How To Use Finger Nail Hardeners?
Long nails that are painted beautifully are eye catchers. Every woman like to have long nails but most of them are worried about the chipping and cracking aspect and prefer to have short nails which are easy to maintain.
The nails are made of cells called Keratin. When new cells are produced the old cells are pushed out to the surface and that’s how the new nails grow. But there is content of the keratin drops due to lack of nutrients or lack of proper care the nail breaks.
The advancement of science of technology has solved this problem and come up the products to strengthen the nails.
These are called nail hardeners. They act as primer to the nails and protect them. There are many hardeners available in the market. Here are a few tips to choose the best hardener.
Nail Hardener Ingredients: Formaldehyde is the main ingredient in the nail hardeners. It works as fungicide and also increases the shelf life of the product. It’s a main constituent in nail polish. Formaldehyde mixed with aryl sulfonamide forms a resin that helps the polish to stick on to the nails. Many manufactures have started to use other ingredients in lieu of formaldehyde as it can cause cancer. But FDA says that it’s safe to use up to 3% in any product without worrying about its side effects.
Using formaldehyde for a long time should be avoided as the nails tend to become dry and brittle and split. Water proof products are a good replacement for formaldehyde. They help to hold the moisture in nails and keep water and dirt at bay and promote nail growth. Having petrolatum, mineral oil or lanolin, glycerin, propylene glycol and proteins in nail moisturizers would give the dexterity to the nails and strengthen them as well. For better water binding effect on the nail plate the nail strengthener should include Alpha-hydroxy acids and lactic acid too.
Important tips to use nail hardeners: The nails should be neatly trimmed and shaped before applying nail strengtheners. There should be no rough edges on the nails. The nails should be shaped in one direction using a filer or emery board. Then the waterproof nail hardener should be applied on the nails after soaking the nails in warm water for about 10 to 20 minutes. This should be repeated daily at least for 3 months. The use of detergents and nail polish removers should be avoided.
The instructions regarding the nail treatment on the cream should be strictly followed. While working in garden, washing dishes and handling household chemicals, wearing a glove would protect the nails from drying.
