By Charlene Nieves

Don’t give up on your slow growing nails! There may be a variety of reasons why your nails are more weak and brittle than they used to be but it’s not impossible to fix. Try out these five tips for growing stronger and healthier nails:

Avoid Fake Nails

Let your nails breathe! Using acrylics are great when you need a fast fix to your dull nails but using them constantly does not give your real nails time to breathe and grow. The gel and glue can make your nails dry and even removing them can cause damage which leads to sensitivity to your real nails. Limit your usage of fake nails or avoid them for faster growth.

Take Biotin

Biotin is well-known for supporting the growth of healthy hair, skin and nails. Taking biotin will help strengthen your nails and make them less prone to breakage or splitting. A good source of biotin is found in Obvi Collagen Protein. Obvi provides 10 mg of biotin per serving along with many other benefits for your body.

Do Not Bite

Biting your nails is very unhealthy for you. They will never grow long if they are constantly being bitten short. Biting can also cause infections to your fingers and mouth. If you find yourself biting your nails out of boredom or nervous habit, try finding other ways to distract yourself and de-stress. Adding polish or designs on your nails will help by giving you less temptation to bite them.

Moisturize

Make a regular habit of moisturizing your nails with oil every day. The oil will help strengthen your nails by making them less prone to cracking, becoming brittle and splitting. Massaging healthy oils such as coconut oil or olive oil on your nails for a couple of minutes every day is ideal. Also, try using gloves while using water to wash dishes because water is harmful to your nails by softening and weakening them.

File Your Nails

Make sure to file your nails the right way by not being too harsh and filing in one direction. Filing your nails back and forth will make them weak and more prone to breakage. It’s best to file your nails in round, squared with oval corners or oval shapes that won’t chip away as fast as other dramatic shapes. Sharper nails are easily more prone to breakage and losing the shape of one sharp nail may lead you to shaping down all of your nails to even them out.