How to Care for Your Fingernails?

The easiest route to healthy nails is through a well-planned regimen of diet and grooming. Eat the correct foods and protect your hands from environmental stress for strong nails.

Steps:

• Incorporate the recommended daily allowance of vitamin B, calcium and protein into your diet.
  
• Take a daily multivitamin to ensure that you are getting the proper amounts of other vitamins. (Image 1)
  
• Wear rubber gloves whenever you use cleaning products, wash dishes or work in your garden to protect your nails from chemicals and dirt.
  
• Moisturize nail beds regularly with a nondrying nail lotion. Rub the lotion over the entire nail bed at least once a day. (Image 2)
  
• Trim cuticles once each week. Soften cuticles with a specialized cuticle cream, then trim carefully with a cuticle clipper. (Image 3)
  
• Clip your nails regularly in a rounded or squared shape. The pointier the tip of your fingernail, the more likely it is to break off. (Image 4)
  
• Give your nails a break from polish as often as possible. The more time your nails spend in the nude, the less they will dry and chip.

Warnings:

Avoid biting your nails. Biting is a surefire way to create unhealthy and unsightly nails.
If you develop ridges along the base of your nail bed, increase your intake of vitamin B.

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