text: Keep your nails short! you wouldn't run a race with a broken ankle like, oh well it'll get better. \n\nMOISTURIZE!!! use hand cream rather than lotion (it's thicker) and put on COTTON gloves afterward to keep the lotion on your hands until it absorbs. \n\n\nAVOID fake nails. they kill the strongest of nails.  \n\nI find that getting manicures once a week helps keep my nails in shape. Having them filed and shaped and breaks repaired can help your nails get stronger. when you do go, bring your own nail polish remover. buy the kind that has "no acetone" (which can also be labeled as nail polish remover for fake nails). \n\njust for the sake of precaution, ask your doctor. Fingernail problems are often associated with bigger medical issues. better safe than sorry!\n\nread the link and good luck!