Strengthening of nails is one of the most important components of nail care. Due to regular contact with detergents and other household chemicals, nails, if mistreated, suffer first - they become delaminated, brittle and brittle. At work there are also frequent situations when constant contact with harmful substances serves as a source of endless problems with nails.

Strengthening of nails begins with prevention. Ideally - to minimize the contact of hands with powders and detergents. This is quite easy to do if you use gloves when doing homework, having previously smeared your hands with cream or glycerin. Good practice can be considered the use of cotton gloves to protect the hands wherever possible. In contrast to rubber, they can be a long time, without disturbing the gas exchange of the skin.

The basis of strengthening the nails - the intake of vitamins and trace elements, and of course, calcium (necessarily in combination with vitamin D). To do this, the daily diet is enriched with almonds, figs, dates, dairy products (milk, yogurt, cottage cheese). And also fish and red meat (iron), carrot juice (vitamin A) and spinach (iodine).

But the need for the reception of gelatin, as a means to strengthen the nails, is now being questioned by science. Gelatin has long been recommended as a miracle drug for the health of nails (5 g per day - for 1 month, a month to repeat the course), but so far the researchers do not have convincing data confirming its effectiveness.

Strengthening of nails includes and feeding them with nail oil or a therapeutic cuticle cream. When applying oil for nails, special attention is paid to the contour of the nail, and the cuticle agent is rubbed into the base of the nail in a circular motion with the thumb of the other hand. At the same time, the softened cuticle can be carefully pushed aside with an orange stick, allowing the nail to "breathe".

The composition of the finished products for strengthening the nails is very different. Allantoin and panthenol effectively heal the cuticle, especially after an edging manicure. Nail growth is promoted by liposomes and nutrients that stimulate the formation of new cells in the growth zone of the nail plate. Also, the cream can contain sulfuric amino acids and keratin, proteins and vitamin C, which promote the strengthening of nails and improve their resistance to harmful environmental influences.

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