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Here are ten easy ways to suddenly have the most gorgeous nails possible. And yes, they are all yours.Difficulty: N/A
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Here's How:
1. Keep them out of your mouth. That is the biggest problem. You find yourself with a jagged edge and it's your teeth that goes to work on them, instead of an emery board.
2. Try to limit your use of polish remover to once a week.
3. Apply moisturizer while flying to prevent dehydration.
4. Give your nails a rest. If you are wearing acrylic nails, remove them one month out of six. You could have an infection and not even be aware of it.
5. According to manicurist, Ji Baelk, if you have weak nails, you shouldn't be buffing them at all.
6. File your nails using a foam emery board. Never use metal.
7. Massage your fingers with a cuticle cream. It feels fabulous and your cuticles will love it.
8. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, nails will not respond to extra calcium. Apparently bones contain 800 times more calcium than nails. (See Tip 1)
9. The longer the nail, the more vulnerable. The longest they should be is 3/4 of an inch beyond the nail bed.
10. There is no quick fix for nail biters. This is a very hard habit to break. It takes lots of will power and weekly manicures have been found to really help. Carrying an emery board with you at all times is a must.
Tips:
- Extra calcium is not supposed to help, but forum regular Winna222, swears that using Tums as a calcium supplement actually helped her nails.