Nail Care That Actually Helps
Gloves for wet work, regular moisturising, gentle filing and avoiding harsh removers do more for nails than most products marketed for
12 August 2026Read →
How fast nails and hair grow, keratin, shedding vs loss, and the iron and thyroid checks worth doing first.
Gloves for wet work, regular moisturising, gentle filing and avoiding harsh removers do more for nails than most products marketed for
Heat styling and chemical processing damage the hair shaft directly, and no nutrient repairs hair that has already grown.
Vertical ridges are usually age-related and harmless; white spots are often minor trauma; horizontal ridges or colour changes can signa
Hair is protein, and very low protein intake or crash dieting reliably shows up as shedding a few months later.
Iron deficiency and thyroid disorders are two of the most common treatable causes of hair thinning, and both are found with simple bloo
Shedding 50 to 100 hairs a day is normal; sudden, patchy or progressive loss is different and warrants a clinician.
Brittle nails most often come from water exposure and detergents, with age, iron deficiency and thyroid problems as common medical caus
Keratin is the structural protein of hair and nails, built in the follicle and nail matrix from amino acids with B vitamins and zinc as
Hair grows about 1 cm a month and cycles through growing, resting and shedding phases over years — so nutrition shows in hair grown aft
Fingernails grow about 3 mm a month, so the nail you see today was made three to five months ago and any change shows first as new grow