Beautiful hands are first of all a perfect manicure. But what if the nails do not want to grow, break and peel? When does therapeutic varnish not help? How to strengthen the nail from the inside?
First of all, it is worth determining the diagnosis:
- what exactly happened to the nails;
- how long has this been happening.
To effectively strengthen the nails, you should get acquainted with their structure. Then it is easy to cope with the various problems that many now have.
Nail structure
In medicine, the root, body and edge of the nail are divided. To have a long free edge, the body of the nail must be healthy. And it depends on the root. During the manicure, the dried skin on the back roller, the cuticle, is removed. Only an elastic, smooth cuticle, without dead cells - the key to healthy nails. Its function is to protect against nail root infections. With burrs, cracks in this area, tissue under the skin can be damaged. This is dangerous: panaritium, degeneration of the germ zone and other problems are easier to prevent than to treat.
A lunula is visible under the nail at the cuticle area. This is an area of active cell division. If you look at the nail in the section, you can see a thin layer of the matrix. Here the nail is born, the onychoblast cells divide and push the nail forward and up. Interestingly, the cells are renewed at different speeds: the outer layer of the nail is almost two months older than the inner.
To understand how to strengthen the nail, you should pay attention to this area. The shape and thickness of the future nail depends on the matrix, it affects the growth rate, determines the chemical composition and structure, is responsible for color and appearance. Its nutrition occurs through blood vessels, therefore the composition of food greatly affects the health of nails. Often, external factors become the cause of the poor condition of the nails. In this case, take measures to eliminate them.
Nail problems
There are several changes in the nails that are most common:
- over-dried nails - longitudinal grooves are visible, white spots may appear, general appearance is dull, there is no natural shine;
- loss of flexibility - with an awkward movement, the nail does not bend, but breaks;
- thin, soft, flexible nails, on which the varnish does not hold well and chips off the tips;
- exfoliating and friable, crumbling nails.
Maybe not all deviations from the norm are striking, but one question arises when the nails are folded, break - how to strengthen them most effectively? Fortunately, there are many ways to solve it. And one of them is the so-called ambulance.
Ambulance
If the nail could not stand the length and cracked, everything is fixable. You can help him by gluing it with a special composition and applying reinforcing fabric. It can be silk or fibroin. There are kits for sale that include glue and fabric for nail repair.
Instructions on how to strengthen the nail:
- First of all, you need to clean the surface of the nail from pterygium and dirt.
- Treat a dry nail with a special soft buff with a grit of 240: remove the top layer (two or three strokes, no longer needed).
- Cut the required piece of silk.
- Degrease a fingernail.
- Apply glue to the nail.
- Put a cut piece of silk on the nail, drown in the adhesive base. It is good to glue silk again from above.
- To dry.
- Give the desired shape to the free edge and remove excess silk.
- Cover with nail polish.
The same procedure can be performed with biogel, then it will be called bio-reinforcement.
When the nails peel
There are several reasons why the nails begin to exfoliate:
- Improper nutrition.
- Exposure to chemicals.
- Dehydration.
- Wrong manicure.
- Acidification of the body.
Knowing the main reason, it is easy to decide how to strengthen the exfoliating nails. Some agree that drinking water is very important: the skin, hair and nails become shiny and supple. Someone pays more attention to high-quality nail files. Even a simple sawing in one direction reduces the possibility of delamination of nails.
Sometimes the reason for the poor condition of the nails is cheap cosmetics. Components such as formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate and toluene are prohibited for the manufacture of nail polishes. Therefore, it is important to be interested in a quality certificate when purchasing them.
Since the nail is fed by what we eat, you should pay attention to nuts, broccoli, seaweed.
When the nails break
If the nails break, it means that there was not enough material for the correct construction of keratin cells. Nails consist of keratin protein, it also contains minor impurities of sulfur, phosphorus and calcium. These trace elements are involved in creating the structure of the nail. If some substance is not enough - the nails will suffer.
Proper nutrition will benefit in any case, but the result will be visible in three to four months. In the meantime, the recipe is how to strengthen your nails so that they don't break: salt baths. They need sea salt - it contains more than 80 trace elements.
Since the nails absorb water well, osmosis will occur - a process in which salts are released into a less salty environment from a more salty environment. That is, from the body to salt water. So the metabolism is normalized. If possible, it is good to make baths, completely immersed in such a solution. One kilogram of sea salt is required per bath. For hands - one tablespoon per two liters.
When the nails crumble
If the nail plate does not just break, but crumbles, fungal diseases must be excluded. A dermatologist will take an analysis and establish the cause of the lesion. If there is no infection, then the problem is a lack of vitamin A and calcium. These drugs can be bought at the pharmacy, but for now, do simple procedures.
Simple recipes for strengthening your nails:
- Take a lemon, cut it into two halves and dip your fingers in its pulp. The minerals contained in this fruit penetrate well into the nails and strengthen them. After the procedure, the nails will become light in color and begin to shine.
- Rub natural fruit oil into your nails - aloe vera, apricot or avocado. Do not confuse with essential oils, they are useless.
- The pharmacy sells wax for nails. It should be rubbed into the nails with a nail polisher with a grit of 1000 or higher. Nails can soak up a lot of wax, do not spare it. After the procedure, the nails look great.
Thin and flexible nails
Often, after improper removal of artificial turf, the nails become very thin, bend and do not hold the varnish well. How can you strengthen the nails in this case? Since the nail plates are thinned, it is best to give them thickness with biogel. To do this, you need a manicure lamp, preferably LED, a bio base for nails, a solid top and primer compatible with the bio base. The whole set can be purchased within two thousand rubles.
Preparation for coating:
- Thoroughly clean nails from pterygium.
- Gloss buff 240 grit.
- Degrease.
- Apply primer.
- Apply the biobase with a thin layer, dry in the lamp for two minutes.
- Apply a large drop of biobase to the middle of the nail, wait for the distribution over the entire nail plate and cure for two minutes in the lamp.
- Apply top, cure for three minutes.
- Peel off the sticky layer.
Before applying the top, if desired, you can cover the nails with colored gel polish or biogel and make drawings or designs.
Firming nail polish
Now almost every company engaged in the production of nail polishes has a reinforcing line of materials. It is easy to apply on a regular varnish base. Available in transparent, camouflage and white colors. They easily perform French manicures using special paper stencils.
How to strengthen the nail with a special varnish:
- Clean the nail plate from pterygium.
- Degrease.
- Apply in two layers.
The only thing you should not forget is the limited use of nail polish remover. The first coating layer is applied to the cleaned nail and worn for several days, periodically repeating application. After a week, all layers are removed and a new coating is made.
Firming gel for nails
When you need to look one hundred percent, and the nails leave much to be desired, then we can advise you to make strengthening solid biogel. It can even lengthen nails a little. The procedure resembles building on forms with the difference that nothing needs to be filed - the gel is self-leveling.
Not all biogel manufacturers have such a solid material on the line. It is called an S-biogel for its ability to form an S-bend in a nail. Some girls have successfully used it for home fortification. The difference from the usual application of biogel is the substitution of forms. But if you do not need an extension of the nail plate, then they are not needed.
Such nails will be firm, grow healthy and in a few weeks will already take the desired length. Biogel can be varnished, but remove the varnish with a liquid without acetone - the biogel can suffer from it.
Recipes for strengthening nails at home
Nails can absorb a hundred times more water, fat and other compounds than the skin. This is the basis of their treatment. Nail waxing is popular in Japan. The composition for such a manicure can be made at home. To do this, mix a little wax and natural cosmetic oil.
How to strengthen nails (recipe for making the composition):
- In a small pan, better enameled, put 25 grams of beeswax.
- Put the pan in a water bath and stir the wax until it melts.
- Pour 80 grams of oil, mix and remove from heat.
- While the composition is hot, pour it into molds.
Rub this ointment into the nails daily, preferably at night. During the treatment period, it will not be possible to cover the nails with varnish - it will not stay on a greasy basis. You can polish them twice a month with a file with a grit of 1000 or higher.
Do nails need rest
Unfortunately, even some manicure experts advise periodically to remove all decorative coatings from nails so that they rest. What does this lead to? To the active penetration of detergents and cleaners, pigments from vegetables, tea and coffee. There is a dissolution of the natural fat component of the nail - phospholipids and cholesterol.
First, overdried areas appear on the tips, and then on the entire surface of the nail, which break easily. In just a week, you can badly spoil your nails. The environment is to blame: if women did not pick up dishwashing detergents, washing powders, shampoos and shower gels - everything that contains chemical solvents would have a different picture. Or swim all day in the sea - then the nails will really rest, they will become better.
Since the nails are completely replaced in three to four months, a full recovery will need to wait all this time. Therefore, in the twenty-first century, decorative cosmetics for nails became a good defense. Even ordinary varnishes do not pass aggressive liquids, especially gel varnishes or building. If you need to wear non-varnished nails (as, for example, in the confectionery industry), several rules should be observed:
- Do all the housework with gloves.
- Use cuticle oil two to three times a day.
- Strengthen your nails with wax twice a month.
- Regularly do hygienic manicure, preventing the appearance of burrs.
Conclusion
Here is the basic information on how to strengthen the nail on the outside and inside. To this can be added the need for proper wearing of artificial turf and good nutrition. And most importantly, regular hand care procedures. Then your nails will only please you.