How to quickly grow your nails and make them healthy

From this material you will learn:

Causes of slow nail growth
Vitamins for fast nail growth
Strengthening cosmetics for healthy nails
Procedures for fast nail growth
Home Remedies for Fast Nail Growth
8 final tips to speed up nail growth

Well-groomed hands can tell a lot about their owner. That’s why women pay so much attention to various procedures, including manicure. Unfortunately, it happens that nails can break and then grow poorly. The reasons are different, ranging from external factors to internal problems of the body.

How to quickly grow nails if their appearance leaves much to be desired? Alas, you won’t be able to do this in a couple of days; you need to be patient. Fortunately, it is absolutely not necessary to spend large sums on skincare treatments; every girl has everything she needs at home.

Causes of slow nail growth

Slow growth of the nail plate worries exclusively girls. And for good reason. Therefore, before answering the question of how you can grow your nails quickly, you need to understand the reasons for slow growth. In fact, such a sign may indicate not only neglect of the rules of nail care, but also such disturbances in the functioning of the body as:

onychomycosis - infection of the nails with a fungus (the disease can accompany a person for a long time, it does not go away on its own, and is often found in combination with dermatomycosis - a skin fungus);
vitamin D deficiency, especially in winter;
lack of calcium;
low immunity;
unbalanced diet leading to a lack of vitamins and microelements.

In addition, the reason for slow growth of the nail plate can be:

aggressive nail care: sanding with a metal file, cutting to the very root;
bad habit of biting nails;
frequent contact with chemicals (chlorine, acetone and others);
injuries to the fingers and nail plates (then growth slows down in the damaged area);
too frequent extensions and varnishing without breaks.

Physical influence as a means to accelerate nail growth

The impact of external factors on the growth of the plate is an important factor that needs to be paid attention to, since girls often neglect to use additional protection.

When doing housework, washing dishes or floors, working with chemicals, aggressive compounds, it is always important to wear protective rubber gloves. This way you will maintain a healthy structure of the nail plate, preventing the formation of detachments.

Additionally, while applying masks to your fingertips, do a gentle caring massage. This will speed up the metabolism in the epidermis, ensuring healthy hands.

Vitamins for fast nail growth

In order to quickly grow fingernails, you need to fill the body with the necessary resources - vitamins and microelements. It is best to get them with food or take them additionally. Before choosing a vitamin-mineral complex, ideally you need to visit a doctor and undergo certain tests.

How to speed up nail growth at home

The rapid growth of nails cannot be predetermined as a standard, since the matrix (base of the nail) is responsible for this, which affects the full supply of microelements to the nail bed, the lack of which can lead to inhibited nail growth.

Brittle nails or premature decline of gel polish after a manicure are now common, which is associated with many factors:

Constant contact with chemicals and aggressive components. Don't neglect to use rubber gloves to protect your hands while doing household work.
Lack of vitamins in the body. Often girls do not watch their diet, which causes problems with hair, nails, and skin.
Mechanical load. Bruising or pinching often causes damage to the nail structure.
Illiterate care. When cutting the regrown length of the free edge with nail scissors or trimming the cuticle with a special machine, the plate is damaged and detachments appear, which makes it thinner.
Hormonal imbalances, the presence of inflammatory processes in the body and diseases.

Please also keep in mind that frequent application of gel polish to your nails without a break can have a negative effect on them, so it is recommended to remove the coating after 2-3 corrections to give the nail bed a rest.

Despite the reasons why nails become brittle and cause noticeable problems with them, you should always pay attention to caring for a natural manicure. To do this, you can make homemade compresses, baths, or use ready-made store-bought masks that help nourish and moisturize the matrix.

The main goal of all caring manipulations is to accelerate tissue metabolism and activate the regeneration of epithelial cells, which is why nails become longer and do not break.

Strengthening cosmetics for healthy nails

To quickly grow and strengthen your nails, you additionally need to provide them with external support using special cosmetics.

Applying varnish

Before coating your nails with gel polish, use a base. It is colorless and prevents the nail from accidentally breaking. When doing a manicure, you can apply only this, without colored varnish.

You can also use medicinal varnish, it comes in different types. This is an effective way to strengthen and heal nail plates. The composition of this coating includes vitamins and minerals, oil extracts, keratin and silk proteins.

The therapeutic effect is achieved after a course of application. For about two weeks, it is necessary to renew the layer of varnish every day without removing the previously applied one. The product should be applied as close to the cuticle area as possible, since the absorption of beneficial components is stronger there.

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The finishing topcoat used to complete a manicure with gel polish also contains useful substances, but through other layers they almost do not reach the nail.

Rules for performing baths

The algorithm is as follows:

remove old varnish and wash your hands thoroughly before the bath;
use exclusively glass or ceramic dishes;
adhere to the optimal temperature - 37–40 C: if the water is too hot, your hands may begin to peel, and too cold will not bring any result;
prepare the solution only before use;
the exposure time should be at least 15 minutes: then the skin around the nail will soften and blood circulation in the nail area will increase;
do not overexpose your hands - to avoid the aggressive influence of some components;
At the end of the procedure, lubricate the skin of your hands with cream and put on cotton gloves. If possible, do not remove them for some time - therefore it is better to take baths at night;
This procedure should be carried out at least twice a week. If the health of the nail plate is restored, you should continue to take baths to strengthen the nails at least once every 10 days for prevention;
take into account the individual characteristics of your body and the presence of concomitant diseases.

Procedures for fast nail growth

Nail care experts say that nail growth and repair depend on the matrix and nail bed—the areas at the base of the nail plate.

The better the blood circulates in them, the more intense the processes are, and the nail grows as quickly as possible.

To activate blood circulation, it is useful to do thermal procedures, but one session will not be enough: to achieve a visible result, you will need a course.

Paraffin masks

Liquid paraffin is heated to 50–55 degrees, applied to hands and hardens. In this way, a sauna effect is achieved: heat is retained under a layer of paraffin, blood circulation is accelerated, delivering useful substances to the nails and cuticles. After removing the paraffin, moisturize your hands.

Hot oil manicure

It has practically no contraindications. It will be especially useful for people whose work involves exposure to chemicals on their fingers. During the procedure, hands are lowered into a bath of heated oil. This way, beneficial substances penetrate the skin and nails better. After softening the skin and cuticle, a classic manicure is performed.

Hot wrap for hands

First, massage the hands with a low-abrasive scrub and apply a special composition of oils or paraffin. Afterwards, wrap your hands in a warm towel and leave for 15–20 minutes. After the procedure, the skin is noticeably moisturized and blood circulation is activated. With this wrap you can grow your nails faster at home.

Baths for severely brittle nails

The causes of brittleness are usually drying or hypothermia of nails , the harmful effects of chemicals, and frequent contact with water.

Constant extensions also do not make nails healthier, since deformation of the top layer leads to a violation of integrity and increases the penetration of chemicals into the plate.

To minimize this problem, avoid contact with household chemicals, protect your hands with gloves in both cold and hot weather, periodically give your nails a rest from manicure, especially extensions, and take caring and restorative baths.

The cause of fragility is improper care . Never bite your nails or straighten them with tweezers; you can only treat them with a special nail file.

WITH OLIVE OIL

An effective remedy for softening rough cuticle skin (reduces the possibility of hangnails) and prevents fragility.

• Add olive oil, heated but not too hot, to water at a pleasant temperature.

• Lower the brushes completely (15 min). You don't have to apply the cream.

• Remove any remaining oil with a towel or rub into your hands and nails.

• Add a little honey and water to the olive oil. This bath is also good for the skin of your hands.

WITH GELATIN

A gelatin bath will help reduce nail brittleness and help restore the natural structure.

In terms of their effect, they are close to quite expensive salon procedures for strengthening nails with special gels.

• Stir gelatin (2 tsp) in warm water (not boiling water!) , wait until it completely dissolves and swells.

• Leave your nails on for 10 minutes, then wash off the residue.

• Add the juice of half a lemon or honey (1 tablespoon each) to the previous bath recipe.

Honey will provide additional nutrition, and lemon will have a whitening effect.

WITH HONEY AND GLYCERIN

• Take 1 tbsp. l. glycerin purchased at the pharmacy, the same amount of honey and unrefined sunflower or olive oil.

Add a third of a glass of water at a comfortable temperature. Soak your nails for 20 minutes . Rinse off any remaining residue with water.

Home Remedies for Fast Nail Growth

Many girls want to have healthy long nails, but not everyone is given them by nature. Using gel polish and acrylic powder, of course, you can increase the length, but they cannot be done without breaks. Here are several methods on how to quickly and safely grow nails at home:

Soda

Soda baths make nails strong and improve their structure. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of soda in two glasses of warm water. You need to immerse your hands for no more than 15 minutes, and then be sure to apply a moisturizer to the skin.

Sea salt

Salt baths also perfectly strengthen nails. You can add a few drops of tea tree or lavender oil to them. This procedure should be done once every two days.

Iodine

Dissolve 2 tablespoons of table salt and 10 drops of regular iodine in two glasses of water. Hands should be kept in the bath for 10 minutes, and then dried well and massaged with oil.

Chamomile

Chamomile baths accelerate the growth of nail plates. Pour boiling water over 3 tablespoons of dry chamomile, leave and cool. In addition, chamomile promotes the healing of minor injuries and softens the skin.

Baths with the addition of other herbs will help you quickly and easily grow and restore your nails:

1 tsp. St. John's wort, 1.5 tsp. chamomile flowers and 1 tsp. chopped burdock root are mixed and poured with boiling water;
the infusion is cooled and poured into a bowl for the bath;
immerse your hands in the infusion for 20–30 minutes;
The procedure should be performed every day.

Baths for unhealthy nail color

consequences of colored varnish
The main reasons for discoloration are usually hidden in the deterioration of general health, the occurrence of diseases (kidneys, liver, diabetes, lymphatic system), so it is always better to undergo an examination.

But sometimes the reasons lie in the use of varnishes and products with acetone .

the following ingredients will help restore nail color :

Lemon juice baths

The procedure will eliminate fragility, slow down the growth of the cuticle, and remove yellowness after painting with low-quality varnish . Recommended up to 3 times weekly .

After taking baths with lemon juice, be sure to rinse your hands and use the cream. The procedure time is no more than 15 minutes. Lemon juice will benefit the skin of your hands, so soak them completely.

Cooking methods:

• For half a liter of water at a pleasant temperature, add 50 g . squeezed lemon juice.

a full tablespoon of ordinary iodized salt to the juice of half a lemon added to the water This procedure will help improve the color and make your nails stronger.

• Pour a decoction of St. John's wort (prepared in a water bath, strained, cooled) into water with lemon juice. St. John's wort will relieve inflammation on the skin and heal hangnails.

With dried chamomile flowers

Chamomile can improve the color of nails and make them look beautiful and healthy.

Chamomile decoction is a good anti-inflammatory agent: it will have a healing effect on hangnails and other problems with the cuticle.

Do these baths 3 times weekly .

The procedure time is 20 minutes.

It is recommended to use a softening hand cream.

• 3 tbsp. l. put chamomile in a glass of beer, heat in a water bath to 35-40 degrees . Cool slightly, lower the brushes. Rinse your hands to remove unwanted beer smell.

How fast do nails grow?

On average, fingernails grow at a rate of 1 mm per week, and the nail plate is completely renewed in 4-6 months. Toenails grow slower, this is evolutionary. The functional load on the upper limbs is higher, the blood circulation in the fingers is more vigorous, the nutrition and hydration of the fingernails is better - perhaps this is also why the fingernails grow faster.

Onychology is an official expert science that studies various conditions of nails.

The update speed is influenced by many factors:

food quality;
hormonal background;
drinking regime;
season;
ecological situation;
quality of cosmetics and household chemicals used;
blood oxygen level (remember the sea?);
finger length;
phase of the menstrual cycle;
emotional condition.

Growth rate is also affected by gender and age. It has been proven that men's nails grow faster than women's, and with age, the rate of renewal slows down.

How to quickly grow nails in 3-5 days?

A popular pepper mask can help you grow your nails in 3-5 days.

There is one caveat when using this mask - you can use it no more than once a month.

Preparation and use of pepper mask:

To prepare a pepper mask, take a pinch (3-4 g) of hot red pepper and nourishing cream, as well as twenty drops of water
Mix all the ingredients and apply them to the nails, being careful not to touch the skin of the hands.
Leave the resulting mask on your nails for no more than twenty minutes.
After the specified time, wash off the mask with water without soap.

How to grow nails in a month?

With proper care, you can grow fairly long and strong nails in a month—up to half a centimeter in length.

Leading cosmetologists of the world claim that this can be facilitated by such a rather fashionable salon procedure for hands as paraffin therapy.

But the question remains: “Can it be done at home?” Of course yes. Let's take a closer look at how to do this.

We purchase paraffin for the procedure in a specialized salon or store.
Melt the paraffin according to the instructions.
We do a hand massage - it is advisable to use some kind of scrubbing agent.
Apply nourishing cream to your hands.
We immerse the handles in the melted paraffin for literally a second and immediately remove them from it.
After ten seconds, immerse your hands in paraffin again.
When a dense layer of paraffin composition forms on your hands, put cellophane gloves on them.
We insulate our hands with thermal gloves or other warm gloves (mittens).
Leave the paraffin mask on your hands for twenty minutes.
After the specified time has passed, we rid our hands of paraffin.
We throw away the used paraffin, since it cannot be reused.
Apply cream to your hands.

Proper care

Ideally, in order to grow long nails, you need to do nothing around the house, do not dress yourself, do not cook, eat exclusively healthy, have less contact with water and spend a lot of time on daily hand treatments. If this is possible for you, congratulations, you probably married a millionaire! For other, not so lucky girls, we can advise how, without stopping active daily life, to create, albeit not ideal, but good conditions for nails.

Let's start with the fact that all housework should be done with special gloves. The advice, of course, is hackneyed, but few people follow it constantly in real life! Not only do the chemicals we use daily dry out the skin, they also soften the nail plate. Prolonged contact with water is also harmful to nails - hot water and soap literally wash out nutrients from the nail plate and it becomes brittle and weak.

Next, you need to take good care of your nails. When lubricating your hands with cream, do not forget to constantly apply it to your nails. It is also advisable to have special nail care products: nourishing enamel, various oils, and so on. By the way, long toenails are appropriate only in the summer, with open shoes - in the autumn-winter period it is better to cut them off, otherwise there is a high risk of ingrown toenails.

You should never bite your nails, pick off or bite off hangnails, peel off nail polish, or use your nails as tools (unscrew screws, pick up something). In order to grow beautiful and long nails, you need to remember that they need to be filed correctly: you should not use a file on wet nails, movements should always be directed in one direction - this will help preserve the structure of the nail. And do not use metal files - this is very harmful to your nails!