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Hair and Nails
Just like our hair, well-groomed hands and fingernails contribute a lot of positive things to our appearance. Our own hands are the parts of our bodies we see most often every day.
Our hair and fingernails also reflect our health – and often have the same cause for problems we can see and feel. This is because nail growth and hair growth occur under similar conditions.
A healthy diet and the right behaviour will help you to keep your fingernails from becoming brittle, soft and damaged.
Fingernail growth
The fingernail is continuously formed at the root of the nail from the so-called nail matrix. The cells formed in the nail matrix move to the front edge of the nail within three to six months.
During this time, they store keratin, die and harden to form the closed nail body. Fingernails grow about 1mm per week, which is about four times faster than toenails, which take about one month to grow this amount. Nail growth is very individual and depends on age, nutrition, living circumstances and mechanical stress.
Healthy fingernails have no grooves or stains, they are hard but flexible. Dull, brittle and splintering fingernails, on the other hand, could be an indication of a vitamin or mineral deficiency.
Causes of brittle fingernails
The root of the nail reacts sensitively to harmful influences. Generally, the nail body then becomes brittle, splintering off in layers or even ripping. This not only damages their appearance, but can also lead to long-lasting deformations of the nail body.
Frequent causes of brittle fingernails
- Malnutrition (e.g. due to unbalanced diet)
- Mechanical stress (e.g. use of unsuitable nail files or biting the fingernails)
- Working in continuous wetness or heat
- Use of aggressive chemical cleaning agents without gloves
- Nail polish remover containing acetone
Other causes of brittle fingernails
- Skin diseases (e.g. nail fungus, psoriasis, eczema, lichen planus, Darier’s disease, etc.)
- Circulatory problems
- Medications (e.g. blood-thinning drugs, so-called anticoagulants)
Treatment for brittle fingernails: Pantogar® capsules
The unique combination of B vitamins, proteins, amino acids and medicinal yeast has a positive effect not only on the hair and hair cycle, but also on the fingernails. This is because nail growth and hair growth occur under similar conditions.
Pantogar® capsules provides the root of the nail with nutrients and vitamins for healthy nail growth and can rebuild structurally damaged fingernails.
Pantogar® capsules contain active ingredients that help in the treatment of brittle fingernails
- Cystine is an amino acid that plays a central role in keratin formation. It promotes the growth of healthy fingernails and hair.
- Keratin is a protein. It forms the main component of the fingernails and hair.
- B-group vitamins, such as thiamine and pantothenic acid, are indispensable for the metabolism in the skin and its appendages such as fingernails and hair.
- Medicinal yeast contains a large amount of vitamins, essential amino acids, minerals, trace elements and enzymes.
Protect your fingernails!
Follow these care tips and make brittle fingernails a thing of the past:
- Balanced diet
- Wear fingernails short
- Do not use nail clippers or roughening files
- Avoid long-lasting moisture and aggressive chemical cleaning agents (wear gloves in such cases)
- Use acetone-free nail polish remover
- Apply hand cream to hands and fingernails regularly
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