Almost every woman wants her hands to look beautiful and well-groomed. It largely depends on how the manicure is made. But in order to achieve a good result, it is necessary that the nails were initially strong. And even if by nature or because of constant stress, they are brittle, thinned and grow slowly, you can still change a lot and strengthen your nails.
Nail structure
To understand how to deal with such a problem, it is necessary to consider in more detail how the nails look. The plate itself is a solid cornified formation. Its base consists of the cuticle, which protects the nail from falling not only dust, but also dirt, as well as all sorts of bacteria.
After all, when they hit, nail inflammation may occur, and also the risk of fungal diseases increases, which is quite difficult to cope with.
The reasons
If you look at the nails of people, then in some they are just perfect, while others, on the contrary, are very thin and brittle. Most often, the state of the nail plate depends on genetics, but sometimes the person himself is to blame for such problems.
- One of them is a bad diet. If there are few nutrients such as calcium and iodine in the body, or there is a lack of vitamins, they become very soft and brittle.
- Another reason is incorrect care. You should not do a manicure with a metal file: it often leads to the fact that the nails become brittle. It is best to buy products made of glass for this. It is also necessary to properly file the nail plate. This should be done in one direction.
- It is very important to correctly cut the cuticle.it should be done no more than once every three weeks. Otherwise the nails will flake and break.
- Frequent contact with chemicalsas well as the use of a nail polish remover with acetone can cause the plate to dry.
- With bruises on the fingers small cracks may appear, which will further lead to delamination of the nail.
- When using low-quality varnishes nails almost immediately become loose. In addition, they can also exfoliate from the usual hand cream. To determine this, you need to stop using it for a while.
- If there is constant contact with waterthen the nails will simply break, as a result of this, carotene is gradually eliminated from the body.
- After a long period of taking antibiotics microflora in the human body suffers, which also affects the state of the nail plate.
- After smoking nails also weaken and turn yellow.
How to make strong?
The key to a beautiful manicure are healthy nails. If there are some minor problems with this, then you can cope with them even at home. If the problems are more complex, for example, nail failure or just a small crack, then you need to contact a specialist who can easily fix everything.
For starters, you can consider some folk remedies. To make long and thick nails on hands will help different means.
- You can use the bath with any vegetable oil. To do this, you need 120 grams of the selected oil, which you need to warm up a little in a water bath. To it you can add a few drops of iodine and a few drops of liquid glycerin. In this mixture you need to immerse your fingers completely and sit for 25–35 minutes.After the end of the procedure, you should not immediately wash your hands, you just need to soak them with napkins. This bath will help strengthen the nails.
- You can also apply paraffin therapy. To do this, you need to melt a special paraffin and apply it on the nails, as well as on the cuticle. This tool must be held for 5-7 hours, and then carefully removed. After it the nails grow faster and look healthy and strong.
- Sea salt is considered to be an excellent means to strengthen the nail plate. It is necessary to pour 80 grams of sea salt into warm water, and also add a couple of drops of iodine. Immerse the fingers in the liquid. The duration of this procedure should be up to 25 minutes. Do it once a week.
- Well strengthens the plate mixture, made from lemon juice and olive oil. For this you need to heat 1 tbsp. l oil in a water bath and mix it with half a teaspoon of lemon juice. After that, this mixture should be applied to the nail plate and immediately wear cloth gloves. Means can be left for the night, and then wash off with warm water.
- In addition, do not forget about proper nutrition. The diet should include dairy products, as well as fish and meat. Also mandatory supplement the diet should be fresh vegetables and fruits.
If break
It often happens that nails break at the wrong time. If the nail broke off a little along the finger, it can be saved. This can only be done by a specialist with an acrylic coating that fills the cracks and the nail becomes full.
In addition, in order not to break the nail, you can also apply a decorative gel. It also does not allow the nails to exfoliate. Many also use a procedure such as wax sealing. To do this, you must completely peel off the top of the nail plate, and then rub the mixture, made on the basis of beeswax.
In addition, we must remember that inadequate water intake also affects the strength of nails, so you need to drink at least 2 liters of water per day. Also do not forget about the consumption of products such as carrots and parsley, as well as tomatoes.
In addition to all this, you can apply some tools at home. This does not help to cope with already broken nail, but can prevent its breakage.
Perfectly fit mask made of clay. For such a procedure, it is necessary to dilute the acquired blue clay powder in the heated olive oil, and also add a few drops of iodine. Apply this mixture for 30 minutes and then rinse with warm water. It is necessary to do this procedure every day, two weeks in a row.
In addition, you can make a bath of gelatin. To do this, dilute 20 grams of gelatin in 200 ml of boiled water and let it cool down to the required temperature. After that, you can immerse your fingers in this mixture for 25 minutes, and then wash it off with warm water. This procedure is done every other day, 1 week.
If stratified
Of course, for any girl or woman is completely unacceptable when the nails begin to exfoliate. After all, then it will not be possible not only to grow long and beautiful nails, but also to make an ordinary manicure. If this does happen, you must take action immediately. Very often this happens in the spring, when there are not enough vitamins and the body is very weak after winter. Therefore, at this time you need to take vitamins, as well as make your diet more diverse. You must enter the menu products such as eggs, butter, figs, fresh or sauerkraut. Also do not forget about legumes.
In addition, some folk remedies will help, for example, masks with the use of various essential oils.
Mask with olive oil
Required components:
- 5 gr. olive oil;
- 2-3 drops of any essential oil (sandalwood or pink can be used).
Step-by-step recipe:
- First you need to mix the oil, and then apply on the nails;
- after that you need to wear gloves and do not remove them for 1 hour;
- further, all you need to wash off with warm water.
Cranberry Mask
To use it, simply apply freshly squeezed cranberry juice to your nails. After that, it should be well rubbed into the nail plate. If you could not get such a juice, you can use a regular lemon, which can easily be found in any store.
Green Tea Remedy
For the preparation of this tool you need to add 10 grams of olive oil to half a glass of tea. Place your fingers in this mixture and hold them for 25 minutes. After that, they need to pull out and gently blot with a paper towel.
In addition, at night you can smear the nail plate itself with iodine. Do not be afraid that in the morning your nails will be yellow, because iodine is very quickly absorbed. In addition, doing such a procedure regularly, you can also achieve that the nails completely cease to exfoliate.
Prevention
To make your nails look healthy, you should always follow simple recommendations.
- Be sure to take care of foods rich in vitamins and nutrients. Must be present in the diet fish (it is best to choose red), protein foods, such as legumes or eggs. So, it is necessary that every day not less than 15 grams of protein per 10 kilograms of weight enter the human body. Sour milk products such as yogurt, cottage cheese or kefir must be present.
- Do not remove the varnish with an acetone-based product.
- Every day you need to smear not only hands, but also nails with moisturizing cream.
- If you still have problems with your nails, you should definitely refuse any varnishes for a while.
- Starting to wash the dishes, you must wear rubber gloves. In addition, the water should not be too cold or hot.
- It is imperative to do at least 1 time per month any strengthening baths.
If you stick at least part of these recommendations, then the nails will almost always look beautiful, besides they will be strong and healthy.
How to make your nails strong, you will learn from the video below.