Weak nails

[shazzabell]

My nails have suddenly become very weak, breaking easily and flaking. Any ideas why?

[ronnor]

calcium is the key shazebell,drink more milk and eat more dairy products ...easy peasy...

[dilligaf]

Kelp tablets from your local healthstore strengthen nails but it may take a couple of weeks after starting them. In the meantime try teflon nail varnish which is clear and will protect them.

[shaneystar2]

Hand cream and more handcream.Soak them in warm almond oil a couple of times a week.You can get this at Holland and Barrett.
Nails need moisture to stay flexible.Always wear rubber gloves for housework,washing up,gardening etc.putting hand cream on first.
In the cold weather wear gloves when out and about. The cold will dry your hands and your nails.Sally Hansen Teflon Tuff is brilliant and will protect the nails from splitting.Invest in a good nail styler and treat yourself to a professional manicure .You will soon have ten long talons with which to scratch Andy008 whose post I have reported !

[frizzytwig]

Ronnor has the answer I think. During the summer my nails were the pits, now its winter I'm eating Ready Brek or porridge most mornings so my milk intake has escalated and my nails are (at the mo) in excellent condition.

[Mysterious]

Hey Shazzabell,

I would like to disagree with the suggestion of taking more calcium. I myself have suffered from weak nails for as long as i can remeber and i use to drink pint of milk every morning and sometimes a pint in the afternoon and my nails stayed very weak. However i have found my nails getting stronger over the last few months since i stopped drinking so much milk and i would put it down to constantly carrying a nail file with me - filing in one direction, being less physical with my nails and just putting clear nail polish on regularly to help provide a little strenght.

I hope this helps you as i know how fustrating it is when you just want your nails to look nice.

Ps. What ever you do avoid fake nails as they will completely distroy what strenght you might have!!