How to Recognize Damaged Nails and Care For Them?
The most comment problems are yellowing nails. Chemicals used in film processing, topically applied medications, nicotine, and darker nail color dyes can turn nails yellow. Always use gloves when working with chemicals, wash hands well after applying medications, and use a base coat before applying nail polish. You can remove some of the yellow staining by soaking your nails for a few minutes in lemon juice. Some have breaking, peeling, splitting nails. These problems can be caused by heredity and also by damage to the cuticle or matrix. Be especially careful not to damage your matrix with the nail clippers when snipping problem spots. Also, overfilling your nails at the corners can cause weakness, so you will need to file your nails slightly more squarish to give the sides added strength. Constant exposure to water, as well as dryness from climate, detergents, or chemicals can cause nails to be brittle. It pays to use gloves when doing harsh chores and to use a good hand cream to mois
