5 Things to Grow Longer, Stronger Healthier Looking Nails.

Read the article on five things you can do to help your nails at:

http://www.flexinail.com/info.php/faster-growing-fingernails

Can I use FlexiNail with Nail Polish?

Hi Edith,
Couple things with nail polish as you probably know. The polish often contains ingredients that evaporate or "dry" leaving the color on your nail. The polish also covers your nail. When you take off polish you probably use a very harsh acetone type product. All of these things work to dry out your nail. Add this to daily exposure to the sun or cold or water and its tough on nails.

When you use a polish, FlexiNail can't penetrate through the dried on polish. It can however, get into the nail matrix (the part under your cuticle) and up the sides of your nails under the skin where there is no polish.

What many of our customers do is get their nails back to where they want them. They then apply nail polish, but cut down on the amount of times they change colors. When the color does come off, they take a "break" from polish for a few days and apply a thin coat of FlexiNail two or three times a day on these "breaks". If your nails stay strong - then polish and the number of changes can increase. If the nail is "drying" out again - then increase the time without polish and use FlexiNail on those days.

Hope this information helps. Derek

Steps to Help Prevent Nail Fungus

Here are some steps to you can consider to help prevent nail fungus and nail infections. If you have had it before you may be more likely to contact it again. consider these things:

Try to keep your feet dry and keep your toes and feet clean.

Change your socks everyday (and don't share socks or shoes)

Try not to walk barefoot in public areas (change rooms / showers)

When you can, take a break from shoes and socks

If you do have nail fungus or fingernail fungus try to wear dish gloves when doing the dishes or other stuff around the house. When you are done the chore, turn the gloves inside out to allow them to dry out.

If we are talking about the fingernails, then avoid fake nails!!


see also: Nail Problems Fungus Relief

White Spots on the Nail or Fingernail.

White spots can be known as "true" leukonychia. In children this often caused by biting or picking at the nails. It is actually a damage or injury to the nail. If this is the cause, the white spots will usually grow out in approximately three months (when the nails grows out).

If the white spots are on all or most of the nails or are there for a long period of time (many months or years) one reason could be it is the sign of a zinc deficiency.

Small white or yellow spots that start on the nail could also be the start of fungal infection.