yours is the best

Paul, my apologies for the delay in getting back to you. Crystal files are not rated with a grit number, but based on all the other grit files I have, they seem to be between 400-600 grit. ~Ana

Ciara, we plan on making the Bliss Kiss™ crystal nail file available in the next few weeks. If you’re following me on FB or IG, I’ll be posting when they are available. ~Ana

thank you, I will defo give the treatments a go.

I have purchased some of the jojoba oil, and I started to use it last night. I also bought some nail files that are 180/240 and I’ve been using them too. I also purchased some nail buffers, but I’m still waiting for them to arrive.

So far I’ve smoothed my nails of using an old nail buffer (it still kind of works) and I’ve been applying the oil. I can’t stop feeling them, as they are so smooth with a slight shine – lol. I just need to get the glue now…..

thanks again for the info, it is very much appreciated ~ Shirl

Shirl, you know when your nails are damaged when they don’t look right or behave like your other nails. Water is the worst thing for your nails and they can soak up one third their weight in water! Over time, with repeated exposure to water, the water molecules push the l00 layers of your nail keratin apart like a book that’s gotten wet.

I explain in much more detail in my How to Treat Brittle and Peeling Nails article. http://www.NailCareHQ.com/StrengthenBrittleNails

The best thing you can do is hydrate them with a jojoba based nail oil like Pure Nail Oil™ https://www.nailcarehq.com/shop/pure-nail-oil-starter-kit/, and then keep them completely wrapped in several layers of polish to prevent water absorption.

I have all the instructions in my How to Prevent Chipped Nails In the Shower article. https://www.nailcarehq.com/chipped-nail-polish-from-the-shower

Like you, I have a nail that was severely damaged in my youth when it was smashed in a car door. Since the matrix was damaged as well, the nail that continues to grow in has a huge ridge that likes to split down the middle at the tip. That nail will never change from how it is being created now.

The only thing you can do is keep trimming it short to before the split or repairing it with a silk wrap reinforcement. You don’t have to cover your entire nail, just the splitting area with a small piece of silk wrap and nail glue. My favorite is IBD Brush on Gel Resin. It’s a thick nail glue that is nothing like the current soak off gel polishes. It’s available at Sally’s Beauty. Hope that helps! ~Ana

how would I know if my nails are damaged, and if they can be repaired? the majority of them feel smooth and have no splits etc. I only have a few problems with my nails:- they can get soft and bend easy, but I do have my hands in water a lot… my ring finger on my left hand has big ridges on it. and the nail of my right ring finger has a regrown nail from when I was in my early teens, as it was ripped out by a machine. this is shaped different, and splits in layers at the tip, but it’s been like that since it grew back !?!?!

the 1’s we buy have a slight feel to the rougher side, and are almost smooth on the other side…..