To save you half an hour of your life: 1) Don't buff the ridged nails. 2) Avoid exposure to water, use gentle soaps, avoid hand sanitiser. 3) Apply oils (sweet almond, jojoba, avocado, even sunflower), both on nails and cuticles, once a day or more, if you wash your hands often. One drop is enough for all the nails. Warm oil if the surface is too damaged. Explanation at 13:31. 4) Use CND Rescue RXX products. 14:47. 5) Use Kerasal. 17:58. 6) Use DermaNail. 19:55 7) IBX salon treatment. 22:07. I myself fixed my ridged nails by dipping my fingers in almond oil in the evening, and then sleeping with cotton gloves. Were right as rain in no time.
Ive never been one to polish my nails. But I’ve had ridges for 10 years. I started on a multi vitamin for women over 50 around three months ago. My ridges are now gone. For me is was a deficiency.
Please remember that ridges like this are often a sign of psoriasis. Psoriasis manifests not only as patches on the skin. It is an auto-immune disease and can manifest in other ways, such as psoriatic arthritis. Good video!
That makes sense. I had ridges on both hands but after 6 months of collagen, the nails on my right hand are normal again, but on the left hand there is no improvement. I have a small patch of psoriasis on my left elbow.
I agree, I have had psoriasis for 30 years. Sometimes it is really bad and then gets better. I also have psoriatic arthritis and my nails get ridges. I do take supplements and it gets better but never goes away completely.
I absolutely love and appreciate your videos! They have been so helpful in helping me to restore the damage a salon did to my nails. I also have ridges, but have been told that this is normal "aging wrinkles", which I can't verify one way or another, but I was told by a podiatrist (because I have them on my toes as well) and I trust her because I saw her for more than 20 years. Also, the best product I've found for natural nails as well as cleaning overgrown cuticles are glass nail pushers and files. They are very gentle. After, I just let me cuticles look bad for a while until the oils can heal the live tissue. I have also changed to a 100% Rosehip seed oil, which is almost pure vitamin C, and that has done a great job in healing my cuticles. I do your warm oil dip and that has helped a lot with the peeling as you said. I nourish my cuticles rather than focusing on my nails (because, well, "dead" keratin). This video was very helpful with understanding why water (and chemicals because I'm a woodworker) is damaging to already dehydrated nails ... and now I use gloves with all chemicals.
This was so informative and finally confirming that I think it’s the nail polish that contributes to my peeling. My nails are strong but since I started polishing regularly I get a few nails that always peel. I put opi nail envy and Barielle ridge filler as base coats and it helps a lot but doesn’t stop it.
Haven't listened to the video yet, but Speaking from experience, Rub some Bag Balm into your fingers and nails everyday and double up on your Calcium intake & you'll be just fine!
I am so grateful that I found your channel. After asking doctors I finally have answers as to what to do for my vertical ridged nails. I never had problem nails before, though I used typewriters and computers, all my life. My fingers, especially thumbs, have taken a beating. I am constantly washing my hands these days so I will absolutely follow your suggestions. I will definitely get one of those oils and not buff down the nail bed and just do everything that you have mentioned. That extended video you mention sounds very interesting. I’ll be watching that. This is brilliant thank you so much.
Dazzle try has really helped my horrible ridged nails. Ii just wish it stayed really shiny longer. I have had thin, weak, peeling nails all my life, and Dazzle Dry has been a game changer. Thanks for all your tips.
Are you still using Dazzel Dry? I was a big fan but now 6 months later my nails have been completely destroyed by it. Peeling in layers all down the nail and the are so damaged they hurt!
You are so kind to help people learn online - I'm unable to tolerate fumes in salons and immune compromised during covid so I must do my own nails. I appreciate you!
My mom has nails that have such bad ridges that they sometimes just split straight up to her cuticles. She doesn't ever take care of her hands or nails, so it's very hard to change it for her. Thanks for this video, it explains a lot about why it's happening. Maybe now I can try to help her.
you say "I asked a chemist, I'm not that smart" actually, you ARE that SMART because you are curious enough to ask and examine these chemical breakdown details, consume it and EXPLAIN it to us. The chemist wasn't born knowing either. You are lovely Anna, and very smart, quite obviously.
Thank you ~ I am learning so much from you. I’m 55 with menopause changes to my nails. More prominent ridges and dry with occasional cracking near the top. No product damage. I am awaiting my dazzle dry order. I bought the Dior apricot base coat for my daughter with thin peeling nails,but am wondering if this is ok for mine also or is that product a no for dry nails.
Thank you so much for this video series! All of your information is so, so helpful and all your reminders about how to do gentle care for nails (and toenails) is very much appreciated!!
Thank so much, I really appreciate this and frank and honest post. My nails ridge so badly that the split vertically. I don’t use any nail products at all. I use the Cerave foaming wash and lotion I also use Eucerin intensive therapy.
Anna I am so glad I found you, I am a new subscriber. I am binging your videos. I used to get manicures twice a month and they would trim the living skin which I thought was the cuticle. They were so thick.I stopped going for manicures three years ago and now my nails look wonderful, thank goodness, and I don’t have that problem anymore. I have taken your advise, I have a little bottle of jojoba oil by my kitchen sink in my nightstand, and bathrooms, and cerave lotion I just purchased the glass nail file. Thank you for all your great advise and recommendations, I will be purchasing more items in the future ❤️ I also use jojoba oil as a weekly hair conditioner, it has changed my hair for the better..I warm it and mix with some rosemary oil, Leave it it on my head for 30 minutes. When you said jojoba oil, I know so well the magic of this liquid gold 😀
Eyes opening! I experienced exactly the damage described (dryness & yellow coloring) on toenails when I was using Sally Hansen hardener. I threw it off and it seems to be fine with just regular colorless nail polish.
I am a natural nail tech. One of the polishes I use is zoya. Over the years I’ve noticed with clients that it will dry the nail out on some people. I personally cannot use it on my self. It dries me out badly! Certain quick dry polishes can also dry the nail out. Always keep your nails covered with a polish clear or color will keep your natural oils in your nail. And hydrating the matrix of your nail so it will grow out more hydrated.
Hello Jenn, what you are experiencing is surface damage which looks like dryness. It can happen with polish wear. I think it can have something to do with nitrocellulose which can yellow the nail and damage the surface a bit too. Here there is a great explanation by a chemist www.nailpro.com/health/article/22249191/vb-cosmetics-dazzle-dry-nail-lacquer-the-real-cause-of-natural-nails-turning-yellow
Love you videos and the information you share. I am a believer in Argan oil. I love using it on my nails and skin and find that it is very nourishing , it even has lightened the darken skin on my arms caused by sun damage. It lives up to hype it receives.
Thank you so much for an amazing video, and fantastic series! This is so informative, genuine and helpful! I looked at the ingredients in my current nail oil, because I have been experiencing drier and more brittle nails than usual, and found out that they put very strange oils from trees and palmtrees in there, and none of the ingredients you recommend! Just put an order in for OPI´s oil that does contain the ingredients you recommend (and is of course a very reputable brand!). 🌻
Hi Rebecka, you can even make your own oil too. Jojoba, avocado, sunflower, grapeseed oil*, sweet almond oil, safflower oil* hempseed oil* etc. These are great for skin and nails and (*these) are rich in ceramides.
I have a side job making pottery. Water exposure (sometimes for hours) is unfortunately unavoidable. If my nails are going to be in water, is it better to have polish on or bare nails? I would think polish might protect them but then sometimes it chips or comes off entirely and does more damage. Thanks so much for all your videos about nail care, I especially liked the cuticle/ proximal fold video where you talk about nail structure.
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve learned so much. Recently I’ve been using just chapstick to moisturize and seal in moisture on the cuticle and nail...especially after washing my hair. I so appreciate the integrity in the making of this video. Have a great day.j❤
Argan oil actually is not a fancy name, as you mentioned, it is a traditional name for Moroccan produced oil from the argan tree that only grow naturally in arid and semi-arid regions in southwestern Morocco.
I’ve got a lot of ridges since I got older I take vitamins but it’s not that it’s due to age I do all you say so oil after washing hands I use oil daily 3/4 or more times a day with lotion wear gloves when cleaning etc love Doug Shoon advice
Very helpful. I purchased CND Rescue Rxx after listening to another of your videos and have been using it almost twice daily (need to get better at that) but as important for me ruthlessly wearing rubber gloves when washing dishes. I love to soak in long baths so am limiting them and keeping my hands out of the water as much as I can. I plan to document with regular photos and limit use of nail polish. I plan to look into the treatment too and eventually Dazzle Dry when I want to try polish again. My ridges start peeling near the end of the nail, and I hope to improve that. I’m interested in the Kerasal liquid too but want to try one at a time so I see what’s helping most or whether using more than one simultaneously is the better idea.
I have super ridgy nails but, I have diabetes, and PCOS. My nails are super strong, I baby them, use cuticle oil, moisturizer, I don't use them as tools either, etc. I'm a cashier, and always get compliments on my nails. I also never buff my nails.
This was so informative! I have a genetic condition that causes me to form faulty collagen. I’ve always had weak, ridgy nails that peel like phyllo dough. I wonder since my condition affects almost every organ & structure, that may be why my nail matrices produce wonky nails…anyway, thank you for the information. I’ve been guilty of buffing the ridges to try and smooth my nails. 🤦🏻♀️
Please share what your genetic condition is? I have something genetic going on & also have the ridges & peeling like pictures. Just curious, so I can study & learn.
Once again fabulous advice on ridged nails,I have used rxxrescue before and need to revisit it.I live in the uk and cannot find a supply of dazzle dry products or ibx.My regular choice of products is Leighton Denny expert nails,nail oil,polish remover and hand creams.I also use OPi.thanks again for your advice,I follow with interest.Victoria Baker,North Wales,UK.
I have used Sally Hanson and some others. It seems my nails split and peel even worse. At 72 y/o yes I have the ridges. I have recently started using Keratin 3 day growth, it may be helping some. As a child I was a nail biter, but quit in later years. I do take Biotene.
I have very little ridges but I shouldn’t buff because then they break easily . Very lightly if at all . Better using a ridge filler . Unfortunately I slammed my middle finger in the edge of the door 🚪 about 5 months ago . I cried for about 5 minutes it was horrific pain . The worst hit was rite in the spot between the cuticle and nail bed . I was worried it would be permanently damaged. Months to finally have the black mail come off now it looks like a very bitten down nail . This is very painful and takes so long , I’m thinking mid summer it may be to the edge of finger finally . It was so swollen and hot it changed thermal polish to a warm state when the rest were cool . Be careful please , this wasn’t really my fault I opened the door and something fell on the floor and I couldn’t get in and the screen door metal pole that keeps it from slamming shut was broken . That’s how it goes when I visit certain people. Totally avoidable!
My nails are exactly like this. I had pneumonia at Christmas so maybe that is the cause. I will try the oil treatment and hope the ridges have grown out by the end of the year.
Just came across this video and I am happy I did. I am going to try some of your suggestions, starting with the warm oil soak once a week and daily oil into the cuticles. I will look at getting Kerasal and/or Dermanail when I can spare the money (I am a 72yo pensioner). Dermanail especially is quite expensive in Australia.
Acetone and base coats make my nails peel. Non acetone is better, but I use the CND between manicures and before polish. I also use the smoothest side of the buffer block (marked shine) to help stop polish from penetrating my nails.
I really don't recommend using buffer block to shine your nails. Making them (buffing them) shiny doesn't seal them despite what marketing people tell you. Polish just won't bond very well to this surface because it has less surface to bond to. Uneven surface (gentle buff to remove the shine) adds micro scratches so the product has more surface to bond to. Opposite makes the polish peel
Dermanail was a miracle for my crumbling big toenails a few years ago. It works great if you hang in there long enough to grow the nail all the way out. With my toes, once a day is fine, and you are right, you can use it while wearing polish. What was happening for me is that when I would cut and file them, the inner corners would just sort of flake and crumble. Dermanail resolved that. With menopause my nails are changing, and layers keep flaking off, so now I'm trying Dermanail on my hands too. Boy howdy the price went up recently -- but the bottle does last forever (unless you spill it!!! Which I have done!!) I also really like Trind Nail Balsam before polish. And I've been trying a new product from Sally's, American Classics "Hard to Believe," which seems to help protect my mani from flaking off more than Gelous (which is my former favorite, it works geat as a ridgefilling basecoat). I might try the IBX treatment you speak about as it seems to be designed for what I'm experiencing. I see a salon near me that does it but they combine it with gel mani, which I don't want (I'm a massage therapist so I have to shorten my nails every week -- so I do them myself with regular polish). I'm tempted to try and buy the products directly and do it myself. I'm quite intrigued by the DazzleDry, but I own hundreds of polishes already and it would be sad if I had to chuck out my entire collection! Do you think there's any way you can combine their top and base with other products, or is that just a really bad idea???
Hi Anna, I love your videos. I've been using the Cuccio Oil in Milk and Honey for a year, and I love it. I wondered if you've ever used their nail polishes. I just checked the ingredients and see it contains nitrocellulose, so do you think that ingredient should automatically be avoided? Thank you!
I have researched a lot about this issue since I now suffer with this. I use to have beautiful nails! What I have learned is this problem is found most often with individuals that has experienced a lot of stress in their life. A nerve issue 😢. What I have been looking for is a thick undercoat base that would basically fill in the groves so when I use nail polish you won’t see these ugly groves. So far I haven’t found such a base coat. Do you have any suggestions?
Dazzle dry has a product called transform that product gives the nail an almost gel like feel and look, so when you paint over they look perfect! of course this does not fix or addresses the issue, the ridges are going to be there when you remove your nail polish
My wife has severely ridged nails and her cuticles and skin around her nails are super sensitive. The skin also grows with the nail plate on many of them aswell. They are so brittle and difficult to work with 😢
I suggest urea based cream/lotion after each hand wash, just a tiny amount. Top of jojoba oil for all 10 nails. She should see improvement with consistent care.
Anna, I know you use Blue Cross, but can I ask why you like Blue Cross versus Sally Hansen? Ana Seidel says Blue Cross is runny and she prefers a thicker kind. She says cuticle remover is all some form of lye and lye breaks down live as well as dead skin. She prefers a thicker cuticle remover because it stays where you put it better. She does also put a latex peel off product on the skin around the nails so the cuticle remover won’t touch it. I haven’t tried Blue Cross but really like the My Bliss Kiss cuticle remover.
I think both of the removers cover the same amount of skin/nail. You can even apply Blue Cross with a thin polish brush just where the cuticle is. All (effective) removers are potassium hydroxide based that's why they have to be removed properly. Latex can be a problem in itself. So many people are allergic to it. Just be more precise with the application of cuticle removers and wash them off.
@@TheSalonLife Thank you for your reply and help! My daughter can’t wear latex. Any time she wears a band aid, she has to be careful. Some indie makers do make non latex peel off stuff. Some people make their own with Elmer’s glue. I think they mix water into it, but don’t know. I never bother with putting anything around my skin when removing the cuticle. I don’t do nail art, either. The only time I use a latex barrier is when I polish my toe nails. I can’t keep the polish off my skin, 9 of my toe nails are small, and it’s really hard to polish my own nails. (I have done serious weight lifting for decades and may not have done enough stretching. Bad, I know, but I hate stretching.) I keep a pumper bottle with water in it and rinse every nail one at a time after I use acetone. I do the same after I used cuticle remover. After I am done with all my nails, I go and wash them using a gentle nail brush. With my stupid picky skin, I want to get those off my skin as soon as possible.
I will give it a try, Anna. I have one large toenail that I injured many years ago, I dropped a dinner plate vertically smack in the middle of the nail. It took about 2 years to grow out normally and about once every 2 years the plate lifts off the bed from the middle again and then another year of probable onychomycosis until it grows out again. Golfing doesn’t help. So I will try to find this and send you progress pics! Thanks so much for all you do!!
Hello Donna! Poor nail must have some permanent damage from the trauma and any additional trauma can put it over the edge (no pun intended). I'm really curious how this product works for you.
I’m watching your videos from so long ago idk if you still get notifications on comments. But I used the OPI Repair mode, 1bottle, then switched to a product I’m using now which I’d love for you to check out, called Flexinail conditioner. I really like it so far. I plan to continue until this bottle ids gone, then switch back to the second bottle of OPI repair mode or the second bottle of flexinail and use until they are gone. I’d love be to hear your feedback on the flexinail! I’m quite impressed with your channel and am enjoying it very much! Thank you! Denise
Hi Denise! I had to dig a bit to find their ingredients. It’s mostly jojoba oil and sunflower oil with Vit E as a preservative and Phytantriol as a humectant (moisturizer) and some essential oils as fragrance FlexiNail Fingernail Conditioner INGREDIENTS: Simmondsia Chinensis (jojoba), Carthamus Tinctorius (safflower) and/or Helianthus Annuus (sunflower) / Glycine Soja (soy) / Canola, Squalane (vegetable derived - not from shark), Vitis Vinifera (grape seed), Limnanthes Alba (meadowfoam), Phytantriol, Oenothera Biennis (primrose), Lecithin, Isohexadecane, Isoeicosane, Phytol, Tocopherol and Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Butyrospermum Parkii (shea), Rosmarinus Officinalis (rosemary), Liquid Germal Plus, Myrtus Communis (myrtle oil), Fragrance Oil, Bosweillia Carterii (frankincense)
@@TheSalonLife Yep! That’s it! It has some good things in there reported to possibly improve growth of hair and nails, like rosemary. And the frankincense had great things too but can’t remember what that was. The other oils are just different oils. But this does not apply like an oil. It doesn’t completely soak into the nail bed. If you only leave it on for 30 minutes you have to wipe the remnants off. Have you ever known anyone or have you tried this one? Nice to meet you!
These could be my nails and your video has helped me make decisions not to allow my nail techs to buff my ridges--just too harsh! Also to add oils to my nail routine and forego polish until healthy again. I use a leather buffer with a polishing cream which seems much gentler than a file. What are your thoughts?
Vertical ridges in nails have a direct correlation to deficiencies, in particular, zinc. Our nails are signals to MANY things going on inside our bodies.
But...I take supplemental zinc every day, and have been doing so for years. I am not zinc deficient, yetI have these ridges. Not nearly as bad as the picture though. You have to really look VERY close to see mine.
Thank you Anna for another wonderful video. I have healthy, generally resilient up natural nails but I have slight peeling at the free edge as I was really unwell a few months ago and the nail that was produced over those months has grown out now to the free edge and it's a bit rubbish compared to normal. So I'm going polish free for a couple of weeks to get that part well oiled and then filed off at the weekly manicure I do... so hot oil soaks sound like an excellent idea for me, so thank you for the idea!
Hi Jo! Yes for sure, sickness, fever etc can totally affect how the nail grows and how it forms. Protecting that nail is the best thing you can do right now. Glad to hear you are better :))
I had white spots for the first time in my life (i’m 51) some month ago on my toenails after removing my nail polish. I usually use a nailpolish remover with acetone (the same one for many years (a local brand and it’s good and my nail polish last several weeks on my toes)or just regular 100% acetone (used for nails) and never had any surface damage and/or white spots. I was out of my polish remover and my “nail acetone” and took a 100% acetone we had in our house (you know the one you use when you remove tape marks and so on) and instantly I got these white spots. They have grown out by now and my nails are normal again. It was too harsh for the nails. I don’t know what the difference are, but clearly there were a difference between the two 100% acetone?!
Sounds like you used industrial acetone and not a cosmetic acetone. Industrial acetone might have some other impurities, it's never really 100% acetone.
It’s important that people seek the advice of their Dermatologist or other medical provider to ultimately know what’s going on with their nails. Maybe the OP is outside of the U.S.? Nail technicians in the U.S. are expressly prohibited from diagnosing nail conditions for people, that’s way outside of the scope of what we are licensed to do and can actually be dangerous.
Thank you for this video! I have purchased the CND Rescue RXx and will stay with it for the 4 weeks thw package states. Question...this needs to be applied to naked nails, after the 4 weeks can I switch to Dermanail for cuticle treatment for my ridges? By then I should be able to use Dazzle Dry, correct? I am so hopeful that I will love my hands again. Thank you for your direction. ❤
Hi! Thank you for your information. I have been led to believe that having nail ridges is indicative of having arthritis. Have you also heard that information? Thank you
Hi Pat. You're very welcome :) As for the ridges, there been literature we have seen showing there can be a link between arthritis and nail ridges. However, to find out if there is a link between the two it is best to consult a doctor. Thanks so much!
Hi , so glad to find your series, I have subscribed and purchased a few items discussed through the links. (Thank you!) Question, what are your thoughts about suede buffers and cream? I just bought this and used it for the first time this morning. I was hoping it would bond the few top layers, now I’m not sure about it. I have weak, brittle, flaky nails. I quit polishing and use oil all the time. They were doing really well until I had a manicure and the tech buffed the top 😮 which I had specifically asked she not do. It’s been weeks and they have yet to recover. Thanks in advance.
I got buffing and filing mixed up. Buffing with a soft nail buffer and nail cream seems a good idea. Filing the ridges with a rough emery board would be very abrasive to the surface.
Even with a soft buffer you can still remove lots of nail plate and severely damage your nails. Buffing should be kept to an absolute minimum and done only to increase polish adhesion if necessary. Not for the look or to smooth the ridges.
A dermatologist told me 30 years ago ridged nails where due to a virus. My nails became ridged one by one and I can't get rid of these ridges. It's so ugly, I buff my nails once a month before applying clear nailpolish (which becomes mandatory since buffing thins the nails). I'll try the oils you recommend. Thanks
You did not mention the name of the gentle nailpolish, can you plese tell it avain if I missed it. Thankyou so much for your video it was very informarive.
Funnily enough I just purchased a threepack of AHA BHA face serum and was thinking it might be a good cuticle remover perhaps, they're both chemical exfoliants. I'll try to take before and after photos to see if it does anything for the nail itself.
The moons on my nails have disappeared. I used to have them on my thumbnails, but they disappeared a few years ago too. Any idea what could be causing this?
Hi Anna, I have ridgy nails and am going to buy the IBX line. I’m in Canada and am a licensed hairstylist so I was told by beauty suppliers that only licensed people can get this.? You didn’t mention anything about using Olive oil, palm oil, coconut and grape seed oil for nails or are not in favour of these oils for nails. Olive oil is expensive. I have a cheaper brand and extra virgin one. Palm oil I use for hair as it is curly. Where can I get IBX oil from Ontario Canada that you maybe know of. I don’t know if you have videos on how to care for cuticles and cutting them. It’s called Russian cuticle removal. I thought it’s just European manicure or cuticle removal. I just adore your channel. 🥰
Hi Anna. Can you please make a video about nail biting and how to help stop the habit? Best way to heal and grow healthy nails post nail biting. Thank you.
I don't know if this helps you but around 8 years of age my dentist told me it damaged my teeth. I believed him and stopped chewing my nails. (at that point I likely only had been doing it for a couple of years...a lifetime ago!) I did have an issue biting off the dry bit of skin near the finger tips but as an adult using hand lotion, etc., I don't really have that issue any more. Things that might help an adult are 1. make a chart and give yourself a star or check mark for each day you Don't bite your nails. 2. keep at this record keeping for at least 3-6 months. 3. make a reward your value for getting 2 in a row, 5 in a row, 2 weeks in a row, etc. (pick little things like buying a plant or some other thing that will enhance your life, not necessarily around nail care). 4. remember why you want to stop biting your nails and what you envision your nails/life to be like. 5. prepare yourself for good attention/compliments. this is vital since not being able to accept positive attention can undermine all your good efforts. 6. remember you are making a change and with change comes Changes. you may change in ways you never expected. this may be just one of many changes you go through. you are capable and you are able. All My Best To You!
Helllo Wishful Thinking ❤️ I wanted to thank you for such wonderful, insightful and detailed comment. May i share your comment on my channel? I agree with you on all your points. Thank you so much!!
@@AWanderingEye thank you for your comment. Appreciate it. My chronic nail biting gets severe based on anxiety. Unless I make a conscious decision to stop myself it happens automatically without realising. Working on it!
@@TheSalonLife certainly, i''m honored. I think some of it is plain ole behavior modification. One thing folks can get hung up pn is exploring "why" they do what they do. Sometimes focussing on just stopping (any action one determines as undesirable) is the most life saving measure. Replacing with a nondestructive habit (like each time I want to bite my nail I will instead look at them and, eventually, come to admire my manicure). Or, do something that expresses the energy used by nail biting like a brief vigorous walk, doing some squats, or punching some pillows...whistle a jaunty tune. Insight will or won't arrive, one may never know why they bit their nails, but they have stopped. For their body, stopping was the most important step for healing. For their mental health finding neutral or positive replacement will stop the injury process. That may eventually lead to a relationship with a therapist to deal with underlying issues (boredom? negative self-talk? Coping skills? Anxiety? Anger?) I have always believed "There's always room for improvement' and learning can happen. Implementing the learning, integration into daily life is part of changing..Remember change is constantly occurring, is it through apathy, mindless repetition and time? OR, Is it due to one's own considered decision for one's well-being and acting positively on that decision consistently over time? Kinda wordy but wanted to finish my thoughts. As a child, it only took the voice of an authority for me to act. As an adult, I am the authority on myself...with my own research or role models I have chosen (or not chosen as in media influence, but that is another story). I am the person who causes and holds the keys to alleviate my suffering (excluding any criminals who act against me or biological or weather related processes outside of my awareness and control). Hope this helps, thanks Anna!
@@julieh5321 sounds like you are using a good resource. You can do it! If you want an a additional tip, look at SMART goal making. This video covers it...I am not affiliated in any way, just tend to be wordy... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1-SvuFIQjK8.html I am encouraging you as I know it can be exhausting to 1. pay such close attention 2. then stop the action and 3. then replace it with a better act (i.e. thinking, I can be calm without biting my nail). I hope you occasionally also do 4. Pat yourself on the back for all your efforts.
In the old days it was suggested to manicure the nails only at fridays. I tried this and have the best results. I dont know why, but it works like magic.
Maybe keep your hands out of the water? Hot baths are not very good for the skin either. Relaxing but overall not great ;) PS. The water will get into the gloves in the bath I think....
Hi! I recently watched your shellac video (I love that poppy color!) but there was no explanation regarding the buffing...can you briefly explain why you would buff there?
When it comes to Shellac there is usually some pieces of base coat on the nail. That will make the color surface bumpy and sometimes the color would catch on these pieces. Also, I know that they say that there is zero buffing necessary but I find that for Shellac the shine needs to be removed. Shine only though, not filing and buffing like crazy removing layers.
Same here. My mother always had ridge nails and two of her daughters have them also, my next youngest sister and I, my other two sisters do not have ridges. We are in excellent health and do not use product on them and are now in our sixties. Never been a solution for them to disappear entirely.
Hi Anna! I have ridges or "line dips" in my nails but horizontally what is this due? My nails are super thin, bendy, they are peels at the free end. I use dazzle dry but learned through your videos that I was removing the proximal fold, buffing the peels and the nails, and also leaving the Sally Hansen cuticle remover on my entire nail without washing it. I'm just curious. Also what do you think about the dazzle dry mend and maintain oils? Thanks Anna!
During chemotherapy, my toenails fell off completely. Now, four years later, they have not yet fully recovered. My fingernails are also ribbed. I have tried a lot of medications with poor results probably because I am still on anti-estrogen hormone therapy. I will try to follow the given tips.
Hello Sandy! Here is a video I did about it. Dazzle Dry Pros & Cons | watch this before you buy it❗️ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EYOnyWd9Qv4.html
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