For starters, what you put into your body has a lot to do with the health of your nails. Water intake and diet has a lot to do with the strength of your nails. “What you take in internally, will always surface externally. Your hands do so much for you (and speak for you!)—isn’t it time you did something nice for them?
Good nails start from the inside
Your skin and your nails aren’t too different—both are made up of a protein called keratin, and both are influenced by your diet and lifestyle. Actually, what you put into your body has more of an effect on your nail health than you might think. This may not sound like an obvious one, “but when your immune system and health aren't at their best game, your hair and nails grow at a much slower rate. Our nails need a balanced diet in order to keep growing, just like our bodies.” If your nails have ridges, don’t file them away—they could be a sign of a vitamin deficiency. And if you’re noticing the texture of your nails to be dry and brittle, you might not be drinking enough water.
Keep your cuticles clean
Calling all anxious cuticle pickers! If you take care of them regularly, there will be no stringy cuticles to tug, pluck, or gnaw on. As to the preferred method of cuticle taming? push them back, don’t cut them. “Trimming your cuticles can create more hangnails, jagged edges, and even cause infection,” We recommend pushing them back every morning, every night, or both to keep new growth at bay.
To do it at home, you can use a cuticle softening agent and gently push any excess skin down to the base of your nail. Be careful not to push too hard—those white spots you’ve probably noticed on your nails at one point or another are actually from trauma to the nail. They’re called leukonychia. Because nails grow slowly, you won’t see them immediately—actually, by the time they show up, you’ll probably forget what caused them altogether.
Don’t pick your polish
Thin nails from picking off gels! Each time you peel off gels you are damaging your nail’s natural layers—your nail plate is only made up of three. Picking gel, acrylics, or regular polish will damage your nail plate and make it really hard for future manicures to properly stick.” Just how permanent is the damage? it could take around six months for nails made thin from picking to fully grow out. “Set aside 60 minutes for a professional salon removal for gels. It’s a no brainer.” And if you haven’t fully committed to gels, a designated weekly at-home mani will curb any instinct to chip away at old polish. Just make sure to take old polish off—if having your nails painted makes you feel good and ready to take on the world, you can make it a complete mani, too.
Be patient with nail growth
If you’re a chronic nail-biter, you know the victory of finally growing your nails out past your fingertips. Healthy habits plus patience pay off in nail care. But the primary focus should be on figuring out how to strengthen your nails, not solving the puzzle of how to grow nails fast. Stronger nails can lead to longer nails if you practice good nail care, but it all takes time. If you battle brittle nails and constant breakage, it’s smart to keep your nails clipped short until they regain strength; then they’ll have the foundation they need to grow longer.
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