Brittle nails usually lack sheen and elasticity caused mostly by overexposure to water and contact with harsh household detergents.
Nail tips can easily crack or break due to overexposure to water and strong home detergents.
It's hard to find the perfect do-it-yourself French Manicure kit.
Depending on the individual, it takes 3 - 5 months to grow a healthy nail.
Maintaining healthy nails.
Fungus causes discoloration. Some of the discolorations are as follows. 1) yellow-brown discoloration with eventual crumbling and disintegration of the nail plate. 2) white or yellow discoloration on the surface of the nail plate which extends outward from the point of origin. 3) white discoloration on the surface of the toenail which can be easily scraped away.
Cuticles are constantly discarding old cells and producing new ones as it protects the hardening nail. This process is what causes the cuticle to dry out if it is not treated properly.
Nail tips can easily split or break off due to overexposure to water and strong home detergents.
A delicate nail chips or breaks with rough treatment. It often results from mineral and calcium deficiencies, or overexposure to water and harsh cleaning products.
Nails are generally yellow or stained due to tobacco or the application of nail polish directly onto the nail plate, without a protective base coat.
Age spots (dark spots that look very similar to moles) usually appear on the areas of the skin that are most exposed to the sun.
Almost everyone experiences chapped hands at some point in their lives. The chapping further reduces the moisture retention capacity and this vicious circle results in the problem persisting.
Too often hands get dried out and can crack because of inadequate protection from unprotected exposure to sun, harsh detergents, water or simply a demanding professional lifestyle.
Discoloration can show itself as Rosasia (redness of the skin), age spots (dark spots) or freckles, normally caused by overexposure to various natural elements such as wind, sun or extreme cold.
Too often unprotected exposure to the sun, harsh detergents or water can cause damage to your hands.
A freckle is nothing more than an unusually heavy deposit of melanin at one spot in the skin that may cause a person to be more self-conscience. However, on certain people freckles enhance their appearance and are looked upon favorably.
Maintaining healthy hands.
Too often hands are rough and lack vitality because of inadequate protection from unprotected exposure to sun, harsh detergents, water or simply a demanding professional lifestyle.
Skin often dries and cracks due to overexposure to the natural elements.
People tend to neglect overly exposed areas of their body like, elbows and knees. Over time, with exposure to the elements, these areas can become very dry, cracked and discolored.
Maintaining healthy skin
The feet support our total weight, and therefore the skin under our feet is thicker than the rest of our body. It's often neglected, therefore causing calluses or hardened and dry skin.
Cracked or dry feet may be caused by several things including, bad fitting shoes, heat, or humidity.
Cracked or dry feet may be caused by several things including, bad fitting shoes, heat, or humidity.
Maintaining healthy looking feet.
Walking or standing for a long period of time can make feet become heated, tired or swollen.
