There are times when nail care requires a dermatologist. Fingernails and toenails are extremely vulnerable to infection and damage. If you have been diligent about leaving your cuticles alone and avoiding all the don’ts and performing most of the do’s in the list above and you are still having nail problems, make an appointment with […]

Surprisingly, there are more don’ts than do’s when it comes to taking care of your nails. Most dermatologists will tell you that what you don’t do to your nails is by far more im­portant than what you do to them when healthy, strong nails are what you want. This list summarizes some of the things […]

If only nail-strengthening products really existed! What I wouldn’t give for that, and I’ve tried them all. As it turns out, many of the products that claim to strengthen nails contain extremely drying ingredients such as formaldehyde or toluene, which do toughen the nail temporarily, but also make it more brittle. Formaldehyde goes by other […]

The long and short of artificial nails is that there are risks associated with having them applied. I won’t get into the aesthetic issues here, though it is a mystery to me why women can consider this a valid expenditure of their hard-earned money or believe that anyone thinks these are real—that’s another story altogether. […]

After spending way too much money on nail-care products and nail polishes, many women complain that for this kind of money their nails should be ten times stronger and the polish should last ten times longer. A nice thought, but that isn’t the case. The price of a nail polish has no connection with how […]

While leaving the cuticle alone is the best thing you can do for the growth of the nail, leaving the length of the nail alone is also a wise part of nail care. The part of the nail that extends past the quick is long dead and vulnerable to damage. Overfiling can tear at the […]

Although trying to affect the matrix and change the inherent growth of the nail with nail – care products is a waste of time and money, there are many things you can do to improve your nails. Without question, the most important element to pay attention to is the skin around the nail, namely the […]

Perhaps the last piece of nail improbability is the belief that applying calcium to your nails will make them strong. Calcium, along with lots of other minerals and vitamins, shows up in many nail-care products owing to the assumption that you can feed the nail from the outside in. You can’t feed the nail directly, […]

Several nail-care products want you to believe that “What’s good for your teeth is great for your nails,” so you can “Harness the power of fluoride with strengtheners, base and top coats, and cuticle care.” If only that were possible! It would be a dream come true to have a product that could make nails […]