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There’s nothing worse than spending week after week trying to grow out long healthy nails and getting a crack or split right in the middle of your growing process! So what do you do? Turn over and accept defeat? Cut your losses, literally? No way, try using this simple DIY to repair damaged or cracked nails that will help strengthen your nail base completely.
Here’s what you’ll need; a tea bag of any kind so long as it’s made out of paper. nail file, another nail file only this one MUST be super fine-grained, and a base coat of your choosing but preferably one with nutrients and vitamins for strength!
Here’s how it works and what you’ll need to do. Take your tea bag and empty out it’s entire content, yup that’s right, you only need the tea bag for this beauty tip, so go ahead and empty out everything. Now cut out a small rectangular section of your tea bag about the width and length of your nail. Apply your base coat, while your first coat is still wet put your tea bag with extra space below over the crack or split. The extra room is to help with strength. Press down gently to make sure everything is nice and smooth, this part might get messy but it shouldn’t be a problem and can be smoothed out later. Press down till smooth then apply another layer of your base coat, your tea bag should start turning transparent at this stage.
You can trim off the extra paper with either scissors or a nail file, it shouldn’t be a problem and should come off easily hassle free. Normally it is never advised to file the tops of yours nails, usually filing the tops of your nails will weaken them and cause damage and stress, but this is the exception. You won’t necessarily be filling your nails directly, more so the tea bags just to help blend them in with your nail very very lightly. This step will also help you smooth out any bumps or ridges. Make sure you’re filing down with your super fine grained file! Now apply your last layer of your base coat and let dry completely, do not rush it! You need it to dry completely! You are now ready to apply your choice of nail polish and enjoy your newly repaired nail!
If you don’t have any cracks or damages you can also use this as a way of reinforcing the tips of your nails if your’s tends to break and chip easily. Just remember to be gentle with your nails and go easy on the filing!
