How can you get rid of Ridged Nails?

Quench their thirst first!
Give them a good drink with some nail oil and continue with this at least twice a day. More if you can.

Polish Away Ridges
Just like your would polish a scratch from a table a good nail buffer will help with buff up the nail surface, make it look shiny and healthier and ridges less noticeable.

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Disguise ridges with a high tech cosmetic nail polish

. Look for one with fibres that smooth over ridges and cosmetically reflect light to make ridges less noticeable.

Love your feet
Use foot cream at every opportunity. Your feet walk between 5 and 7 thousands steps a day and so the least you can do is show them some respect. Especially last thing at night and this will also improve your toe nails.

Buff away dead skin and treat feet to a pedicure once a week at home. Read our take on filing nails and the perfect home pedicure [How to give your self a Pedicure.doc]

Can’t be bothered?
You can of course go and have a salon pedicure to keep your toe nails in check but once a week won’t do it you will still need to keep up your own care at home!

And if your own toe nails really get you down you can of course fake it! With so much to chose from Stick On’s for short term to Gel, Acrylic and now Solar nails for longer term there is a lot of improvement to be had if your budget stretches to it.

Remember though to discuss all the pros and cons and ask what will happen to your own toe nails underneath, as some treatments can damage the nail plate and your nails could end up looking worse.

Beauty from Within
Although you cannot feed the nail directly from within, a good diet is essential to overall nail health. Eggs, soy, whole grains and liver are said to be extremely helpful to nails, along with foods rich in sulfur minerals like apples, cucumbers, grapes, garlic, asparagus and onions. Also, be sure your diet includes essential fatty acids from foods such as oily fish, nuts and seeds to help keep nails healthy.

It’s well known that what you eat reflects in your skin and your body too. Eat junk consistently and it will over time show.

And even if you eat a reasonable diet, the nutrients in food cannot always be guaranteed, so taking a good Multi-Vitamin and Mineral Supplement specifically formulated for nails is good health and skin and nail insurance. Read our take on why take supplements [Why Take Supplements.doc]