How do I get my nails to grow fast?

Question

I've just stopped the ridiculous habit of picking my nails.How do I get my nails to grow quickly?

Answer 1

not much you can do but let time do it's work.

Answer 2

While you can't make your nails grow faster, you CAN make your nails grow 'healthier'! :)

Here are a few tips:

Don't abuse your nails. To prevent nail damage, don't use your fingernails as tools to pick, poke or pry things.

Don't bite your nails or pick at your cuticles. These habits can damage the nail bed. Even a minor cut alongside your nail can allow bacteria or fungi to enter and cause an infection (paronychia). Because your nails grow slowly, an injured nail retains signs of an injury for several months.

Protect your nails. Wear cotton-lined rubber gloves when using soap and water for prolonged periods or when using harsh chemicals.

Perform routine nail maintenance. Trim fingernails and clean under the nails regularly. Use a sharp manicure scissors or clippers and an emery board to smooth nail edges. Never pull off hangnails — doing so almost always results in ripping living tissue. Instead clip hangnails off, leaving a slight angle outward.

Moisturize your nails frequently. Nails need moisture just like your skin does. Rub lotion into your nails when moisturizing your hands. Be sure to apply a moisturizer each time you wash your hands.

Keep your nails short, square shaped and slightly rounded on top. Trim brittle nails after a bath or a 15-minute hand-soak in bath oil. Then apply a moisturizer.

Moisturize your nails and cuticles at bedtime and cover them with cotton gloves.

Apply a nail hardener, but avoid products containing toluene sulfonamide or formaldehyde. These chemicals can cause redness or irritate the skin.

Don't use nail polish remover more than twice a month. Instead, touch up the polish. When you do need a remover, avoid those that use acetone, which dries nails.

Repair splits or tears with nail glue or clear polish.

Dietary changes that supposedly strengthen nails don't work. Unless you're deficient in protein — rare among people in the United States — adding protein to your diet won't strengthen your nails. Similarly, soaking your nails in gelatin won't help either.

For more hints on healthy nails, check out the site listed below.

Congrats on kickin' the habit! :)

Answer 3

Go to the store and buy nail polishes that help them grow faster it will say that on the bottle

Answer 4

well calcium helps your nails grow and stay strong from what ive heard. so drink some milk. maybe take some kind of vitamin that is supplemented with a lot of minerals. im sure that would help. and make sure you keep them trimmed easily.

Answer 5

I just stopped too about a month ago chipped one then started AGAIN!! :( but I did find using nail clippers to trim them frequently did help though.

Answer 6

fall pregnant.. no honestly pregnacy induced growth of hairs and nails... but for a child free option file your nails once a day only a small amount and you will see them grow over a week but you also need to use hand and nail cream to keep them strong

Answer 7

I like to , get my hair to grow faster. your nails
need care . I try and kept mine clean all the
time .This might help .

Answer 8

drink plenty of water and eat healthy once they start to grow thats you i stop biting mine i get them manicurd regularly that helps to now my nails grow pretty quick!

Answer 9

You can try gelatin or horsetail (herbal) capsules. Gelatin helps strengthen, and horestail contains silicia which helps strengthen/speed up hair and nail growth.

Answer 10

NAIL GROWER LOOKS LIKE A NAIL POLISH BUT IT HELPS NAILS TO GROW FASTER , YOU CAN FIND IT IN SAVE ON DRUG STORE .

Answer 11

Pre-natal vitamins