Nails

BonnGayle
BonnGayle Member Posts: 26
edited 21. Jun 2013, 14:39 in Living with Arthritis archive
so heres the problem I have lots of vertical ridges which as my arthritis flares are getting worse if they get more than a cm long they break and sometimes rip down so i have a chunk of nail missing I sometimes have excema on my hands and so varnish isnt an option as the remover upsetts them, has anyone got any ideas can i put oil on them or something to stop them breacking and ripping ?

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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I use an oil which helps to keep my nails strong. I'll PM you the details. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • DebbieT
    DebbieT Member Posts: 1,033
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I get psoriasis of the nails, they pit & ridge badly but my biggest problem is they lift as the psoriasis layers up & I end up with holes near the nail bed, luckily it's never damaged the matrix, or it will lift so much it catches on everything & it hurts like hell :?

    As for strengthening ure nails there is some great advice on this site
    http://www.channel4.com/4beauty/make-up-skin-care/nails/how-to-strengthen-nails

    The best of luck.x
    Healing Hugs
    Debbie.x
  • bubbadog
    bubbadog Member Posts: 5,544
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have similar problem with my nails, they split right across the skin which is really nasty. I'd love to have lovely long nails but never have chance to grow them as they always break! I don't know how they split I just wake up and notice them!!
  • Sharon2960
    Sharon2960 Member Posts: 329
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My friend was painting my nails the other day and she actually commented on all the ridges! My nails have been brittle and prone to breaking for ages, which I thought might have been to do with my underactive thyroid - never occurred to me that this might be another symptom of Arther's presence!!
  • BonnGayle
    BonnGayle Member Posts: 26
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Im going to give the nail oil a go and hope I can find one that isnt too scented or it will make my excema go nuts
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck with it and I hope it helps - it's very gentle, I even put it on cuts etc to soothe any sting. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • Susiesoo
    Susiesoo Member Posts: 358
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I also have vertical ridges on my finger and toe nails which can split easily. I never get to have matching length nails.

    Sometimes it is just nice to know I am not unique.

    Susie :)
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That's the odd thing, Susiesoo, all of us are the weird mixture of ubiquitousness and uniqueness. :wink:

    I think that anything one uses will help to strengthen nails as long as the treatment is done regularly - and doesn't stop when things are better. Keeping nails on the shorter side helps too. I stopped my daily regime when my Mum died, my nails 'went' and I have now resumed as of the past fortnight. Already they are looking better. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • Susiesoo
    Susiesoo Member Posts: 358
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I think you are right, DD. I do tend to forget to look after them when they look better. I must try harder!

    Susie
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi DD
    Will you pm me with this.....I've always had very strong nails but this past few weeks they seem to be crumbling at the tips.....they aren't long so don't know why this has suddenly happened

    Love
    Hileena

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