HOW TO STREGTHEN NAILS NATURALLY IN YOUR NAIL CARE

 

There’s no shortage of things that can contribute to dry, brittle, breaking nails. Maybe you peeled off a gel manicure (a major no-no, but let’s be real, we’ve all done it). Maybe it’s the dead of winter and your nails are just as flaky and peel-y as your hands. Maybe you’ve been sporting some type of polish, gel, or acrylics since the early 2000s and are finally going bare, only to realize just how beat up your naked nails really are. Maybe you’re simply getting older; yep, just like your skin and hair, nails can also show signs of age.


Regardless, in all of these instances and more, a nail strengthener can come up huge. Infused with a host of essential vitamins, minerals, and other ingredients to help make nails harder and stronger, swiping on one of these is the easiest way to get your tips into tip-top shape. Not to mention that these days there’s a wide array of nail strengtheners out there, with options that can be used in place of polish, under polish, post-gel mani, you name it.


Take your pick from the best nail strengtheners below, all of which are Byrdie editor-approved. Trust us, your nails will thank you.


Best Overall: duri Rejuvacote 1


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The tag line for this product reads ‘from dying nails to nails to die for,’ and we couldn’t agree more. We reach for it time and time again, whether to use as a rehab treatment post gels, as a base coat, or whenever our nails are bare and looking kind of blah. (To that point, it works as a solo treatment, as well as base and top coat.) Two different proteins plus keratin plus calcium work together to stimulate growth, and the formula also effectively seals in the moisture and fatty acids naturally produced by your nail plate to minimize dryness and peeling.


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Best for Peeling Nails: Nails Inc NailKale Superfood Base Coat


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This is the treatment of choice for Byrdie’s Editorial Director, Faith Xue. True to its name, it does, in fact, contain kale extract. Coupled with other antioxidant-rich botanical extracts plus strengthening keratin, the formula delivers five different benefits—hardening, hydrating, and nourishing nails, while also stimulating growth and preventing breakage. While it has a minty tint in the bottle, the base coat goes on clear, imparting nails with a healthy, gloss-like sheen.



Best 8-Free: Tenoverten The Foundation Base Coat


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KEY INGREDIENTS Vitamin E is an antioxidant vitamin and oil often found in anti-oxidant blend topicals or moisturizers. It also helps soothe the skin and protects the lipid barrier.

Many nail products these days are three- or five-free, but this pick is an impressive eight-free, not using eight different chemicals often found in polishes. (It’s also cruelty-free and vegan.) What it does contain is horsetail leaf extract—a plant-based ingredient rich in calcium in silica, essential minerals for healthy nails—as well as nourishing vitamin E. The results is a base that both helps color adhere better, but also strengthens, repairs peeling, prevents cracking, and fills in unsightly ridges.



Best for Natural Nails: OPI Natural Nail Strengthener


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If you like to keep things simple, aren’t sporting acrylics or lots of gels, and just want something to make your natural nails look that much better, try this guy, the go-to for Byrdie’s Associate Social Media Editor Star Donaldson. Along with protecting nails to ensure long, strong growth, it also pulls double duty as a great base coat, preventing staining and discoloration while helping color adhere better.

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Nails can become brittle and weak, then start to chip and peel due to many factors from exposure to water via hand washing or sanitizing, gel nail polish removal, habits like nail picking or biting, and more. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, 20% of people have brittle nails (they are more likely to occur in woman over 60, but anyone can develop the condition). In a poll of over 1,300 panelists at the Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty Lab, brittleness was the biggest nail concern, affecting 76% of people.


Nail strengthening treatments and hand creams can help with brittleness and keep nails looking strong and healthy. Here are your options:


Strengthening varnishes, which leave a shiny, hard coating on nails, enforces tips, making them appear thicker and can protect against damage.

Serum-like strengtheners absorb quickly and typically contain moisturizers to rehydrate dry, brittle nails.

Efficacious hand creams contain humectant ingredients, like urea and lactic acid, emollients such as lanolin, and occlusives like mineral oil and petrolatum, which work in tandem to enhance the hydration of both nails and skin.

When selecting a nail strengthener, avoid formaldehyde. "Formaldehyde will initially harden nail but over time, the nail becomes paradoxically brittle and the ingredient can also cause severe allergic reactions," says Dana Stern, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City and nail expert for Nu Skin.


Below, the best nail strengthener and hardeners that really work, including GH Beauty Lab test winners, dermatologist-recommended picks, and GH tester panelists' go-to formulas:


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BEST OVERALL NAIL STRENGTHENER

SI-NAILS Nail Strengthener


ISDIN

ISDIN

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$29.95

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Unlike other nail hardeners that are more like lacquers, this Good Housekeeping Beauty Award winner has a serum- like texture that absorbs quickly into nails without leaving any film or coating on nails. It has been clinically shown to significantly improve the appearance, roughness, and thickness of nails in 28 days, when applied daily. Consumers also noted positive improvements in smoothness and found nails were harder in four weeks.


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BEST VALUE NAIL STRENGTHENER

Hard As Nails Hardener


SALLY HANSEN

SALLY HANSEN

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$3.49

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This “tried and true” drugstore formula from Sally Hansen, originally developed in 1957, has definitely stood the test of time with our panel voting it their favorite nail strengthener. “I've been using it for years and it seems to do a great job of keeping my nails hard,” one panelist marveled. Film formers, like nitrocellulose, impart a hard, glossy barrier on the nail preventing it from any damage. It's available in two variants of clear and tinted, which can help lessen the look of discoloration.


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BEST NAIL STRENGTHENER FOR DRY NAILS

Advanced Repair Hand Creme


EUCERIN

EUCERIN

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$4.99

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The key to keeping brittle nails strong is to keep them hydrated with an efficacious hand cream, like this GH Beauty lab test-winning formula from Eucerin, containing key ingredients like urea and lactic acid. This nourishing cream contains both and was the best hand cream in our recent study, increasing skin hydration by 51% over six hours. 


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BEST NAIL STRENGTHENER FOR PEELING NAILS

Nail Renewal System


DR. DANA

DR. DANA

nuskin.com

$30.00

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This 3-step Dr. Dana nail system, created by a dermatologist, includes a glycolic acid exfoliator, a buffing wand, and a hydrating serum that work together to improve the appearance of brittle nails. A study showed consumers saw smoother nails after one application and less peeling, brighter nails after two weeks of use. Apply once a week for optimal results.


Read full article at: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/nails/g32497177/best-nail-strengtheners/

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