BRITTLE NAILS

by mary schook

A lot of people are complaining about brittle nails lately for many reasons, but the biggest so far seems to be from the alcohol based sanitizers that are drying out the nail bed. Nails need to have a balance of oil and water just as your skin does.

There are plenty of other health reasons that people get dry, brittle nails, but today I just want to discuss prevention. Make sure that you keep your hands and nails hydrated and moisturized. Shea butter is really one of nature's greatest moisturizers because it hits both the oil and water channels in the cell.

The other thing I do to make sure my nails toughen up is take 5mg of Biotin. My hair also grows like a weed from it, but more than anything I have seen Biotin do a lot for my nails.

Beware of nail hardeners. Most of them also have alcohol and formaldehyde in them, which can also dry out the nail.

Thanks again for watching!