Proper nail care for stronger and healthier nails

We paint our nails and stick fake nails on them to make them pretty and, in the process, we may forget that they are attached to a very living body. You may forget it, but your nails won’t. Remember that nails, though made from “dead” protein, do grow and that the nail bed requires nutrition to make them? And, just as our skin received less nutrition as we age, nails do too. Therefore, we should provide extra nutrition topically for proper nail care.

What are nails?

Nails are made of alpha keratin, a protein. The plates that grow on the back of each finger and toe are like cat claws. In humans, the claws have become flattened as they are more useful than claws. Nails are a part of the human protective outer layer that covers our body, together with the skin and hair.

The keratin in the nail is not too different from that in hair, but the nail contains more calcium. The nail matrix is the tissue under the nail and contains nerves, lymph and blood vessels. The matrix produces cells that become the nail plate and will continue to produce cells as long as it receives nutrition and remains in a healthy condition. As new nail plate cells are made, they push older nail plate cells forward; and in this way older cells become compressed, flat, and translucent.

Nails grow more slowly than hair, 1/8 of an inch per month (vs. 1/4 to 1/2 inch per month for hair). We know that nails can hurt, lots of nerves reach the nail bed and let us know when we catch one in a car door. Nails can be damaged enough that they fall off. But even without any of those painful accidents, sometimes they grow slowly and/or badly. Why?

Just like our hair, proper nail care will provide it nutrition to grow normally. This is because live cells oversee producing these proteins. Once you realize that nails and hair have much in common, it is not surprising that keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) works as well for nails as it does for hair.

What can you do to get longer, stronger nails?

Healthy nails protect our fingers and toes; it is our duty to protect them and preserve their health. Using Skin Actives Nail Care Oil or Nail Serum with ROS BioNet and Apocynin, you can supply then necessary nutrients and proteins for nail health.

Skin Actives Nail Care Serums are not very different from our hair care serum: plenty of nutrients, including amino acids, KGF as well as antioxidants and vitamins. Pick up one of our Skin Actives nail care solutions today and see how your nail health improves over time.