How To Treat And Prevent Peeling Nails

Protect Nails When Cleaning

Cleaning around the house or the business almost always involves the exposure of the fingernails to water. Even though many cases of peeling nails are a result of too much water exposure, sometimes additional substances and chemicals used to clean can result in peeling, dry, and damaged fingernails. Hand and dish soaps are formulated to strip oils from dish and skin surfaces, and this includes the nails. This can be prevented by using cuticle or coconut oil after washing hands or dishes to introduce moisture back to the nail bed. Bleach and floor cleaning solvents also have this effect, albeit on a much larger scale. These substances are a cocktail of toxic substances that are not meant for contact with the skin or nails. Just like bleach and floor cleaners are great at eating through the grime and goo in the shower and on flooring, they are also extremely abrasive in the same way to the skin and fingernails. Even a single exposure of beach to the nails can result in drastic changes that cause them to peel, split, and break. It can take several months to repair this damage. To prevent this from happening, gloves should always be worn to protect nails when cleaning and when handling any kind of cleaning chemicals.