The article provides practical advice on the care of brittle nails - folk remedies for the treatment of this beauty ailment. Healthy and strong nails are now very rare for most women. Despite the rather impressive list of all modern healing and strengthening products intended for the nail plate, the number of people who complain of brittle, fragile and weak nails is growing inexorably.
The peak of complaints of this kind occurs, as a rule, in the autumn-winter period, because it is at this time, among other things, that the hands are exposed to sudden temperature changes, weathering and the effects of frost.
Why do they become brittle? How can you avoid this? Let's take a closer look.
The main causes of brittle nails
Diagnostics of the state of the human body by the appearance of his hands at the present stage of time has ceased to be a frightening and innovative event. An experienced specialist will quite easily be able to recognize certain health problems by the symptoms that can be read on the nails.
In some cases, excessive fragility and fragility can be hereditary, in others - talk about problems with the thyroid gland. In this case, you cannot do without competent advice from a qualified specialist.
Nevertheless, unfortunately, many reasons for brittle nails are not hidden at all in this. In addition to the factor of heredity or the presence of some diseases, we ourselves often harm the condition of our nails, moreover, without even realizing it. This happens as a result of an unbalanced diet, improper care of the nail plates or its absence at all, excessively frequent application of varnishes of bright colors. In addition, stressful situations have a detrimental effect on their condition, as a result of which the plate becomes thinner - the nail breaks.
A deficiency in the human body of calcium and various trace elements (iron and silicon) also leads to delamination and fragility of the nail plates. It has long been proven that most detergents and household chemicals cause serious harm to hand health, but, unfortunately, for some unknown reason, few people wear special gloves before washing dishes or cleaning. Also, due to these reasons, white spots on the nails may appear.
The same applies to fashionistas who are accustomed to permanent manicures with trendy, vibrant colors. Varnishes, as well as nail products that contain formaldehyde and acetone, necessarily damage the plate, preventing it from recovering naturally in the future. If you add to this the wrong malnutrition, which is devoid of vitamins, brittle nails will become an absolutely logical and natural phenomenon for you.
Proper care of brittle nails
Protection and proper nutritious and balanced nutrition are the basic rules of healthy and strong nails for many years.
Gloves that are intended for cleaning the house and wearing in the cold season and should be a must-have for any person who takes care of the condition of their nails - they are your main helpers in order to say goodbye to brittle nails forever.
Proper nutrition and maximum planning, i.e. an emotionally stable daily routine is also far from the last place in this issue.
Also pay attention to the fact that if you use varnish all the time, thus not giving your nails time to “rest”, they begin to “hurt” after a while - this is manifested by spots, an unhealthy shade of the nail plate and, of course, fragility.
Traditional recipes for treatment
- Natural beeswax is an excellent tool for strengthening the nail plate. It is enough to lubricate their nails with them before going to bed every day and already, literally, after a couple of weeks, you can notice a positive result of using this tool.
- Baths for nails with sea salt are another very simple but effective way to deal with brittleness at home. In order to make such a bath, dilute 1 tablespoon of sea salt in 0.5 liters of warm water, dip your fingers into this solution and hold them for 10-15 minutes, that is, until the water cools down completely …
- Nutritional blend based on olive oil. Natural vegetable oil, especially olive oil, is rich in vitamin E, which is an indispensable source for nourishing the nail plates. In addition, it is olive oil that is perfect as a base for preparing a special nutritional mixture. To do this, enrich one teaspoon of olive oil with a few drops of vitamins A and E (oil solutions), as well as a few drops of lemon juice or any citrus oil.
