Too often, brittle nails are a real impediment to bellezza delle hands and feet of a woman, let's see how to remedy this problem by following the advice of experts.
Very brittle nails in a woman is a very common situation and is characterized, clinically speaking, by the fact that the distal end of the nail splits into two or more horizontal layers with the appearance of some longitudinal ridges.
The cause of the fragility of the nail consists in a lower ability to partand of the nail itself to retain the water inside it. The causes of this phenomenon can be different: certainly among the most frequent causes is due to the repeated act of wetting and drying the hands or to the exposure of the latter to chemical agents such as thioglycolates, cement, solvents and alkaline substances.
Unfortunately, even the same treatments of bellezza for the nails is delle hands and feet, can sometimes be aggressive and harmful, such as the use of solvents to remove nail polish, which can often cause fragility and consequent breakage of the nail.
Then there are external agents, non-chemical ones so to speak, such as repeated mechanical traumas which can similarly cause nail fragility. The same aging that involves a decrease in nail growth together with a decrease in water, typical of age.
How can we cure and at the same time prevent nail fragility and always have perfect hands and feet? Here are some small precautions, which if fully respected can really make our nails happy while fully respecting the well-being of our body:
1) Avoid excessively prolonged exposure to water, perhaps with the constant use of double gloves (cotton and vinyl).
2) Do not exceed with the removal of the nail polish, the removal of the nail polish with chemical agents is a real trauma for a nail, exceeding in this practice is highly harmful, common sense dictates that we should not practice the removal of the nail polish for more than one once a week. Furthermore, nail polish, used sparingly over time, helps the nail and protects it from external agents, as well as not encouraging the evaporation of water which, as we have just seen, is the fundamental cause of fragility.
3) Absolutely yes to "strengthening" nail products , especially when the problem appears continuously, but only if they contain formaldehyde in the right amount, so yes to specific nail care products . This substance, in fact, at high concentrations has the opposite effect to the desired one, contributing to making the nail even more fragile. Prolonged use of artificial nails is absolutely not recommended: artificial nails can protect fragile nails but their removal is a real trauma for the nail; furthermore, prolonged use reduces oxygenation, thus weakening it.
A very suitable therapy and among other things suggested by the leading experts in the sector for the treatment of delle brittle nails consists of a warm bath for 15 minutes followed by the application of emolients especially based on phospholipids or moisturizers such as 5-20% urea and lactic acid.
We can also do a lot with a good diet; vitamin and mineral supplementation is, in fact, only useful if the patient does not take in enough (for example in vegetarians). According to literature data, good results are obtained with biotin, a substance found in egg white, a food not consumed by everyone.
A supplement of 2,5-3mg of biotin for a period of six months can actually contribute to an improvement in brittle nails in a high percentage of women who suffer from them.
Last piece of advice: absolutely avoid home remedies that are too often heard and handed down but without a real scientific basis. The remedies we have talked about in the present articolo are the result of studies by partand industry experts, studies aimed at improving the quality of our lives.