home remedy for brittle nails

looking for an easy, affordable, yet effective home remedy for brittle nails?...

Do you always seem to suffer from dry, brittle nails?

First of all, let's see what could be causing this ... and then look at a couple of easy, affordable home treatments that will soon have your nails looking good ... and won't be too hard on your pockets!

what causes brittle nails?

Brittleness in nails can, sometimes, be a sign of poor health and poor diet.

So, if you suffer with this problem, first of all check that you're following a well-balanced, healthy diet, with sufficient iron, zinc and calcium in it.

Put yourself on a course of brewer's yeast tablets, and make sure you're eating plenty of green, leafy vegetables, lentils, and seafood.

More-often-than-not though, dry, brittle nails are caused by abuse.

Detergents, glues and other chemicals will all dry out and weaken your nails. So, too, will excessive and repeated use of varnish, hardeners and removers.

Remember that nail varnish remover contains acetone - a highly flammable and exremely powerful solvent - which is terribly drying for your nails, whether or not conditioning agents are added.

So, keep varnishing your nails to a minimum, and protect them from detergents and chemicals by wearing rubber gloves.

Although your first impulse might be to disguise brittle nails with a coat of varnish, resist this!

You'd be much wiser to leave them as they are for the time being, using these simple home remedy treatments to improve them ...