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Have asked my daughter who is a nail technician and she says ...vitamin supplements with added calcium, but must take regularly...and a good manicure every couple of weeks will help too. Anne :)))

Thank you for the advice, ladies. Some things I've not used before, so I'll give them a try. Rupert, No, I stopped biting my nails when I was 14 and finally realised how horrible they looked. There's usually not much to bite either! CB >|< X

Do'nt know any cures nor can I offer advice except to say whatever you do do'nt bite them . Be good. Rupert.

C B. I have exactly the same trouble. I too take Vitamin Supplements, but cannot keep nails for more than a week. Think I shall get some Calcium tablets. Tell you what. I wont look at your nails and you dont look at my nails in April. Cannot remember if Kim has nice ones or not. Jenny x

Hi CB, my daughter has a thing about her nails and I must admit, they are lovely. She got a product from QVC called Nail Envy by OPI. It stregnthens your nails and really works. Don't know if it's available anywhere else though. Christine

Hi there CB >i<. Because you have not been very well lately, your nails weaken and start to flake. Eating raw jelly is supposed to help and invest in a good hand and nail cream and use it several times a day. You will find they will improve in the better weather too. 'ark at me......talk about Nelly No-all!!! Luv Jo.X

You need zinc as well CB.

CB I take Calcium tablets and my nails are as hard as rock.

My nails have always alternated between being very soft and inclined to tear easily, usually right across the quick - which is very painful when the whole top of the nail tears off (as it inevitably does, even if it starts as a small tear), or they go very brittle and snap off if they knock against anything, such as a door handle I'm reaching for. I've tried using all sorts of creams to rub in and vitamin supplements recommended to strengthen nails, but nothing seems to work. I do lots of cooking, gardening and usual household chores, and I find it hard to work wearing gloves, but it doesn't seem to matter if I wear gloves or not - the nails still behave in the same way. I do wish mine were as nice as other people's when I see them beautifully shaped and polished. Any advice welcome. CB >|<

Can any of you girls out there give me some tips for improving the condition of my fingernails? (More to come below)