How can you get rid of Weak & Bendy Nails?

Gloves on!
Avoid water which is the main resaon your nails are bendy so unless in the bath or shower or of course washing your hands after the loo always wear rubber gloves and cotton gloves for housework. Household detergents, wipes, polish etc all effect the skin.

Build Up
Use a treatment Nail like   that progressively helps to build up nail strength and fortify. How healthy you are combined with your genes will determine just how fast your nails grow. In very loose and general terms nails grow about 0.1 mm a day. This means that to grow a completely new finger nail it takes between 4 -6 months. So you need to use products to influence the nail condition for around this length of time – it won’t happen overnight.

Love your hands
Use hand cream at every opportunity. Your hands give away your age secret easily so show them some respect. Especially last thing at night.

Can’t be bothered?
You can of course go and have a salon manicure to keep your 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 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 to choose from.

Remember though to discuss all the pros and cons and ask what will happen to your own nails underneath, as some treatments can damage the nail plate and if you have weak and bendy nails now after faking it you will find them 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.

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

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, skin and nail insurance. Read our take on why take supplements