Lamination of nails: causes and treatment
Beautiful, well-groomed nails always attract attention. But not always they can boast of health. Often you have to see an unpleasant picture of peeling nails. In this case, you need to know how to restore healthy beauty to your nails.
Why do nails exfoliate
All the reasons why nails exfoliate can be divided into two groups - external and internal.
Internal causes of nail lamination include:
- Lack of protein in the body that makes up the nail plate. It has long been noted that people who limit protein in their diet suffer from increased nail brittleness. This risk group includes adherents of vegetarian dietary principles and people who follow a strict diet. Such a diet will first deprive the nails of a healthy shine, and then lead to their foliation.
- Lack of vitamins and essential trace elements. First of all, we are talking about calcium deficiency, because it is he who is the building material for nails. Lack of vitamins makes marigolds brittle, they stop growing.
- The lack of blood circulation leads to a reduced supply of oxygen to the nails, so the nails begin to exfoliate.
- The presence of internal inflammatory processes leads to the formation of longitudinal or transverse grooves on the nails. From them the foliation of the nail begins.
- Low immunity can sometimes cause split nails.
- Fungal lesions nail always lead to delamination of the nail plate.
External causes of nail foliation can be as follows:
- Aggressive effect of household chemicals. All modern detergents contain aggressive components that dry the skin of the hands and have a bad effect on the condition of the nails.
- Cold weather negatively affects nails. Due to the low temperature, the blood circulation of the hands is disrupted, therefore, delamination of the nails occurs.
- Excess water can also damage the nails. Water is absorbed by nails, they swell and begin to exfoliate. There is even such a term "the hands of a washerwoman" - in women who are forced to constantly contact with water, their nails become thick, brittle and constantly exfoliate.
- A poorly executed manicure, in which the nails are filed with coarse files.
Flaky nails: treatment
Treatment of peeling nails should begin with identifying the causes and seeking advice from a specialist. If no serious diseases are found, then you can try to improve their condition on your own.
At home, it is advisable to use the well-known recipes of traditional healers - these are all kinds of baths and compresses. For example, a compress made from olive oil and lemon juice works very well. These components need to be mixed and rubbed into your nails. It is best to do a similar procedure before going to bed, and put on gloves made of dense natural fabric on your hands at night.
Use a mixture of vegetable oil, vitamin A and apple cider vinegar to strengthen your nails daily. The duration of such a bath should be about a quarter of an hour.
Perfectly strengthens nails and prevents them from flaking. A bath with the addition of a few drops of iodine and sea salt. The duration of such a bath is about half an hour.
You can use for the treatment of nails and cosmetics, which are now very much on sale. There are special strengthening varnishes that allow you to heal the nail and at the same time protect it from the negative effects of the environment.
Pay attention to your diet. To strengthen nails, it is useful to consume a lot of vitamins, foods containing calcium. For healing and improving the condition of the nails, it is recommended to drink a specialized vitamin complex with a course.
Proper nail care
Nails need constant care. Above all, protect your hands and nails while doing household chores - use household gloves. So you can protect your nails from the effects of aggressive household chemicals and the harmful effects of water. In addition, you need to clean your nails with a special brush every day, apply a moisturizing or nourishing cream to the skin of your hands. The same cream can be rubbed into nails in order to activate blood circulation and make the skin around the nail soft.
Get a manicure or file fingernails at least once a week. This will prevent delamination. Move the file in one direction. Do not use too coarse files for filing.
Shoot varnish coating only with modern products that do not contain acetone. Leave your nails without the nail polish from time to time so they can rest.
