I've always wanted beautiful, strong, healthy, long nails. And now I have them. ;-)

Here are some tips that I put together that helped me grow my nails...

 Use a Vit E hand and nail cream everyday, don’t allow your hands to get dry

Push back your cuticles at least once a day this encourages nail growth.

Use gloves when washing dishes or doing anything that includes putting your hands in detergents. The water and soap will make your nails brittle.

Avoid using a nail polish remover that contains acetone, it will only dry out your nails

Start taking a multivitamin that contains calcium and all of the essential fatty acids (Omega 3,6 and 9) This will not only make your nails thicker and stronger but will also help with skin problems like acne and eczema.

Here are some diet tips for healthy nails

Soak your hands in warm water before trimming them. Brittle nails might crack if you cut them while they are dry.

To prevent nails from staining always use a base coat before applying nail polish. Not only will this stop staining. For yellow nails soak nails in a solution of 1/2 cup of water and the juice of one lemon for up to 15 minutes, once a week

If you have a habit of biting your nails. Get your nails done professionally, this will allow your nails to grow out underneath the gel. Once the gel has been removed you will most likely be out of the habit of biting your nails. Then you can start to look after them daily, which will also most likely keep you from biting them. You could also get yourself some nail biting polish, which tastes horrific and really works!

For brittle nails – An awesome product that actually strengthens your nails is Claws Nail strengthener. (avoid products containing toluene sulfonamide or formaldehyde)