Methods 1: Enhance nail protection.
1, nail oil. During nail growth, apply nail strengthening oil to protect nails and make them stronger. Nail strengthening oil helps to prevent nails from breaking and peeling, so as not to be forced to cut short before the nails grow to a satisfactory length. Nails will only become stronger if they are coated with fortified oil. After the strengthening oil peels off, the nails will return to normal strength. Apply fortified oil once a day to keep your nails firm.
You need to make a long-term nail health plan to strengthen the natural strength of nails, and fortified oil is only a short-term supplement.
2. Wear gloves to prevent cold and block chemicals. In addition to applying lotion, remember to wear gloves or mittens outdoors in cold weather. If you want to touch any chemicals, such as household cleaning products and art supplies, you must wear latex or heavy work gloves to protect your nails and prevent them from breaking.
3. Avoid nail contact with water for a long time. Whether washing dishes or swimming, soaking nails in water for too long will make them fragile. If they are longer, they will crack easily, but they need to be cut short. If you want to grow your nails, you must reduce the frequency of contact with water, such as washing dishes with gloves.
4. A balanced diet. Your body may already get enough protein from your daily diet, so unless you really lack protein, you don't need to increase protein intake to promote nail growth. In fact, excessive intake of protein will lead to obesity, accelerate kidney damage, and even lead to diabetes. To strengthen nails, try to eat a variety of healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables, lean protein, whole grains and low-fat dairy products.
5. Take biotin supplements. Biotin can make fragile nails strong and not easy to break. Taking biotin supplements may help nails grow longer and faster. Eating foods containing biotin can also promote nail growth. You can buy biotin supplements in pharmacies, department stores or health food stores. Adults usually take 30 micrograms of biotin every day.
Method 2: Care for hands and nails.
1, moisturize your fingernails. Moisturizing your hands and nails should be included in your nail hygiene care. This can prevent nails from drying out and make them grow stronger and longer. Apply moisturizing cream to your hands and nails several times a day, or when your hands feel dry. Use a thick creamy moisturizing cream, such as hand cream.
When applying moisturizing cream, apply it to nails and cuticles with special care.
You should also be extra careful when reapplying moisturizer after washing your hands, because soap will wash away the natural oil that protects your nails and make them easier to break.
2. Cut off the rough edges. If you find that the nail edge is broken or cracked, you may wish to cut it off with a nail clipper before it gets worse. The serrated edge occasionally hooks something and peels off some nails. After discovering this situation, you should cut off the edge of your nails as soon as possible to avoid becoming a big problem. If the problem is not too serious, you can file the nail edge with nail file.
3, care for the stratum corneum. The stratum corneum is the most important part of nails, because it protects nails from infection. Damage to the stratum corneum can damage nails, resulting in slow growth of nails. Cutting off the cuticle or pushing it back without softening will damage the cuticle. The softened stratum corneum can be pushed back more easily without damaging it. Add some soap to warm water and soak your fingertips in it to help soften the stratum corneum. Then push them back with a cuticle putter with an orange tip.
Massage the stratum corneum to maintain healthy blood circulation. Although this can't make nails grow faster, it can make nails stronger and stay healthy and strong for a long time.
Don't cut the cuticle. This will lead to bleeding and nails may be infected.
4, nail file into a circle. Nail file is not square, choose "round" or "pointed". Square nails are easy to catch things like clothes. Nails will crack and break faster. If you like squares, at least soften the edges to prevent your nails from snagging things.
Method 3: Avoid biting your nails.
1, do your own manicure. When you find that the edges of your nails are rough, you may want to bite them off. Therefore, if you want to get rid of the bad habit of biting your nails, you can do your own manicure. Most people don't bite clean, cut or paint their nails, even if they only apply transparent nail polish, it is very effective. Manicure at least once a week. Trim your nails, file and smooth them, and then apply a layer of nail polish.
You can also use special nail polish to stop biting your nails. You will taste the bitter taste of nail polish when you bite your nails.
Step 2 decompress. Stress will increase the chance of biting your nails. But as long as you decompress well, maybe you can reduce the urge to bite your nails. Try the following ways to reduce stress: do more physical activities, such as walking, running, cycling, dancing or swimming.
Do yoga.
Meditate.
Take a deep breath.
Don't leave your hands idle. Doing nothing with your hands may increase the chance of biting your nails. As long as you keep your hands busy most of the time, you may be able to reduce nail biting. You can try the following activities: playing musical instruments.
Knit or crochet.
Make jewelry.
Cook or bake.
4. See a psychiatrist. If you can't get rid of the bad habit of biting your nails by all means, you can consider asking a therapist for help. They can help you find out the root cause of nail biting, and then prescribe the right medicine to try to stop this behavior.