My nails are very thin and break easily, taking calcium. How to make stronger w/o polish?

Question:

Calcium helping them grow, but still not very strong, they break.

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I would use a bigger nail what size nails are you using? 10 penny? 9 Penny? Calcium won't do much to help but if you buy the galvanized version it may help with the rust.
Just kidding
you don't have to use polish but you can use something called a nail hardener, you can purchase it at the drug store

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This is crazy but it works:
Put lemon juice on them and then put olive oil on them. They harden up real fast. :D

Try taking gelatin. Knox makes some and it has the directions and ways to help make nails stronger.

Take a multi vitamin daily. It will help make hair and nails stronger.

when you clean the house and wash dishes try wearing gloves....

eat carrots , they will hep your nails to grow and become very thick

Rubbing plain yogurt on nails and keeping it on for a couple of hours twice a week will strengthen your nails.

i think that in some cases, strong nails are hereditary. my mom's nails are naturally strong and healthy. so my nails grow fast and their strong, so it's hard to break them.
you just might want to use the kind of clear nailpolish that helps make your nails strong

hand wash your dishes and take baths instead of showers....soaking them in soapy water really does help, i don't know if it is scientific, but it works for me!

I know you don't want polish, but I always find that a clear, cheap nail-strengthener such as "Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails" works WONDERS for my nails. Also, I have found that taking a multivitamin in addition to calcium works. Finally, make sure you keep them moisturized with some type of oil (such as vitamin E) to keep them from breaking.

gelatin tablets work great for nails and hair

Weak nails is a sign of malnutrition.

hard nails and fast growing hair are both attributes related to the amount of testosterone in your system. Believe it or not, working out and eating a well balanced diet will do wonders. There is no quick fix though, but the healthier you are the healthier your nails will be.

Every nite soak them in a bowl of cod liver oil for 20 min. Hard as nails. I can open a beer or pop can with my nails now.

nails are a window to your absorption. they reflect the status of your health so there might be an underlying problem. western medicine won't tell u that.

Gelatin capsules help. But the best thing is to eat more protien. Meat, eggs, peanut butter. Protien makes you heal faster and makes your hair and teeth stronger and grow faster. I had the same problem and now my nails are hard as a rock.

Vitamins

prenatal vitamins-- works miracles!!

I believe there are certain foods that make my nails stronger, but for the life of me I don't know which ones. I've tried to watch, but I haven't come up with what it is yet. Maybe someone else can tell us what foods are good for the nails.

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