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Having fragile and dull nails is a very common issue whose causes are several, such as following an unhelathy diet, going through stressful periods of time, or being exposed to external agents. Let's break down the causes together to find out what the natural remedies to take care of fragile nails are.
Hands are our calling cards and having healthy and strong nails plays a major role in the aesthetic of our hands. What can we do if our nails tend to break? The issue of fragile nails is caused by different factors, but luckily there exist many remedies to make them stronger and longer. Reading through this article, you will find out tips and DIY remedies to naturally take care of fragile nails. Here there are the contents of the article:
Fragile nails: causes and features
Having fragile nails is a very common issue, and to better understaind it, it is crucial to break down what the causes and the features of fragile nails are. Fragile nails are also thin and tend to easily break, thus making it hard to keep them long and healthy.
The causes may be different from one person to another, but they can be summarized as follows:
- excessive exposure to water;
- frequent use of aggressive cleansers for house cleaning. You'd better protect your hands with a pair of gloves;
- lack of essential vitamins and minerals, like biotin;
- bad habits like biting your nails: it is not impossible to give up on it.
Fragile nails: natural remedies
Lack of biotin is one of the main causes of fragile nails, and so it is following an unhealthy diet.
Biotin, which is also known as Vitamin H or Vitamin B8, is a water-soluble vitamin. It is an essential component of metabolic enzymes, and a lack of it may cause weakness, hair thinning out (alopias), fragile nails and skin irritations. Due to the fact that our organism is unable to create biotin reserves, biotin has to be absorbed through the diet. It can be found in milk and cheese, as well as in avocados, peanuts, sunflower seeds, mushrooms, and eggs.
Together with following a healthy diet, we can also adopt natural remedies to take care of fragile nails.
Hand and Nail cream with phyto-keratin, castor, and lemon
If you are looking for a hand cream that not only protects, moisturizes, and nourishes the hands but also that takes care of the wellbeing of your nails, our Hand and Nail cream with phyto-keratin, castor, and lemon is the answer to your problems. This hand and nail cream has a heavenly scent and it is enriched with antiaging and protecting active ingredients.
The Hand and Nail cream includes organic lemon and castor essential oils and vegetable keratin to reinforce fragile nails. It also contains Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin F, and bisabolol that moisturize and nourish hands and cuticles, while protecting them from cold and other external agents thus leaving them soft and bright. The Hand and Nail cream strenghtens, moisturizes, and protects the hands and nails.
In particular, vegetable keratin is a very interesting ingredient, since it is the protein that constitutes nails and that is responsible for its strenght. The degradation of keratin fibres is the main responsible for nails weakness and resistance. Our vegetable keratin is rich in peptides, polypeptides, and oligopeptides with restructuring actions.
Another top-ingredient for taking care of fragile nails is castor oil, which can be applied in its pure formula directly onto the nails, but that is also present in our Hand and Nail cream. Thanks to its affinity with keratin, which is one of the main component of hair and nails, castor oil is frequently used in cosmetics as a hydrating and moisturizing agent. Castor oil creates a film around hair and nails fibres thus reducing water evaporation and keeping hair and nails hydrated. It is a highly recommended ingredient thanks to its strenghtening and restructuring effects.
How to apply the Hand and Nail cream with phyto-keratin, castor, and lemon to take the better of it? Just apply it whe needed, even more than once in a day, to take care of dry hands and fragile nails.
Other natural remedies
There exist also other natural remedies that can be applied in their pure formula onto fragile nails to strenghten them, just like castor oil. In particular, you can opt for:
Aloe Vera Gel
Aloe Vera Gel is an active ingredient with strenghtening properties that can be used not only on nails, but also on skin and hair. Aloe Vera has a high concentration of vitamins, minerals, aminoacids, enzymes and many other useful active ingredients to take care of ourselves. As for nails, aloe vera gel can be applied every evening onto nails with a small brush, just like you would do with a nail polish.
Organic Oil with Vitamin E
We created our Organic Oil for Mother and Baby from our Le Albicoccole Baby Care Line thinking about the sensitive skin of both the mother and the baby. However, its use is perfect to take care of nails and cuticles! Thanks to the presence of Vitamin E, this organic oil counteracts dehydration: just massage it every night before going to bed onto nails, cuticles, and nearby skin to hydrate and nourish them.
DIY recipes to strenghten the nails
Are you looking for DIY recipes to strenghten your nails? Here there are two easy but effective DIY recipes to strenghten and brighten your nails:
Strenghtening Nail Butter
Ingredients:
- 20g of shea butter
- 5ml of olive oil
- 5ml of castor oil
- 4-5 drops of lemon essential oil
Procedure:
Melt the shea butter using a double boiler and when it is completely melted, remove it from the heat and add, while stirring, the castor oil and olive oil. Continue to stir until the mixture becomes lukewarm, and then add the lemon essential oil; pour the mixture into clean plastic or glass jars.
If you prefer a denser butter that can be easily spread, add 2g of castor wax to the recipe. It is importat to add lemon essential oil at the end of the process, since it is a volatile substance.
How to use the butter: apply the butter onto your nails once a day. Leave it on for 1 minutes and massage the excess of product with the hands.
Strenghtening serum for fragile nails
Ingredients:
- olive oil
- castor oil
- 10 drops of lemon essential oil
If you are always in a hurry and look for smart solution, try to DIY a strenghtening serum for fragile nails. It is very easy to prepare and use and it is very effective! Just use an old nail polish bottle and clean it thoroughly, removing any residues with acetone. Then, fill the bottle halfway with castor oil, add extra virgin olive oil until the bottle is nearly full, and finally, add 10 drops of lemon essential oil.
How to apply it: spread the serum every evening onto nails using the brush, as you would do with a nail polish. Leave it rest for a few minutes and then massage the hands.
What you don't know about nails
Do you know how long hand nails grow? 0.1mm average per day.
And what about feet nails? They grow 0.05mm average per day.
How long does it take for hand nails to be completely new? It takes 6 months.
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