Solutions for Soft Fingernails

weak, thin fingernails Post By midkath AT aol.com (Guest Post) (09/24/2008) I've always had strong, hard nails. Recently, within the last week or so, my nails have become so thin and brittle. I had to cut them as they were bending backwards, splitting, and hurting. I am 51 and wondering if this is hormonal. Does anyone know? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By tEa GaL (Guest Post) (08/23/2008) I know for certain gelatin does not work so please don't believe everything you read here. The one who said it helped the very next day had to have gotten help from a vitamin or better yet a mineral. We're all different and the same thing won't always work for you that did for someone else. Do a web search and you'll find out Jello or gelatin does nothing. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By Dee (Guest Post) (08/04/2008) Hi! I have soft bendy nails. They are really flexible and break easy. I've tried hard as nails but it won't adhere to my nails, for more than a day or two, as soon as I do anything like house work the nail bends and the hard as nails stuff peels right off. Super glue won't even stick to my nails, I broke a nail and tried to save it with super glue but it didn't work at all. It's really annoying because I can't let the grow out and I'm always breaking one off and have to trim the others down to match. :-( Is there anything I can do to make them stronger? I'm sort of scared about it, I'm reminded of school where the soaked a chicken bone in vinegar and it became rubbery. Oh, and I'm 47 and on HRT (Delestrogen) I wonder if the hormones could have any effect? Thanks! :-) Dee Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By Sally Gee (Guest Post) (06/02/2008) I ordered white iodine from CVS pharmacy. Walgreens will special order too. They do not keep it on the shelf but in their warehouse. It was $3.00 for 2 Oz. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post by smoochie (131) | (04/29/2008) Profile | Contact Hard As Nails nail products/polish made my nails so brittle that I had to stop using it. Same thing with Barielle products. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By JP (Guest Post) (10/26/2007) I tried Hard As Nails, and it hardened only the top of my nails where I applied it. The underside of my nails stayed soft. When soft met hard, my nails began to split. It was worse than soft nails. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post by smoochie (131) | (09/09/2007) Profile | Contact I would like to know where to buy white iodine also. (I'd also like to know what it is too!) :) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By Mitzi (Guest Post) (08/23/2007) I have a problem with a couple of my fingernails wanting to curl under as they get long. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post by cfbandit (87) | (03/20/2007) Contact Yup, gelatin works. I haven't taken it in awhile but when I did, it did the trick. I take calcium supplements already so that's not a problem. I suggest you do the same - there can be a multitude of reasons while your nails are soft/weak. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By Janet (Guest Post) (03/19/2007) where did you find white iodine? I've been looking for it and can't locate it. Send me an email at janetly at gmail dot com Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By Susan (Guest Post) (02/11/2007) According to Heloise, white iodine applied daily for a week, then once a week thereafter will do wonders for "abused" nails--acrylic, gel, etc. I am trying it right now. Hopefully, I will see results soon. You can easily order white iodine online. Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By lee by the sea (Guest Post) (06/24/2006) I am 37 years old and have always had weak finger nails. When I was about 14 , I asked my mom why my nails wouldn't grow very long, she went out and bought me Gelatin vitamins (tablets), I swear I noticed a differance the VERY NEXT DAY !!! It was just ever so slight , but from there, they kept getting stronger. You really do have to take them religiously or if you skip 1 or 2 days, they go back to how they used to be. It didn't make them grow to the sky, but it kept them hard and at a length that I could actually choose. I quit taking them, mostly because I would keep forgetting to buy the vitamins and then I did acrillics, and then I just said "forget it, I'm done !! I asked my mom how she knew that and she said her mother told her the exact same thing !! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post by Princess Frogee (61) | (05/24/2005) Contact Take calcium supplements. Or add more calcium to your diet. There are several other vitamins that help in nail growth, but I cannot think of them offhand, but calcium is definately the main one. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By Barbara (Guest Post) (05/23/2005) I also have weak fingernails yjat have ridges and peal. I would love to know why this happens and how can I fix it? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post By Darrel (Guest Post) (05/06/2005) try soaking your nails in salt water two to three times a week, take a bowl of water fill it just enough to cover your fingers use about two tablespoons of salt preferably sea salt not iodized salt plain salt is fine, do this weekly until you find your nails getting stronger and they will also grow long, do this just before going to bed. then after you get the desired results maintain this about once or twice weekly, I do this on my nails and have achieved rave results also use lotions on your hands so your cuticles don't dry out as salt can dry them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Solutions for Soft Fingernails Post by luv2craft (70) | (05/05/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact I use "Hard As Nails" on my fingernails. Its a clear fingernail polish but it makes your nails strong. You can find it just about anywhere. My mother always said that eating Jell-O is good for your fingernails too. I don't know if its true or not but its worth a try. Report Spam or Abuse