Fingerness of nails - reasons

A beautiful manicure is an ornament of a woman. But the manicure pleases only when the nails are healthy. But, unfortunately, we often come across a stratification and brittle nails. Below we will consider the main causes of brittle nails.

Causes of brittle nails in the hands

On the hands, the nails can become brittle for the following reasons:

  1. Nails are a porous structure, so one of the reasons for their stratification and brittleness can be too frequent use of lacquer.
  2. Use a means for removing varnish with acetone.
  3. Nails can become brittle due to hypothermia. Therefore, in the frost in the street, you should always protect your hands with gloves.
  4. Low humidity in the room has a detrimental effect on the nails.
  5. Also, the fragility results in improper care. Nails can not be cut into pieces, they need only be filed with a special nail file.
  6. The use of cleaning products, washing without using gloves.
  7. Prolonged contact with chlorinated water also leads to brittle nails.
  8. Nails deteriorate when there is a shortage of zinc, selenium, silicon, calcium, iron, as well as vitamins A, D, E in the body.
  9. Cardiovascular, endocrine diseases, as well as diseases of the nervous system, are also the causes of brittleness and delamination of the nails. Nails strongly break with hormonal changes in the body, with anemia, thyrotoxicosis , diabetes.
  10. The metabolic disorder in the body, as a result of which he does not receive or receives insufficient amounts of protein and other substances for the normal formation of the nail plate.
  11. Postponed stresses.
  12. Climate change.
  13. Smoking and wrong way of life.

Causes of brittle nails on the legs

Factors affecting the integrity of the nails on the legs:

  1. Unsuitable shoes. Constant pressure on the fingers when you wear tight shoes is the cause of stratification and brittleness of the nails. More often it concerns nails on the big toes.
  2. Insufficient blood circulation in the lower limbs also leads to brittle nails on the legs. This happens with a sedentary image life, with varicose veins.
  3. Incorrect care of the nails on the legs - wrong circumcision and filing. Nails on the legs need to be cut only straight, round them at the edges can not be.
  4. Low intake of animal protein.
  5. Lack of vitamins and minerals.
  6. Bacterial or fungal disease of the nail plate.

As you can see, there are a lot of reasons why nails are spoiled. Lead a healthy lifestyle, eat fully, observe the basic rules of nail care, and your manicure and pedicure will always be in order!