What should i do to make my nails hard?

Question

i have very soft nails and they are always breaking, which coz a lot of pain sometimes.

Answer 1

Tips for making your nails more resilient:

Stop using a nail clipper and only use a nail file to shape and shorten them. Protect nails with thicker moisturizers.

Nail clippers can cause the layers of the nail to separate and filing is the best way to go.

Use Revlon's disposable files made for weak nails. File in one direction only. Start on one side and file towards the middle, then go to the other side and file towards the middle of your nail. Smooth the nail into a squoval that mirrors you cuticle or the shape of the white part of your nail bed.

Finish the edges of the nail with a hindo stone, a smooth ceramic/stone nail file or the finest grit nail file you can find. You want to make the edges really smooth.

Also, avoid using metal nail files. I recommend using disposable nail files and changing them frequently. The fresher the grit, the less the drag which leads to tearing and peeling.

Some people swear by glass nail files but they can shatter if dropped.

I also use a cuticle balm or nail oil to moisturize my nails and protect them from water since I wash my hands frequently.
(ex. Solar Oil, OPI Avoplex)

Vit E oil, jojoba oil, Aquaphor Healing Ointment, Vaseline or plain Chapstick will work too.

Answer 2

Hi, there are alot of nail hardeners out there, that you paint on liek nail varnish.
I would also recommend using a hand and nail cream and if you wear nail varnish get one with a hardener or conditioner in and use a nail varnish remover with conditioners in to strengthen and harden the nail, Cutex ones are good. Also make sure you have enought vitamins in your body, as you might be lacking something. You can always got to the doctors and see what he/she recommends.

Answer 3

Sally Hansen makes a great top coat called "Hard As Nails" and it is available in practically any drug store and is only $4. Apply that daily, and remove it all with a strengthening polish remover once a week, and you should have strong beautiful nails in no time at all!

Answer 4

Use a nail hardener and in the meantime take some good vitamin and mineral supplements. A MSM supplement is very good for hair and nails. Also use a hand cream for hand and nails. Check web site for ForMor International.

Answer 5

i suggest you eat a lot of protein based food like meat, chiken, fish, milk and tofu. You should also drink a lot of water and consider taking vitamin suplements. Nails need protein to grow hard and fast. A hardening nail polish would not hurt either...and always carry a nail filer with you in the case that you need one... that's what I do...

Answer 6

. Go to the store and get yourself some HARD as NAILS by Sally Hansen, Its by the nail produces, Then STOP biting then, Give then time to heal and let them grow out. You may of damage the area down at the base of the cuticle.

Answer 7

when they start to grow, cut them slightly, so that they're never very long. After you keep doing this, every time they re-grow, they will start hardening. That will work, but if it's not enough, i suggest using a naill hardening product; i use sally hanson's [i think that's the name] nail hardening gloss. It also gives yours nails a bit of shine, so they look good aswell. Hope it works well xx

Answer 8

OPI Nail Envy

Answer 9

Eat a cube of jelly everyday and your nails will soon be a lot stronger

Answer 10

Me too ,so I drink lots of milk,put cheese on every thing,and you can get pure gelatin powder [ ask any bakery where it is ] and soak you're nails in a bowl of it in warm water and start eating jello alot.... you can even have fun with jello --it calls for one cup boiling water and one cold ---substitute the cup of cold water, with a cup of vodka, makes eating jello more fun and you strengthen your nails