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    Does anyone have any tips for how to grow your natural fingernails nice and strong? I've tried taking biotin, silica, calcium and none of it has made much difference. I feel like I've tried every nail hardener known to man. They are just really weak and flaky, so tend to flake off in layers or break at the sides. I've had acrylic nails before but my real nails were so damaged underneath that it's really put me off (well that, the cost and spending so much time getting them infilled)!

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    I stopped getting the fakies about a year ago, it took about 8 months for my nails to stop breaking! I take a vitamin E capsule every day, which helps. Also, filing your nails to mirror the shape of the base of the nails helps to prevent them from breaking (as opposed to square or simply rounded).

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    i get weely mani/pedi's. and i never do fake nails. think they are tacky..

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    make sure you're eating enough protein.

    for the most part, i think it's just luck and genetics.

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    My nails grew long and strong as nails once I stopped using nail polish/hardeners/top coats. Skip the polish and use oils to moisturize them.

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    when i was at college we were taught that the strongest shape for your nails is the sqoval, its a sqaure nail but with rounded edges, keep having manicures once a week or do ur own, there pretty easy to do, keep them well nourished with mositurisers, my nails have always been strong an grow very fast, it will take a while tho if you have been useing flase nails, for you real nail to become strong agen, jus keep lookin after them, dont file them in a sawing action, this causes spliting, file them from middle to side on each side, if u get me, and also keep them short until they are stong.
    hope this helps

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