Nails that break easily

[Inoo]

My nails breaks very easily. Anyone who knows what to do about it, how to make them stronger? What do you recommend???
/inoo

[mette]

Try using a nail hardener - many clear nail varnishes are also hardeners on top of the "colour". You might find this thread useful as well. This thread gives some good clear nail varnishes as well.

[Judi]

You can also try taking Silica from the health food store, biotin, Omega 3,6,9
and Also your cuticles are very important to nail health massage cuticles with Vit E oil or a really good hand or cuticle cream. Also Buffing your nails with improve circulation and condition of your nails.

[blackbird668]

One more tip...
when you file your nails, always file from outside edge toward the center. Don't file back and forth as it can cause weakening and breakage of the nail.

[kartina]

The best way to make sure your nails are healthy is to moisturize them daily, and care for your cuticles. The cuticle is the nail's protection between the exposed dead part of the nail and the matrix, where new cells are generated. Removing the cuticle destroys the nail matrix, which is essential to healthy nail growth. On the other hand, you do want to keep cuticles from becoming overgrown, which suffocates nail growth. The solution: Liberally apply a cuticle remover (not cuticle oil or cuticle cream), which will make the cuticle more pliable. Then, take an orangewood stick and anywhere the cuticle skin touches the nail plate, push it back using tiny circular movements. Hold the stick at an angle so that you do this gradually and gently, without going inside the cuticle. Use a moisturizer daily to prevent dryness.
here you may find some more information that is helpful if you want to have healthy nails: http://www.jurgita.com/articles-id59.html

[yummymum79]

The other thing is to be aware of what you're doing with your hands. If you're like me, and you go to clean the tub with bleach, or wash dishes without gloves, or if you use your nails to open packages or pull thumb tacks out of walls, you're asking for bad nails. I'm getting better at training myself in this respect. :-)

[1der woman]

Also it will help to change simple things like ... keep nail polish on all the time-use a nail brush when you wash your hands and every time you do wash immediately put on lotion-and always treat your nails as if you had wet polish on. I have lots of breakage too and those little things really help me.