lynmh

Some one here posted a "how to" make a hand lotion using: Baby lotion, vitamin E cream and vaseline. Beat it with electric mixer until mixed well. I tried it and love it for dry cracking hands. I only made have the amount to start with and am giving each quilter some for Cmas.

smagruder

I, too, have your problem. I have been taking Biotin for hair and nails for almost five months and can see NO results. I use a lot of lotion but that doesn't really help the nails. I have used a variety of nail streghtener polishes to no avail. My liver and thyroid has been checked and I am fine. I would love to hear of a product that really works too. What is the HOOF?

Baba71

My fingers split this time of the year and I use lip balm on them and it usually clears it up, but I need to keep using it all winter . Working with fabrics does not help because it tends to dry my hands. I would think any bee balm would help.

soccertxi

My nails are ok, but my cuticles ! OMGoodness! Only thing I have found that works for me is Burts Bees lemon butter cuticle creme. If I have ragged cuticles, I pick at them absentmindedly...and that just makes everything WORSE! I keep one of these in my purse and use it a couple times a day. I have seen it at Walgreens, Safeway and Sprouts.

stitchin

heard if i kept my nails in olive oil for 1/2 hour a day it would make them stronger. I've been working on that, but close to 15 min is all I get in and it seems to help. (put in a small bowl, soak fingers, cover bowl, reuse over and over)

EasyPeezy

I would not recommend reusing any kind of oil over and over...think of all
the bacteria on our hands and under our fingernails.

Quilt-Writer

I teach water aerobics so my nails are in chlorine every day for several hours. At one point I had such a bad split I used super glue to hold it in place until the nail grew out.

Burt's Bees makes a wonderful cuticle cream and hand lotion. Those have helped greatly. Also, Mary Kay sells a cream that I've used as well.

Be sure to get checked out by your doctor, but I can say these lotions have helped.

tlrnhi

My doc told me that zinc is good for the nails. It is also good for acne too.
I take a multivitamin with zinc in it and the only time I have problems with splitting nails is when they get too long

Alicer2003

Your condition is listed as Onychoschizia a common nail disorder usually from exposure to water. If your doctor cannot find any medical problem using gloves when your hands are in water and handcream may be of help. The mineral Bioten may help too - just check with your Dr.

Quilt-Writer

I can agree with the casued by water. I spend half of my day in the pool. Became much worse when I started teaching classes.