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5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Nails' Condition

5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Nails' Condition

Article from Simple Ways to Make Your Nails Look Better and Healthier, by Miriam Lacey of BellaSugar 

Nail polish and shaping can be a double-edged sword. On one side, pretty polish and sexy shaping make for beautiful nails. But on the other, frequent polishing, removing, and filing can tear up your nails. Now that the new season's here, it's time to give your nails a fresh start. See five straightforward ways to get them back in shape without much heartache (or money) when you keep reading.

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• Switch to acetone-free polish remover. Yes, acetone makes removing polish
     superlatively easy, but it also strips your nails, removing protective oils, and leaving
     them dry and brittle. Removing polish less often in general is also a good idea.
• Keep your nails trimmed. Long nails are elegant, but they also break more easily.
     So sacrificing a little bit of length, especially when your nails are already weak, can
     save you lots of chips and cracks.
• Keep your nails out of the water. Soaking for long periods of time in hot water is
     just as bad for your nails as it is for your skin. Both get dried out and become more
     vulnerable to cracking. 

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• Take a biotin supplement. This can be especially helpful if you're on a restricted
     diet that cuts out egg yolks, yeast, or wheat, since that's where most of us get our
     natural biotin.
• Get rid of stains and whiten nails with lemon juice. Either use a cotton ball to
     rub juice on top of your nails, or halve a lemon and stick your nails directly into it for
     a couple of minutes. 

Source: http://www.prevention.com/