NOTE: It is important before
using any of
these products to read the
directions on the packages and follow them carefully. A lot
of products
can do harm to nails if left on too long.
1. Use Loreal "Grow Stronger" Nail Polish. 4 or 5 coats on the nail and
also on the nail tip and don't play letting it dry over night.
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2. Use Sally Hansen Triple Strong
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3. Sally Hansen has a new product out..."Teflon Tuff" held up during
several rigorous sets. Gets my seal of approval...use two coats for
best coverage.
JNoise (fingerstyle player)
4. A GREAT treatment for nails that strengthens them tremendously is a
product called "Ecrinal." It is a cream, made in France, comprised of
20% extract of horse's mane that is rubbed on the nails (underneath
too!) once a day. Ecrinal can be picked up at larger beauty supply
stores. Makes the nails much more durable.
Gregory Scott Shroyer, San Diego
5. Dear gman, last Christmas my wife gave me a package she bought from
Nordstroms. The package contained a four grade nail file, a pumice
stone for cuticles, hand lotion and a jar for fingernails. The product
was sold under the trademark "Philosophy." I don't know what is in the
fingernail jar, but my nails are like iron. I play classical guitar and
have had no chips or breaks since using the stuff nightly both on the
top of my nails and under the fingernail tips. My nails are so hard I
can play my 12 string without finger or thumb picks. Thought you might
want to know. Great web page - keep it up.
Paul
6. Love your site, very informative. Thanks for sharing. On your nail
care section, tried them all and have found one last
product that outdoes them all. "IRON SHIELD" by Nutra Care. Couple
coats over and under the nail and you can throw away your gardening
tools and just use your fingers!!! If you play 1-2 hours a day, it
usually lasts one week.
Take care...Kevin
7. A nail polish called Witchcraft Nail Hardener - I put on
2-3 full
coats, then a partial coat (just tips or the "strum flat") every
couple of days after. Also, when I clean the nail polish off, I make
sure not to
clean right down to the nail - one of the worst things for nails is
nail polish
remover - and it's best to keep the nail protected with a thin layer of
polish
that stays on.
Natalie Anne
8. I use Nail Envy and it works like magic, but it's
expensive
and takes a few months to really notice the difference.
Also, it's important to take off all the strengthener off on a weekly
basis.
Leaving it on can actually do more harm then good. And
always,
ALWAYS use an aloe based polish remover.
Your site's been extremely helpful to me...thanks...
Tara
9. I have tried everything to protect my nails from peeling
splitting etc.
Finally I found a product that works and I can do it myself.
Bella Naturale Polycrylic Nail Overlays.
Larry
11.
2000
mg of omega
3 fatty acid (fish oil) per day will increase nail
strength
noticeably. Then I apply unrefined shea butter (an ingrediant
in many nail
care products)
to the nails of my right hand only. I play a verry aggressive
finger picking style with medium phosphor bronze strings playing
local solo gigs at winery tasting rooms and this program has done
away with my nail break problem. Right hand nails are
noticeably thicker than left with daily application of shea butter
(cheap also).
Jim MacMillan Music