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pieceoffit t1_isont49 wrote

Maintaining strong and healthy nails...yet you get gel?? Oh my.

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SadQueerBruja OP t1_isphxk7 wrote

I know 😭 it’s a bit of a necessary evil rn. I used to just wear my natural nails with a clear coat or the occasional regular polish but then the constant hand washing of the pandemic dried me out so bad I had to keep them short because they flake and break and are so thin now. The gel at least keeps them covered enough for long enough that I can just go about my life but alas

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pieceoffit t1_ispi7jk wrote

Oh honey that sounds brutal and I'm sorry. Not to sound like one of those people but have you tried collagen? It's truly made a world of difference for my aging skin and nails..highly worth a chance. The powder is unflavored too so it goes right into the morn coffee with zero notice!

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SadQueerBruja OP t1_isqfw9u wrote

It’s probably not the collagen making a difference, unless it’s vegan collagen which is pre-collagenous peptides collagen molecules that you ingest in their whole form are too large for your body to use in the way that it uses the collagen it makes, cuticle oil helps mitigate and when I eat really high fiber and protein it helps but it’s really just dehydration from all the soap. I love healthcare jobs 🙃

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pieceoffit t1_isqgd58 wrote

Healthcare Jobs are great, I agree. Honestly I'm going to look into the collagen thing, lately I've been more into learning about 5-amino-1mq, BCP157 and TB500, speaking of peptides, specifically for the muscle and tendon repairing abilities as well as the host of other things beneficial that comes from them. Seems like a good start for us all.

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pieceoffit t1_isqglvk wrote

Side note, @jmvnails on Instagram is local and will travel to you. She does my friends nails and they come out fantastic every time.

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