Have you ever wished your nails would grow faster?
Maybe you have an important event coming up and want your nails to look their best. Well, lucky you! In this blog article, we will explore six effective ways to make your nails grow faster and achieve those beautiful, healthy nails you've always wanted.
Nails are a reflection of your overall health. It is the basis for whether a woman is taking good care of herself. Having healthy and well-groomed nails helps us become motivated, inspired, empowered, and let's not forget how it also makes us 10x more beautiful!
Unfortunately, I have some sad news for you. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, 99% of people will experience a nail disorder during their lifetime. Some of the common disorders we would encounter are Beau's line, brittle nails, leukonychia, clubbing, Mee's line, and many others.
But don't worry too much, dear readers! Today we'll talk about how we could maintain a healthy nail, fasten our nail growth, and avoid these disorders.
Before anything else, you might be wondering why your nails aren't growing.
Here are the reasons why:
You constantly bite your nails.
If you're guilty of biting your nails, you have to stop, and quick!
Biting your nails can cause issues like dental misalignment and chipped teeth. You can also suffer from illness as your fingers pass bacteria into your mouth. Moreover, it can also cause fungal infections in the nail bed, for they grow in wet and dark conditions. It can happen at any age and is common in people with weaker immune systems.
(If you're currently suffering from fungal infections or want to avoid them as early as possible, click here.)
You skip the base coat.
Have you ever tried out a good nail polish shade only to find out days later that your real nails look yellowish?
Ew, right?
Skipping the base coat may be one of the reasons why. A base coat helps prevent staining your nails because these polishes release a chemical reaction between the ingredients. That's why you need a base coat so that you have a protective shield between the top layer of your nail and your polish. So make sure to put it on!
You chip off your nail polish.
You should always avoid this at all costs. Chipping off your nail polish peels off the topmost layer of your nail, making it weak and brittle. So please, please, please avoid doing this. It would prevent you from having smooth and pretty nails in the near future.
6 ways to make your nails grow faster
#1 Avoid glue-on nails and toxic polishes
Researchers found out that the regular use of these toxic chemicals can actually weaken our real nails. It'll be more prone to breaking and catching the disorders and diseases listed above.
What we could do is paint our nails with less toxic chemicals, such as toluene, formaldehyde, and butyl phthalate, and paint them instead with water-based formulations that indicate they're toxin-free.
#2 Practice good grooming
Practicing nail care regularly can promote the strength of your nails, boost nail growth, and reduce the chance of breakage. Here is how you could practice good grooming.
-Keep your nails dry and clean
-Use sharp manicure scissors or clippers to trim your nails straight across, and then use them to round the tips of your nails into a soft curve.
-Moisturize your hands and nails with lotion.
-Avoid nail-biting or cutting your nails too short.
#3 Eat a balanced diet
Eating a balanced diet can help promote nail growth for various reasons, including:
-It gives out protein and keratin, which are the building blocks of the nails.
-It adds a variety of minerals like iron, zinc, and magnesium that help strengthen your nails.
-It encourages healthy cell development, which aids in the growth of your hair and nails.
Here are the foods you should eat to double the growth of your fingernails:
eggs, lean meats, sardines, sweet potatoes, whole grain bread, strawberries, and more water.
#4 Protect your nails
Protecting your nails from harsh chemicals, including the popular nail polish remover ingredient acetone, Using acetone keeps our nails healthy and moisturized. Try opting for a non-acetone natural remover; I'm telling you, you won't regret it!
#5 Take Biotin
Biotin is a vitamin popularized for its ability to grow nails and hair. It's water-soluble and helps aid in the body's processing of glucose, fats, and proteins. Those with biotin deficiencies will often see brittle nails as a result. Anecdotally, many who take biotin supplements report seeing improvements in nail growth, and clinical trials have shown that the supplement leads to an improvement in our nails' thickness, hardness, and firmness.
#6 Stop using your nail as a tool
If you like peeling labels, unfastening key rings, or opening a potato chip bag with your nails, sadly, we, yes, me too, have to stop. Doing this daily, without us consciously caring, can easily damage or break our nails. Instead, we should seek out other sharp tools that can substitute for our nails to prevent them from breaking. Also, as a bonus tip, try to avoid long-term water exposure. It can soften our nails, making them weak and flexible. Frequent exposure to water contributes to peeling and splitting (brittle nails), so we'll have to avoid this as well.
If you want to know what I personally use for a healthy and long nails click here
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That's a wrap! Now, I hope you've learned something new from this blog. Just a little disclaimer: I am not a professional; I only share what I know. So take this information with a grain of salt. Anyway, always drink water! Love a lots!
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