Help!! My nails are a mess.... Any advice????

[kc320]

Well I've been trying the calcium supplements and the Sally Hansen hard as nails. My nails are a little better but not really strong yet. Think I am going to have to break down & just get the nail envy. Vitiaman E oil? Do you just break open the vitamin capsules or do they sell this somewhere?

jessie, is the sugar free jello ok? Trying to lose weight too & watch the carbs, sugar free jello has been a life saver for me when it comes to sweets.

[jessizadorable]

Sugar free jello is fine. I only eat sugar free cause I"m trying to lose as well. I love Jello, so the fact that it helps my nails is just like an added bonus. I don't know what it is about Jello that helps nails, but mine are growing like crazy. Best of luck with the weight loss.

[jessizadorable]

About the vitamin E oil, you could break open the capsules, but I bought a small jar of Vitamin E Oil that I use. It is about the same size as a bottle of nail polish (maybe a little larger). It also keeps your cuticles soft and if you put it on a healing cut, it will reduce or remove the scar in what seems to be a shorter amount of time.

[jessizadorable]

=Vitiaman E oil? Do you just break open the vitamin capsules or do they sell this somewhere?

 

I don't know where we got our vitamin E oil. Mom bought it and I have been using hers. I think we got it at like WalMart or Target in the 'beauty supply' section.

[kc320]

jessie, thanks for the advice. I will look for the vitamin e oil this weekend.

 

Who knows maybe by Oct. I will have beautiful nails & a shapely new body too!;)

[donnaja]

I agree with Jessi. I was on the Low Carb diet and I was eating Sugar Free, Fat Free Jello almost every day and my nails just grew and grew and grew. I have never had such nice nails and STRONG! I got a French Manicure and it looked great plus you get the good "scratch" with your real nails, not like the fake nails.:p

[kc320]

I guess I just have stubborn nails! I have been eating the jello, taking my vitamins & keeping my nails polished. They just start to get to a decent lenght and then tear way back at the quick. Maybe it just takes time, good thing I like jello!:)

[QueenMadge]

I have the same problem of peeling, splitting tearin nails I can grow the pinkie nails or the thumb nails longer usually but all the others break when they get about 1/4 of an inch long from the nail bed, not even past the end of my finger. What I have been using with great sucess is Sally Hansen's Hard as Wraps hard as nails formula. I picked mine up at k-mart but probably wally world has it too. It gives a thicker but flexible covering to the nails. The only other time I got them to the lenght they are now was when I was putting silk wraps on them. The bummer with wraps or artificial nails over mine is when I am done, they are even thinner than when I started. I am having great luck with this. I also have use and would recommend the Opi hard as nails I think it has a green label on it. Good luck and keep us posted. I want nice nails for my cruise in Novemeber too.

Margot

[kfrank6302]

Ditto on the OPI Nail Envy. Worth the investment. As far as eating Jello goes, you are better off buying the gelatin capsules (GNC) and take one a day. Much more concentrated. Don't forget to wear rubber gloves for all cleaning, washing dishes, etc. The less time your nails spend in water the better. Not a fan of wraps. Friend of mine got an infection underneath one and they had to remove the nail. Yuck!