Ridged flakey nails - how to sort them out?

[CleanQueen123]

Excuse the state of my nails but clearly I don't know how to look after them 🤦🏼‍♀️

They have vertical ridges, they either flake and/or just snap off when they get to a certain length and I've got awful hangnails.

Do I just need to take a decent multivitamin and slap on the hand cream or should I be doing something else and seeing a Dr to test for deficiencies?

Following as I have exactly the same problem!

Following also as I have same problem too with the ridges! Can't seem to find much information about what causes them or how to get rid of them.

I use a cheap 4-way buffer from Amazon and The Manicurist Hiule Vert cuticle oil. They’ve really helped my nails.

This stuff is great: https://www.boots.com/dior-vernis-cr%C3%A8me-abricot-strengthening-nail-care-10g-10333687?

But really, anything moisturising will do some good. I also have a Rimmel nail oil which is pretty decent. Hand cream every time you wash your hands as well.

And a daily multivitamin will definitely help.

Google is the worst isn't it? It's told me that nail ridges are everything from totally harmless to a vitamin deficiency to a sign of chronic disease!

Those are signs of vitamin/mineral deficiencies

Mine were the same. When I had my bloods done I had under active thyroid (hashimotos), once I was on Levothyroxine the ridges and flakiness went. I was also loosing more hair, extremely tired, weight gain and stiff knee joints when I woke in the morning.

Did you just go to the GP and ask for blood tests or were there other reasons?

I am tired a lot of the time and do have sore joints but I'd put it down to being a busy single parent and hyper mobility.

Deficiencies in iron, Biotin, zinc and vit d will cause peeling nails.

Thyroid is worth a check.

Ridges in nails can also be down to deficiencies in folic acid & protein.

I sorted mine out with levothyroxine, biotin, nail oil and wearing rubber gloves for all cleaning tasks.

I have them and eat a good varied diet. I do have low iron though despite eating plenty of red heat and spinach.
Do I'd say sort iron especially if you get tired a easily.

I have hashimotos and my nails are like this.

Another with Hashimotos whose nails are like this, although the flakines has improved (still have the ridges) since my Thyroxine dosage was upped.

Zinc and vitamin D help