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Nail Growth
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Hello ladies! I've been a chronic nail biter since I was old enough to have teeth. My Mom did it so I picked up the habit. I've been trying to kick the habit for years. I've been doing better (about 3 weeks with no biting!) this year and I want to help my nails recover from the years of abuse I've given them. My nails grow slowly and I really want to get a jump on fabulous looking nails. Do nail growth products like Growing Nails with Garlic, FlexiNail, and Qtica actually work? I've heard rumors that Qtica actually made nails more brittle.
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I don't know of anything that will make your nails grow faster. Many of the products that claim to make your nails stronger actually make them brittle over time. So your best bet is to take care of your cuticles and nails and wait for them to grow out. Fortunately, the Elvira look has fallen out of favor so you really only need to grow them out long enough to file them and give them a nice shape. All you really need is a good moisturizer and some cuticle oil. Maybe get a manicure because you'll be more motivated if they look nice.
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I've bitten my nails for years. Mine are a mess. I finally paid for acrylic nails a few months ago and even though I liked the look I couldn't afford to keep them up. I had really nice nails for almost two months and I broke down. It's probably been a month since then. I've started again growing them out and it's been two weeks. I'm really proud of myself..and if I do it again, I'll just regrow them. I think the secret is to not be so hard on ourselves.
I finally put pink nail polish on today as a treat for doing so good. -
I use Nutra Nail Growth which is advertised as increasing nail growth and making them stronger. I buy their calcium formula at Walgreens. (Go to their website to print off coupons if you decide to try it.) Ever since I started using it in combination with using disposable rubber gloves to keep my hands out of water and taking Biotin supplements daily, my nails are healthy and strong. I don't use polish and then nail polish remover too often, though. I've noticed if I do that, my nails suffer regardless of these other products.
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Karen,
When you do use nail polish remover, try washing your hands and then soaking your nails in warm olive oil. It feels good, softens the cuticals so they can be pushed back, and helps put some of the moisture back in the nails. I have the same trouble as you, polish remover is very damaging to my nails. -
I have always had nice nails for the most part, although my cuticles...well, thats another story. anyway, I have been drinking a lot of milk and eating a lot of dairy and my nails are out of control right now. I have to file them back more often and I don't want them to be too long because I don't want to hurt the kids...which I have done in the past :(
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