How to Treat Nails with Ridges

If your nails, or a nail, are already split into the quick you can either have a salon do a wrap on the nail OR what I did was use a bonding glue with a tiny piece of a dry tea bag and sort of created my own version of a wrap. After glueing the material to my nail I followed with a coat of any sort of clear polish and kept doing this until the nail had grown out.
Horizontal Ridges:
Horizontal ridges are, unfortunately, more concerning. Though they aren't always suggestive of a serious condition, it is always helpful to seek medical advice to rule out anything serious. Some conditions that horizontal ridges may be associated with include:

•Respiratory disease
•Malnutrition

•Nail trauma
•Liver disease
•Renal failure
Obviously, these conditions are very serious and do require immediate medical care. This is why it's so crucial to get checked out if you do notice horizontal ridges on your nails.

There are also several types of horizontal ridges, including:

•Beau's Lines: These deep nail grooves are slightly dark. The ridge usually occurs when the nail's growth ceases temporarily due to a nutritional or metabolic problem, or another underlying condition. Some causes of Beau's Lines include:

◦Malnutrition
◦Diabetes
◦Certain medications
◦Nail bed injuries
◦Chemotherapy
•Muehrcke's Lines: Associated with albumin deficiency, Muehrcke's lines are white in appearance. Unlike Beau's lines, they aren't grooved. These lines actually form beneath the nail itself, in the vascular nail bed. Thus, they don't shift as the nail grows.
•Aldrich-Mees Lines: These discolored lines appear on both fingernails and toenails. They are associated with poisoning from arsenic, thallium and other heavy metals. They may also appear in patients with renal failure.

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[29addison]

Thank you for taking the time to share your nail problem. i have gone to my doctor and dermatologist; they have not taken my problem seriously. My nails are worst than ever. ridges and the tips keeping breaking and getting thinner and thinner. i will try the jojoba oil and the vit E. i hope this treatment will help. Any idea what causes this nail problem?

[Catalina031]

@29addison Vertical ridges are pretty much just genes or age or both-Do everything you can to keep them out of water and chemicals. I try to keep polish on mine-just a clear coat during the day and remove it before bed-apply the oil and then when I get up the next morning slap on a clear coat-and repeat LOL I know it is a pain but the only thing that helped me actually grow out my nails. Thanks so much for watching :)

[carissa642]

I thankfully inherited very pretty nails BUT... my whole family has full beautiful long nails. I only have short nails, they stay pretty, clear, and ridge-free but for some reason they just don't grow after a certain length >:(

[Catalina031]

@carissa642 Oh sweetie you are just a young thing! Ridges like mine are usually from both genetics and getting older. I really am at a loss why your nails would not continue to grow but sounds like they are quite lovely anyway! Do use a nice oil like jojoba, borage or vitamin e and massage your cuticles well and see if it helps. Thank you for stopping by :) ~hugs jan

[sxyblndeflirt]

Hi..Newbie here,,Thanks for the invite : )

Great Video!!! I too have all the nail issues you mentioned. I also wanted to ask what specifically horizontal ridges indicate. I have googled "Horizontal Ridges", but still searching.

( I have been having health issues that have yet to be diagnosed...this info might be helpful)

By the way..I have to assume MOST of the PERFECT nails on Youtube are FAKE. Which is fine, but I still would like to achieve the Best I can with what I have : )

[Catalina031]

@sxyblndeflirt Sent a message but also put the info under the video-Thanks for watching & asking-I should have already done that :) I want to do the best with what I have also! ~hugs jan

[sxyblndeflirt]

@Catalina031 Thanks for the Speedy reply : ) I have no idea why I forgot to look in the down bar. Ughh!

On the positive side my horizontal ridges are not shaded. They are horizontal groves the same shade as my nail. Just to be on the safe side, I will bring it to my Doctors attention next month. Can't hurt I guess.

Thanks Again : )

[Catalina031]

@AkForgetMeNot65 That is one of many nice things about sharing-we know we are not alone in our beauty struggles :) What I have been doing has helped soo much! ~hugs

[AkForgetMeNot65]

You're not alone with the bad nails...I too inherited my nails problems. I used to have really pretty nails. But as I've gotten older the ridges on my nails have become horrible, and a few of them are so bad that they split on the ridge sometimes up into the quick and yes ma'am it hurts like nobodies business! I do keep them trimmed down and painted. Thank you for sharing this it's nice to know I'm not alone! Hugs have a happy halloween weekend. xxxx

[Catalina031]

@scarletfire28 Thank you love :) That is what I adore about sharing! We have so many problems in common just no one knows because no one talks about it. My nails look soo much better since I have actually found a way to take care of them. The tips stuff is seriously overpriced and nothing special! xoxo jan