they absorb water and then contract as the hands dry up. The more water the nails come in contact with, the more they get weak. Regularly massage your finger tips to improve the circulation of blood around your nails, also you could use a petroleum jelly, this would moisturize the area as you are working on the massage.

Also you could use an over the counter moisturizer, and use it just after you wash your hands, and repeat this every time. If you are planning to buy over a drug store counter, ask for a one which contains lactic acid or urea, these are two ingredients that attract and bind moisture to your nails.

Stop Tapping

If someone ever told you that tapping your nails against a hard surface toughens them, you could ask them to buy you a years supply of nail tougheners. Well, tapping your nails against hard surfaces, will only help in traumatizing them and they would grow faster, and though they seem new and fresh, they are not.

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