What's the most common reason your nails break or split?

well mine break through stress or boreddom. nail biting i dont like my anils too long anyway, heh remember when i decided to see what would be like if i did have long nails, so i tried fake nails but i got so frustrated as i couldnt open a handle of door, or easily pick up a cup of drink worse thing was, i couldnt type, got so annoyed as several were messaging me at the time in msn, and nudging but i coudlnt type quick enough because of the stupid long nails lool i bit them right off as i got so angry haha anyway thing is.. its calcium you need, to help strengthen any bone and nails are bone material.. also you know you can buy nail strengthener while growing them, well might help.. thats problem with having long nails, if one breaks due to chores, then just looks too odd if rest are long..

Mine break due to work. I work in the party department of a store and spend a lot of time tidying up, picking stuff up off the floor, tying balloons and all of this chips your nails. Once my nail is chipped it drives me insane, so I have to file it down. So my nails never actually break right off, but they get driven down chip by chip.

I can't really grow mine out that long because they break too easily. I have problems with my potassium level and the level of other nutrients, so they are usually very thing and brittle. But, lately, they've been a little thicker and I've been able to grow them out a bit. I work a lot with my hands all day long, so they're bound to break no matter what. I also like to cut them down if I'm doing a lot of work on the car or other messy jobs.

I have artificial nails--mine don't break so much as they bend downwards, making it very difficult to go natural (I type a LOT). My natural nails don't break, but I've got to keep them very short or they'd start to curl and bend strangely. I wish I knew about fake nails sooner! (and for a special treat, I'll go all out and get a pedicure too!) As for tips for keeping your nails healthy and strong, I'd suggest a well-balanced diet, perhaps even some gelatin? And use Sally Hansen's nail products--the strengthener is great!

I have lots of problems growing my nails, they go through stages where they seem to go really healthy and then they just split and break. I have learnt that I can only grow my nails to a certain length though before this starts to happen so what I do now is trim them once a week, file them and then put clear nail varnish on them. This keeps them strong and healthy.

I saw this nail hardening thingy in beauty stores but I hadn't tried something like it. My nails usually break from having done the laundry, which I usually do on a weekend. I don't have a washing machine yet and I still do hand wash my clothes. Washing clothes is the number one reason my nails break. Another reason is when I try using my nails to untie something.

Because I chew and rip them... it's a nasty habit I have when I'm stressed out. It's good to have short nails though as I work with kids and it would be dangerous to have long fingernails as I could injure them with it (scratch them, poke them with it, or whatever else may happen). Drink milk, it will help create keratine (?) and that keeps nails strong! .

I studied nutrition when I was in college and there is a nutrient that causes this but I could not find an answer to this so I searched this out for you. I know they used to recommend taking gelatin capsules for it. Some people naturally have soft brittle nails (My wife for one). Then there is a condition called onychoschizia which includes splitting, brittle, soft or thin nails. It is often a result of them frequently getting wet. And yes even wearing gloves while doing dishes can cause dampness because of sweat in the gloves. The best treatment is to apply lotions containing alpha-hydroxy acids or lanolin containing lotions such as "Elon" (by the "Dartmouth" company) to the nails after soaking nails in water for 5 minutes and after getting the hands wet.

well yeah it really breaks specially if you putting some nail polish on it straight with in the period of time.. and it was not rinsed properly after putting a cuticle remover or soap to that effect..and that was always my problem..our nails need to breathe i guess..and have it clean with no polish on it once in a while..and thats what i exactly do if i noticed it...to make it more strong try sticking your nail on garlic it makes the nail stronger..minus the odor

Well before I got sick, many years ago, my nails were great. They would grow really long and not break. People thought they were manicured, but they just looked good. When I got sick they started to break, so I keep them short now. I know a lack of vitamins, especially iron can cause breakage. Women's One A Day vitamin is a vitamin the has checked out in major studies on which vitamins are the most efficient. I currently take that one. Also, I used to go to Walgreens, and they had a vitamin especially for hair and nails. I don't remember the name, but I know it states clearly on the label it was to strengthen hair and nails.

Wearing nail varnish too often, because it stops your nails breathing and also the nail varnish remover really drys the nails out too. Also just generally not treating you hand and nails with care! I use Sally Hansen Hard As Nails on mine to keep them looking nice and stop them splitting and breaking.

dishes frag mine too,especially if you use the steel scrubbies.that and hands on yardwork. sometimes it's a vitamin deficiency,i take biotin suppliments,and my nails haven't split since.

It could be that your nails are too dry and brittle so they break. Or it could be that you have your hands in water too much. I know that is why my nails always break or split. I clean houses for a living and have my hands in water all of the time. I use a lot of hand lotion but it still dries out my nails and skin. If I put nail polish on them it protects them a little bit more, but then I have to redo them again after work because more than half of it is gone by then and it looks dumb having only half my nails polished.

Some people they were keep on telling us that our Nails are easily been broken if we are lucking of Calcium and the second is that our Nails is always soaked in water.......

Most nails get weak from lack of iron in the diet. Heres an article that explains some of the causes etc for brittle and or chipping nails. http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/brittle_splitting.html HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

Hi beauty, Maybe you need more vitamins! Anyway, I have that problem too since I work anything using my bare hand. So, I am not growing my nails, I always cut it short every weekend!

I always used to have long nails in high school but now that I do dishes and cleaning all the time my nails break easily. I forgot the name of it but I know Sally Hansen makes a protective clear nail polish to make your nails harder so they don't break as easily. Also wearing regular nail polish can help to protect them a little.

Well another thing is add Boitin to your diet, plus years ago they advised gelatin added into foods . I eat sugar free jello. I have my nails done and they always broke before, so now I have UV gel nails and they are very strong. But now it is getting expensive to fill them in, so I may try and let them grow out and see what happens. I already eat plenty of calcium

when i am working or maybe pushing something heavy they break ..like today i was shifting the bed and my two nails broke ...sometimes my leg hits against the door and i have a throbbing pain and realise my toe nail broke at the wrong place..then i put a band aid..so my nails break but i grow them again..

My nails seem to get weak when I forget to wear gloves while washing the dishes. Make sure you take in enough calcium and in the meantime, go to any store in the beauty section and find nail-hardner by Sally Hansen. It really works.