Can Nail Formulas Save Your Nails?

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Sadly, not everyone is fortunate enough to grow long healthy nails by themselves. There are several different reasons why you may be having difficulties growing yours, you could have a calcium deficiency, you could be anemic, weak nails could run in your family, the list goes on! But this doesn’t stop people from trying anything from getting the nails they desire. There are several different vitamins and formulas you can take to enhance the growth and strength of your nails. But the most typical and sought after enhancers are the nail formulas you apply like nail polish.

These formulas contain different calcium and nail enhancing ingredients that help speed up and strengthen the growth of your own nails. These formulas do have official records of their success but they aren’t a miracle cure! If you want to keep the strength and health of your nails once you have started using these growth enhancers you must continue using them. Once you stop using these little miracle potions your nails will continue to once again grow out unhealthy and uneven.

Cuticle Care and You

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We all want healthy long luxurious nails, most people will do anything to get them too! Either by getting fake nails or using supplements or nail lacquers. But where do healthy nails start? And how do we even begin trying for them? First things first, cuticle care! Your cuticles aren’t there just to look pretty, they play a purpose! They sit on top of your nail matrix and act like a protective barrier. If you want long healthy nails, taking care of your cuticles is a good start. And here’s a few ways to do it.

As a rule of thumb, never cut your cuticles. Cutting them puts you more at risk then helping them. You put yourself at risk to infection, irritation, and stress. If you remove the cuticle completely you leave your nails completely vulnerable and exposed, anything can get in. Getting a bacterial infection would be all too easy and it’s just not worth the risk.

Moisturize! Cuticles have the tendency of getting dry, they can crack and peel and flake off if left unmoisturized. Any skin moisturizer will do, but most dermatologists recommend thicker ones including ointments or creams. Apply a generous amount to your hands and use whatever is leftover to massage into your cuticles. Hot wax treatments are another good way of caring for your cuticles. This treatment is usually found at most salons. A special type of oil is heated until it’s completely melted, patrons then dips their hands into the wax and then put on plastic gloves and a mitt which help seal in the heat. These are worn for about 10 to 15 minutes. Once removed, your nails, hands, and cuticles should feel immediately softer and moisturized. This is a wonderful treatment with amazing benefits. The more you lubricate your hands and nails, the better they will be!

Wear gloves! When washing the dishes or removing nail polish with acetone you must wear gloves! Drying agents are a death sentence for not only your cuticles and nails, but for your hands and skin! Even too much water, especially hot water will just dry your hands out allowing severe stress and breakage along the nails and cuticle. Protect your hands and the rest of your body with thank you.

One more important thing to remember when caring for your cuticles. Keep your hands and fingers out of your mouth! Your mouth is dirty, and saliva breaks down your skin. If you’ve compromised your cuticles or nails developing an infection is too easy. If you have a bad habit of biting your nails you have to kick that to the curb. Stress, damage, and infections are the only thing you will see as a result from that nasty habit.

The Reality of Nail Fungus

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Do you know the percent of Americans who are affected by toenail fungus? 12% of all Americans! But what is the difference between bacteria and fungus? Fungus can multiply rapidly and cause different types of infection to the body. There are two different types of fungus that our skin is susceptible to. Candida and Dermatophytes, both of these types of fungi can affect our nails but usually Dermatophytes is the type of fungus most commonly found on the average, everyday, nail fungus infections.

There are several dangers of toenail fungus, and the longer you put off treatment, the more susceptible your nails become! In most prolonged cases the nail becomes brittle and flaky, and can detach itself from the skin completely. The shape of the nail can distort and become deformed while also changing the color of the nail entirely.

Pain is also a side affect from toenail fungus. If left untreated this pain can spread from toe to toe and eventually foot to foot. The fungus can even travel to the hands which can be much harder to treat. If you have a weakened immune system or suffer from AIDS, leukemia, or have an organ transplant, you are at a much higher risk to developing the fungus and pain involved if left untreated.

For more information feel free to contact our Boston location. In our Boston location you can get free consultation for toenail fungus laser treatment.