Treating weak or brittle nails
Home treatment may help repair weak, brittle, or splitting nails.
- Wear disposable gloves or rubber gloves with cotton liners.
This will protect your hands from water or chemicals.
- Apply moisturizing lotion directly to your nail.
- Apply a moisturizer at bedtime.
Cover with a white cotton glove or sock.
- Apply nail polish to slow the evaporation of water from your nail.
Do not remove and reapply it more than once a week. Nail polish remover may increase splitting and breaking if used too often.
- Do not use nail lacquers, polishes, or adhesives if you think your nail problem could be caused by one of these substances.
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