I am 21 years female and the nails of my fingers are very thin unlike my legs. The nails get broken up easily. What should be done to make it strong?
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Brittle of nails can be due to many reasons.Try to find out the exact reason Remove these reasons and your nail will be as beautiful as before.Some of the important reasons are 1. Not enough iron or calcium.Apply a vitamin E cream. It must be because of Calcium deficiency.It would likely be from a lack of calcium. Look for some calcium vitamins in your local drug store or just try and drink more milk. 2.Not enough keratin (protein), the amount of protien does play a part in the strength of your nails .Up your level of protein and you should make it thicker since that's what nails are made of.Try to eat more protein diet like Pulses,Soyas and Chicken( If Nonvegetarian) 3.Also keep them hydrated so they don't get dry and break. Nails have to be conditioned just like your hair. To do that, use lotion and cuticle oil every day--just make sure that there is NO mineral oil in them (mineral oil's molecules are actually too big to be absorbed and create a barier preventing needed moisture from getting back in).Flexiblility is important to keeping your nails from breaking. Too dry and they snap off and sometimes they snap off in the quick and causing pain. To deep condition, just take some vegetable oil and slightly warm it and soak your nails in it for about 15 minutes. Do this every couple of days until the dryness is gone. and massage it into the nail and cuticle.
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