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What Chipped or Cracked Nails Say About Your Body

Brittle nails say a lot about your habits, and overcoming these habits will help nails heal.

by Staff
May 27, 2009
What Chipped or Cracked Nails Say About Your Body

 

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Brittle nails say a lot about your habits, and overcoming these habits will help nails heal. Dermatologist Robin Ashinoff tells Cosmopolitan that brittle nails are a result of "environmental factors and habits that dry out nails, such as frequent hand-washing and drying and/or chronic use of polish remover and artificial nails." She says if you eliminate those factors, nails will be healthier, and if they don't, it might be due to a vitamin B deficiency, which suppliments can correct.

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