How often do you Trim your nails ?

@sarojInc (570)
India
August 2, 2009 2:47am CST
I have problem,my nails grow at a very fast rate.Which means I should cut down my nails once every week.Another problem is that it is very brittle ,it breaks down very easily. The real problem is I always forget to cut it down.Is there any solution? Is it normal ?Please offer me advice and your nail problems !
15 responses
• China
2 Aug 09
If your nail is brittle, it means you should enrich the calcium. It is said that if your nails grow fast, you must live in clover and seldom do housework. That's not bad I think. Just take care of them and make them look beautiful.:)
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@sarojInc (570)
• India
2 Aug 09
Hi thanks for your advice .It means I have to take more calcium and take care of my nails. happy mylotting
@kprofgames (3091)
• United States
2 Aug 09
I know there is something that you are missing, but I can't think of it right now. I think for brittle nails you need vitamin E - it's also great for your skin too. I cut mine once a week too. They get too long and they just get in the way for me. I do a lot with my hands so better for me to keep them short then breaking them or bending them backwards (which I used to do all the time before I just gave up on the whole long fingernail thing).
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@sarojInc (570)
• India
2 Aug 09
I think I will make a habit of trimming my nails every week. thanks for sharing
• India
2 Aug 09
Brittle nails can indeed be a problem, I think you can consult a dermatologist on this, but I don’t think its very abnormal. My nails grow at a fairly regular pace but my problem is that since I do a lot of work, I really cant keep long nails, specially as they tend to chip at the corners. So I trim my nails as often as it is convenient for me.
@sarojInc (570)
• India
2 Aug 09
Seems like I have the same problems .Do you take any kind of medication for your nails.
• India
3 Aug 09
No, I dont, I stay off medications as much as possible.
@marababe (2503)
• Philippines
3 Aug 09
I trim my nails every other week or earlier especially when I feel that they are already long enough for me. I am just not used to having long nails because I find it hard to function (e.g. typing, texting, etc.). I'm not sure what the "cure" for brittle nails are but I guess you could find some creams or nail hardener nail polish/lacquer in stores like The Beauty Bar or on online stores.
@brienn (825)
• Philippines
3 Aug 09
I usually cut my nails once a week. And sometimes I go to a salon for a foot spa and for a manicure and pedicure at the same time. And for your problem I think it is normal for a nail to grow for a week, not unless you nails grows that fast after a day or from cutting it .
• China
3 Aug 09
It is normal, mostly of my friend trim their nails one a week, and i do . because i play basketball, so i have to trim my nail so other not to hurt the other people when i am sporting .
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
2 Aug 09
I don't pay much attention to my finger nails except to keep them clean. I don't even mind having longer finger nails, well on my right hand anyways, as I play guitar and can use my nails as guitar picks. But it's a different story for my left hand which is the hand I use to form chords on the strings. I don't notice my finger nails until they get to a certain length, which isn't very long at all. Once they reach a certain length they stop me from getting a clean sound on my guitar and need to be cut. I will go through times where I just file the nails on my left hand every day, just a bit to keep them short enough for me to play. The nails on my right hand sometimes get way to long for a guy so I have to watch them. I also have thin nails so they become like knives if I don't keep the ends filed.
@mdvarghese (1789)
• Bangalore, India
2 Aug 09
Hi...Saroj I will trim my nails once in a week . Mostly on sunday afternoons. I dont have any problems with my nail. The only problem is it will grow fast.You kep a schedule for nail cutting and adhere to that.
• Malaysia
2 Aug 09
Every week on Friday. Why I get it trim on Friday? Saturday and Sunday are the two (2) days where I meet with my offline friends for our special online business network. On Saturday our meeting point at Starbucks where we all carry our netbook while surfing each other web sites to look and search for any improvement needed. On Sunday is a special day meeting with all e-writer friends, beefing up our writing skills through sharing knowledge merely to improve our e-writing skills as well as e-business writing amongst us. This is my little proof; http://simurl.com/eread Another proves; 1. http://file2.ws/poem4 - Once Spoke Never Broken 2. http://file2.ws/beginning - Humble Beginning Happy Ending 3. http://file2.ws/opportunity2 - Opportunity graph
@nuar_y (279)
• Malaysia
2 Aug 09
My nails are fast growing, just like yours, and I trim it once a week, just to make sure it's good enough. And I used to have very brittle nails. My mom says that I lacks of calcium. So I increase my calcium intake by consuming calcium pills. After 2 months, my nails aren't brittle anymore and it really, really tough. =)
@grace118224 (1038)
• China
2 Aug 09
You should get somebody who live with you to remind you of trimming your nails. i'm a lazy person . When i was unmarried my sisiter would help trim my nails and she is a nurse and couldn't stand my long and "dirty" nails. After i got married my husband will do this for me . In this point i"m really a lucky person.
• United States
2 Aug 09
I trim my nails whenever i think they are getting too long or whenever they start to break. if you want your nails to be stronger then you have to use nail hardener, i use sally hansen.
• China
2 Aug 09
I trim them about ten days.Myt nails grow fast too.I bought some no chip nail colour to protect my nails from being cut.And I often do some nail protection to maintain them look healthy.
• China
2 Aug 09
I trim them about ten days.M nails grow fast too.I bougt some no chip nail colour to protect my nails frombeing cut.And I ofen do some nail protction to maintain them look healthy.
@Jennyleen (249)
2 Aug 09
a months lolxxx..