Not everyone from the birth has got healthy nails of beautiful form, but it is possible to argue with the nature also by means of certain rules to make the nails well-groomed and long.
Length and condition of nails depend on the number of contents in nail plate of keratin which is also construction material for hair and skin. Availability of keratin is caused by amount of sulfur in organism. Besides the nail plate contains such substances as zinc, selenium, calcium, chrome and phosphorus and also thin layers of water and fat.
Reasons of slow growth of nails
- unbalanced food or too strict diet therefore enough microelements, fats and vitamins does not come to organism;
- the hormonal failure connected with awkward age, pregnancy, menstrual cycle or diseases of thyroid gland;
- negative influence of chemicals on nail plate (means for washing of ware, powders, household chemicals, solvents, etc.);
- professional activity as a result of which nails, for example, massage therapists or those who print on the keyboard much grind off;
- the addiction to gnaw or bite nails;
- low-quality nail file or its wrong use.
How to accelerate growth of nails
Integrated approach from ukhodovy procedures and the balanced food is important for health and growth of nails.
Food
To accelerate growth of nails, it is necessary to pay attention to the daily diet – products have to contain in enough:
- proteins (fowl, fishes and animals, seafood, nuts, soy and beans);
- calcium (dairy and fermented milk products, sprouts of wheat, broccoli, sunflower seeds of flax, sesame and poppy);
- iron (beef, chicken or pork liver, quail eggs, hematogen, dried cepes);
- sulfur (firm grades of cheeses, eggs, beef liver, sardines, humpback salmon);
- vitamin A (red pepper, parsley, apricots) and E (oil from wheat germs, corn, linen, sesame, hempy);
- phosphorus (rice and wheat bran, pumpkin sunflower seeds, soy protein);
- selenium (pistachios, millet, sheep cheese, coco shaving).
Regular receipt in organism of useful substances and elements will provide not only good condition of nails and their rapid growth, but also will well affect the general state of health. Will not be superfluous to spend on drink special vitamin complexes with mark "for growth of nails" which can be bought in drugstores.
Home care of nails
In house conditions by means of oil baths and masks it is possible to provide to nails in addition food and moistening and also to stimulate process of their growth:
- Oil bath. Will be necessary: base oils (it is better to give preference olive, from germs of wheat or from grape seed), juice of lemon and essential oil. To warm up several tablespoons of base oil on water bath, to add lemon juice and several drops of any essential oil. To dip fingers into bath and to hold 10-15 minutes.
- Bath with iodine. Will be necessary: iodine pharmaceutical (1 h spoon), sea salt (2 h spoon), lemon juice (couple of drops). To mix all ingredients with 1 tablespoon of warm water, to mix carefully. To dip fingers for 15 minutes. The bath will perfectly strengthen nails, allowing them to grow to the required length, without being stratified.
- Mix with red pepper. Will be necessary: chili powder (1 h spoon), any cream, fat on oily base (2 h spoon). To mix, to rub the received mix massage movements in nail plate and prinogtevy zone.