Best nail polish?

[ginwoman]

What is a good nail polish that is healthy for your nails? I've been using AVON and my nails have turned to crap...peeling, stained. Might not be the polish but it is suspicious.

 

[vraiblonde]

Make sure you use a good base coat. I use Sally Hansen Miracle Nail Thickener in the purple bottle, but SH has about a thousand different nail strengtheners and thickeners that are probably all just as good. I also massage emu oil (just because that's what I use on my face, any good oil will do) into my nails and cuticles to moisturize and try to counteract that I use straight acetone to remove my polish twice a week (this is bad, m'kay, but I'm impatient and it does the trick).

OPI and Essie are my go-tos for polish.

 

[ginwoman]

Good info, thanks!

 

[Roman]

I love Essie, but OPI is good too. Like Vrai said, use a base coat, which will help remedy the stain. Soak nails in lemon juice for a few minutes, of if you're impatient like me, use bleach. Just for a few seconds though. Wash hands, and use Emu oil. Let nails breathe between polishing. Take vitamins that might stop the peeling. Hair, Skin, & Nails is a good one that can be found at most vitamin sections of the store. Prenatal vitamins are good too.