Have you ever wondered why your strong, healthy nails become brittle and peel off as soon as you apply nail polish?
We receive many inquiries such as the following:
My nails are very strong and healthy and can grow very long, but as soon as I use nail polish they become brittle and start peeling off, and they keep peeling off until all the “old nails” have grown out and the whole nail is gone. Replaced. I’ve tried 5-free, 7-free, and water-based polishes, as well as various removers. However, my nails end up getting damaged every time I use nail polish. Any suggestions on what to do?
Eliminate the problem of peeling nails
You’re not alone in facing this nail dilemma. In this article, we will delve into the reasons behind this common nail peeling problem and provide useful solutions to maintain healthy and beautiful nails even when using nail polish.
Prevent nail peeling: golden rules for nail polish removal
My main suggestions for dealing with peeling of the nail plate surface are:
Never remove nail polish from the nail plate. This will weaken the surface layer. These weakened surface layers eventually peel off when the free edge is reached. After many months, the peeler may have forgotten what he did. If you remove nail polish from your nails in May, you can expect that the upper cell layer of the free edge will be peeled off until September, and the damaged nail cells will eventually grow out of the free edge. If you do this repeatedly, the surface will always peel off.
Some nail coatings will adhere better the longer you wear them. Nail polish that has been used for a long time has a strong adhesive strength, so forcing it off can easily damage the surface. Gently remove the coating from the nail without using any force. For example, don’t peel, rub, or chew. No gentle peeling or rubbing. So don’t fool yourself into thinking it’s a “gentle rub” or a “careful peel.” ”.
Avoid getting water on your hands. Each time the nail plate becomes saturated, the surface layer expands and separates. Repeated soaking and drying cycles can weaken the bond between the top and bottom layers.
Don’t wash your hands too often. Yes, you can wash your hands too much. If you do this more than 10 times a day, it will put a strain on your nails and skin. Soaps, cleansers, and detergents can ultimately strip away the substances that help hold surface cells to underlying cells, which can lead to flaking. The same thing can happen if your nails are exposed to cleaning solvents.
Debunking the truth about nail polish labels: Quality and ‘free’ claims
It doesn’t matter if the nail polish is 5-free or 99-free. It’s just “marketing” and doesn’t tell you how good the nail polish is or how safe it is. Please don’t think this is a problem or a solution. Buy quality products, cheap nail polishes are cheap for a reason, they often have inferior ingredients or are poorly formulated.
Short and sweet: the key to preventing polish peeling
Keep your nails short. The longer the nail plate, the more flexible the free edge and the more likely the polish will peel off. This is especially true for people whose nail plates are thin and flexible. Cap the free edge by wrapping base, color, and top coat around the free edge to the underside, giving it additional protection. Avoid contact with skin. Wear gloves when digging holes or working with your hands. Treat your nails like jewelry and don’t use them as tools.
Protect your nails: protect yourself from the harmful effects of the sun
Protect your nails from the sun. The nail plate has a high natural SPF, so the nail bed is protected from UV rays, but that means the top layer absorbs it. Prolonged exposure to excessive sunlight can weaken the surface layer and cause it to peel off.
Nail care precautions: danger of overdoing and buffing
Do not over-file or polish the nail plate. Over-filing or buffing will thin your nails, and polish will stick to thinner nails more easily than thicker nails. Do not try to remove the so-called “ridges” with a file. The nail plate cannot grow ridges, they are actually grooves. Therefore, when the plate is filed smooth, the entire nail plate is reduced and thinned to match the thinning of the deepest grooves. It’s too much trouble to wait, so don’t do it.
Nourishing nails: benefits and precautions of using nail oil
Using nail oil can help reduce surface brittleness and strengthen the bond between the surface and underlying layers of nail cells, but be sure to remove surface oil before applying nail coating. Nail oil is also absorbed by the plates, increasing their resistance to excessive water absorption.
Protect from solvents: protect your nails from harmful exposure
Avoid excessive exposure to solvents. Solvents can remove surface oils and can also leach substances that help adhere the nail cell layer. The occasional use of nail polish remover containing a solvent will not have much of an effect on normal nails, but it can have a noticeable effect on plates that have weakened their adhesion due to the other factors listed above.
Solving the mystery of nail peeling: demystifying allergic reactions
Peeling of the nail plate is not a sign of an allergic reaction. Nail plates are not alive and do not have an immune system, so allergic reactions do not occur.
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