Nail help?!?

My nails grow wierd, it's hard to explain but I'll try to. At the tips where the white startes growning it's not even with the pink part so it doesn't look like a nice horse shoe kind of thing. On some parts of my nails there is pink right to the tip of the nail and thenwhit right beside it, also my nails don't grow straight it seems like it's just sporatic growing like one part is longer than the other. that was hard to explain, if anyone understood that do the have any tips to make your nails grow nicely?

Nail help?!?
When I was a kid I managed to get acid on my nails and they had ridges, funny coloring, and grew plain weird if they grew at all. I started drinking knox gelatin. I bought it at a grocery store in the aisle that has gelatin. I read in a magazine it helps and guess what it really did. My nails look great and are super strong. I always get compliments on the moon part of my nails being so white. I only did it for a period of about 6 months and drank like a couple teaspoons mixed in water once a day.





I also found the following information hope it helps.





* Lack of vitamin A and calcium causes dryness and brittleness.


* Lack of protein, folic acid and vitamin C causes hang nails.


* White bands across the nails are caused by protein deficiency.


* A lack of sufficient hydrochloric acid can cause splitting nails.


* Insufficient intake or vitamin B12 can lead to excessive dryness, very rounded and curved ends and darkening of nails.


* Insufficient zinc can cause development of white spots on the nails.


* Cuts and cracks in the nails may indicate a need for more liquids.


* Red skin around your cuticles can be caused by poor metabolism of essential fatty acids.





Here are the guidelines to follow for improving the health of your nails:





* Eat a diet composed of 50% fruit and raw vegetables in order to supply necessary vitamins, minerals and enzymes. Eat foods rich in sulfur and silicon, such as broccoli, fish and onions. Include foods rich in biotin such as soy, brewer�s yeast and whole grains.


* Drink plenty of water and other liquids.


* You may supplement your diet with royal jelly, spirulina or kelp, which are rich in silica, zinc and B vitamins and help to strengthen your nails.


* Drink fresh carrot juice daily, this is high in calcium and phosphorus and is excellent for
Reply:im not sure what u mean.. but i think i can help.





1)Clean nail of polish and trim to an eight of an inch





2)try to file ur nails into a round square, moving in one direction, not back and forth.





3)smooth the nail plate and soak fingertips for three minutes in a bowl of warm soapy water.





4) Rub in cuticle oil and soak finger for three mintues in a bowl of warm soapy water.








5)blot hand dry, then push back cuticles (do not clip) with an orangewood stick wrapped in cotton





6)exfoliate your hands with a nickel size dot of body srub andrinse. follow with moisturizer





7) wipe crean and oil off nails with polish remover.





8) Brush nails with basecoat, running it under the nail to prevent chips. let dry for 2 mins.





9)it wanted apply nailpolish. then apply coat to prevent color from falling out or fading. let it dry for at leat 45 mins.
Reply:you should go to a nail doctor .my friend had the same problem. i dont think it hurts.
Reply:It's ME, the folic acid queen! I'm talking about it with everybody tonight! Folic acid is the stuff in prenatal vitamins that makes you nails grow long, strong and healthy. Also hair! You can just take prenatals, or if you don't want to spend that much, or don't want that many extra vitamins, you can buy folic acid at any drug store in the supplements aisle. It will also help with any tendency to fungal infections (yeast, etc.). Mine runs about $5 a bottle at Walgreens, but you can buy it anywhere.



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