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How can I keep my nails from splitting?
There are many factors that can make nail to split,
preventing this factors will surly keep your nails from splitting. Below are
some vital steps that will help keep your nails from splitting or breaking.
- first of all food rich in vitamins, calcium and protein should be eaten always as of most people having split nails this is mainly the cause or you can buy multi vitamins or vitamin12 from a pharmacy taken it for a period of one mouth will help prevent or stop such splits if there is any.
- If you are the type that love sucking or biting nails you just have to stop it because this is another factors that will aid nail breaking most people do not know that the saliva in our mouth contains chemical upon contacting the nail as in the case of bite weaken it as well cause nail break and inhibit nail growth.
- Practice good nail hygiene this is a very vital point, keep the nail clean and trim when necessary and filing it is also a good way to avoid splitting, point of note when filing this should be done in one direction, filling in different directing is not too good for the nail this can cause nail splitting.
- For tough and brittle nails, first you have to soak them in a bowl of warm water for about 10 minutes before you trim them.
- For daily maintainace rub lotion on nails and cuticles daily to avoid nail dryness, also when filing nail it should be below the split point.